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Veteran Health

Hundreds of thousands of troops are coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan with injuries that range from severe burns to brain injury. Although advances in battlefield medicine are saving their lives, what do we know about their longer term prospects and the system that was meant to support them? Nonprofits across the country are asking these same questions. More on this issue...

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Mental Health Injuries: The Invisible Wounds of War
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America

The Psychological Needs of U.S. Military Service Members and Their Families: A Preliminary Report
American Psychological Association

Invisible Wounds of War: Psychological and Cognitive Injuries ...
RAND Corporation

Vital Mission: Ending Homelessness Among Veterans
National Alliance to End Homelessness

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Jailing Communities: The Impact of Jail Expansion and Effective Public Safety Strategies

Justice Policy Institute

Crime rates are down and yet the jail population is exploding. What gives? This critical piece of research explains the impact on communities when jails are used to house people with mental illnesses, no money for bail, or nowhere to else to go.Check it out

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