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IVY League Schools Trying Harder to be more Accessible to Veterans Princeton removes an old ban on transfer students to accept more veterans into their school. Lifting the ban is the latest move by the Ivy League school to make their institutions more accessible to veterans and service members. Other schools have been doing this […]
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Even though veterans only account for about 8% of the population. From an estimated 40,000 who people commit suicide in America every year, approximately 20% are veterans. Every death by suicide is a life that could have been saved and as the VA states “Suicide Prevention is Everyone’s Business,” everyone should do their part to […]
Continue ReadingPost-Traumatic Stress Disorder is an anxiety condition caused by exposure to traumatic experiences, such as military combat, the death of a loved one or domestic abuse. There are varying symptoms of PTSD that may develop because of trauma. These symptoms can affect cognition, mood, the ability to form new memories, the suppression of memories, as […]
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Veterans Walk Across The United States To Raise Awareness for Mental Health On Thursday, September 6th six veterans finished their cross-country march for mental health awareness in New York City. This march began on June 2nd in Los Angeles, California. “Walking 1,000 miles (1,609 kilometers) from Los Angeles to New York City was easy, members […]
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