An ex-military veteran, Sgt. Bradie Frink, lost his job for 26 months due to the fact that the VA thought he was trying to blow the whistle on them. Bradie, who served our country, was only trying to change his beneficiary policy so that both of his children would benefit from it. The VA has been under scrutiny for not providing benefits guaranteed to many of our ex-military personnel. These whistleblowers were then quickly unemployed due to the attention they brought on the VA. Ex-military Sgt.
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder My effectiveness question is: “What are the best treatments for PTSD among military veterans?” Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD): is a mental health problem that some people develop after experiencing or witnessing a life-threatening event, like combat, a natural disaster, a car accident, or sexual assault. Common problems that usually follow the traumatic event if you have PTSD are survivors guilt, shameful, angry, depressed, night terrors, sleeping
the business research process by describing the business research process from your experience in the workplace or in an article you find through the University Library. Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. 2.1 State the purpose of the business research. 2.2 Develop appropriate research questions and hypotheses. 2.3 Identify dependent and independent variables in business research. Introduction In this paper I will discuss the business research process based
Head: Should the government recruit discharged and retired military personnel to reduce drug trafficking? 1 Reducing drug trafficking in the United States Linda Ellison ENG 122 Charlie Johnson November 21, 2011 Running Head: Should the government recruit discharged and retired military personnel to reduce drug trafficking? 2 Proposed Claim: Our government/military can stop or reduce drug trafficking in the United States
is currently projected that one in three returning military service members will suffer from PTSD. Along with the rise in PTSD the suicide rate for military service members and veterans has increased astronomically with an average of 22 suicides per day. With so many of the nation’s veterans suffering from this disorder it has become the center for research and studies within the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA). The focal point of this research being how to improve PTSD sufferer’s quality of life
reported to Canadian military police (Mercier & Castonguay, 2014). This data was attained through the Access to Information Act but its accuracy remains to be determined. Military sexual trauma (MST) is defined as, sexual harassment, pressured into sexual activities, having been unable to give consent, or any variation of unwanted verbal or physical sexual acts experienced during military service (U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, 2015). There is a current lack of research regarding MST within
The objective of this paper is to examine the issues surrounding the barriers to mental health treatment in the military. Since September 11, 2001, the importance of their duty was painfully reminded that they are deployable and combat-ready. Because of the nature of their occupation, overall strength is highly valued. It is probably this particular kind of self-representation that is impacting their belief and attitude toward mental health care. The previous research has already demonstrated that
(O’Neil 1) When looking at the data for military veterans, the numbers are even more alarming, as the increasing number, is caused for a national concern. In the past decade the demographics for veterans that committed suicide was predominantly was white male and in the age range of 18 years to 25 years old. Many of the reasons found for their suicide was mostly related to job satisfaction, money problems, or relationship issues. However, since the military has been engaged in war after September
Abstract My paper defines intimate partner violence (IPV), as well as the four categories of violence: physical, sexual, threats of violence, and psychological/emotional. Within the contents of this paper I discuss the benefits of educating service providers on IPV along with the different forms of violence that may occur for a victim. Moreover, the paper discusses the Incident Severity Index that is developed by the Department of Defense, as well as the discrepancies of how they rate different
The Effects of Veterans Court Dannelle Roberts Prof. Hyon Namgung Research Methods and Basic Statistics 9 DEC 2016 Abstract This research project studies the effects veterans court has on the incarceration rate, and addresses the history, issues and concerns associated with the Department of Veterans Affairs. In this paper, you will find data collected from the Department of Corrections, Bureau of Justice, Department of Veterans Affairs, The Society for Military Psychology, The Community