VoteVets chair: Trump 'really doesn't know our issues'

Coburn obstinate in blocking veterans suicide prevention bill

Tom Coburn blocking veteran suicide prevention bill

Pap and Sam Obliterate Michael 'Weenie' Savage

Fort Hood shooting ‘a real wake-up call’ for mental health

Other Than Honorable: Army Strips Benefits of Wounded Veterans by Kicking Them Out for Misconduct

How Drug War Posturing Is Blocking Access To A Potential Treatment For Veterans

How Drug War Posturing Is Blocking Access To A Potential Treatment For Veterans: Veterans and others suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder have long reported anecdotally that marijuana provides unique relief for their symptoms, but past attempts to perform scientific studies have foundered because access to a legal supply of marijuana is blocked by federal agencies. A new study released this week averted this obstacle in a brain imaging [...]/p

New Mexico Will Provide Returning Veterans With Free Mental Health Care For A Year

New Mexico Will Provide Returning Veterans With Free Mental Health Care For A Year: Faced with a Veterans’ Affairs Department (VA) overwhelmed by medical claims and more and more American soldiers returning from the war in Afghanistan, the state of New Mexico has decided to provide recently-discharged veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars with a critical resource: one year of free mental health services. As per New Mexico [...]/p

Research Points to Clear Benefits of MDMA for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder | Alternet

Research Points to Clear Benefits of MDMA for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder | Alternet
"Careful long-term studies are moving MDMA from being banned as a rave drug to being legal as prescription medicine.  New follow-up research shows its effectiveness, as an adjunct to psychotherapy, in cases of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that have been resistant to other treatments."