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The American Veteran Experience and the Post-9/11 Generation

By Kim Parker, Ruth Igielnik, Amanda Barroso, Anthony Cilluffo — 2019

For many veterans, combat experiences strengthened them personally but also made the transition to civilian life difficult

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War and the Soul: Healing Our Nation’s Veterans from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

War and PTSD are on the public’s mind as news stories regularly describe insurgency attacks in Iraq and paint grim portraits of the lives of returning soldiers afflicted with PTSD.

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Edward Tick
2025
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The End of Trauma: How the New Science of Resilience Is Changing How We Think About PTSD

A top expert on human trauma argues that we vastly overestimate how common PTSD is and fail to recognize how resilient people really are. After 9/11, mental health professionals flocked to New York to handle what everyone assumed would be a flood of trauma cases. Oddly, the flood never came.

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George A. Bonanno
2025
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Struggle Well: Thriving in the Aftermath of Trauma

Your struggle may come in different forms, and be given one of many different names, such as anxiety, depression, addiction, and/or PTSD.

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Ken Falke, Josh Goldberg
2018
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Wheels of Courage: How Paralyzed Veterans from World War II Invented Wheelchair Sports, Fought for Disability Rights, and Inspired a Nation

Wheels of Courage tells the stirring story of the soldiers, sailors, and marines who were paralyzed on the battlefield during World War II-at the Battle of the Bulge, on the island of Okinawa, inside Japanese POW camps—only to return to a world unused to dealing with their traumatic injuries.

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David Davis
2022
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How to Return Home: The Buddha on the Battlefield: Judah Pollack at TEDxRockCreekPark

Working with US Army combat veterans for over three years Judah Pollack discusses his insight that resiliency is a product of communities, of human networks. The culture of the Army is less accepting of traditional therapy. But the culture is built on the power of soldiers supporting each other.

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2013
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Home Base’s Resilient Warrior Class

A discussion of the Resilient Warrior course offered to veterans, which uses mind-body techniques in order to increase resilience to stress and find positive ways to cope with difficult emotions and situations.

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2015
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UCLA Connections - How to Support Veterans During the Pandemic

How can we better serve those who have served? Have disorders like PTSD, traumatic brain injury and others made this time especially difficult for veterans? What strengths and experiences gained in military service have made veterans uniquely resilient? How might veterans be role models for the...

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2020
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This Vietnam Veteran Found Strength in Sobriety

After transitioning from the Air Force back to civilian life, Jeff started experiencing relationship problems. Eventually he was divorced, homeless, and drinking excessively. With the help of VA, Jeff became sober and reconnected with his family.

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2019
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Women Veterans | Support Works

“It turned out to be the best decision I had ever made.” Hear women Veterans discuss how they found support through shared experiences and group therapy.

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2021
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VCP Tiny Home Tour

Tour a tiny house in VCP Village—Kansas City and experience "housing with dignity."

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2020
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Cross-Cultural Dynamics