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New Evidence that a Brief Form of Therapy Can Help Veterans Adjust to Civilian Life — and Seek Further Help If Needed

By Columbia University Teachers College Staff — 2020

Veterans are often reluctant to seek help because of the stigma surrounding mental health issues and are likelier to respond to an approach that emphasizes discussion of here‐and‐now issues of adjustment to civilian life rather than mental disorders.

Read on www.tc.columbia.edu

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Wheels Down: Adjusting to Life After Deployment

As a military service member, you're looking forward to life after deployment and being back home among family and friends. But adjusting to "normal" life again can bring its own challenges. You're not the same person you were when you left on deployment.

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Once a Warrior, Always a Warrior: Navigating the Transition from Combat to Home—Including Combat Stress, PTSD, and mTBI

Being back home can be as difficult, if not more so, than the time spent serving in a combat zone. It’s with this truth that Colonel Charles W.

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Transitioning from Military to Civilian Life. What Worked for Me.

Transitioning from military to civilian life can be a difficult and scary transition. These things worked for me. Dr.

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Paratrooper Veteran Talks Life-Changing Injury // Moving Forward with a Positive Mindset

In the third episode of ‘The Vet Files,’ a Paratrooper Veteran, Luke Morrison, who lost his leg while touring in Afghanistan, talks about his goal to become the first amputee skydiving instructor in the UK and how his positive mindset has helped him to adapt to life after his injury.

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Beyond the Military: A Leader’s Handbook for Warrior Reintegration

After years of dedicated service, leaving might be the hardest mission for any military leader. If you’re standing at the threshold of transition, fear and uncertainty are unspoken obstacles that can erode your confidence and excitement for what comes next.

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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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Federal Benefits for Veterans, Dependents, and Survivors (Updated Edition)

An official, up-to-date government manual that covers everything from VA life insurance to survivor benefits. Veterans of the United States armed forces may be eligible for a broad range of benefits and services provided by the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

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Combat to College: Applying the Military Mentality to the Classroom—How to Succeed as a Student Veteran

Combat to College is the book for veterans who need to win the college battle. Veterans must utilize the unique skills and discipline gained in the military to succeed in higher education.

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The GI Bill: A New Deal for Veterans (Pivotal Moments in American History)

On rare occasions in American history, Congress enacts a measure so astute, so far-reaching, so revolutionary, it enters the language as a metaphor. The Marshall Plan comes to mind, as does the Civil Rights Act. But perhaps none resonates in the American imagination like the G.I. Bill.

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Veterans Come Home To Civilian Life

We spoke with veterans about the difficulty of leaving their military “families” and returning to civilian life.

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Veteran Well-Being