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Veterans’ lack of preparation creates employment challenges

A lack of preparation and unaddressed health issues have created some of the biggest challenges facing veterans searching for civilian employment, according to a new USC report.

Exploring the Economic and Employment Challenges Facing U.S. Veterans by the USC Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families outlines the findings of a qualitative study of Volunteers of America’s (VOA) programs aimed at helping veterans find and keep jobs. The report is based on a review of the academic and think tank literature on the subject, along with interviews with VOA service providers and veteran clients.

Service providers and veterans both […]

California teens from military families at higher risk of suicidal behaviors

Study Suggests Need for Increased Screening
California adolescents from military families are more likely than non-military youth to think about, plan and attempt suicide, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Southern California and Bar Ilan University in Israel.

Military-connected teens are also at a higher risk of requiring medical care because of a suicide attempt, according to the study, which appears in the journal European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.

The findings suggest a need for more screening for suicidality, especially among military-connected adolescents by physicians, mental health professionals and educators.

“Primary health care providers, mental health providers, schools and […]

Veterans’ lack of preparation creates employment challenges

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Veterans’ lack of preparation creates employment challenges

California teens from military families at higher risk of suicidal behaviors

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