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Marine veteran Jose Luis Gonzalez walks under a bridge in El Monte. He volunteers with the group Vet Hunters, trying to locate and offer services to homeless veterans across Southern California. (Photo/Dorian Merina, KPCC)

Why so many more homeless vets in LA?KPCC, June 9, 2017

 

Report: Despite hiring efforts, veterans face employment obstacles and civilian disconnect — Stars & Stripes, May 12, 2015

Report: Vets’ job expectations may be unrealistic — Military Times, May 12, 2015

Dempsey applauds USC for veterans’ support initiatives — Defense.gov, March 24, 2015

Dempsey lauds LA vets’ initiatives but says jobs still a priority — Stars & Stripes, March 24, 2015

Dempsey: Academia can lead the way in fixing the military transition — Task & Purpose, March 24, 2015

Chairman of Joint Chiefs lauds USC, LA’s efforts to support veterans — USC News, March 23, 2015

Survey of post-9/11 veterans in Orange County exposes grim reality many face — OC Weekly, Feb. 24, 2015

Casi la mitad de veteranos en Fuerzas Armadas regresan con problemas sexuales — Entravision, Feb. 13, 2015

Retired admiral discusses survey of OC veterans — OC Register, Feb. 20, 2015

Survey paints bleak picture of hardships OC veterans endure — Patch, Feb. 19, 2015

State of OC veterans — KFI AM 640, Feb. 19, 2015

Study: Majority of recent veterans not adjusting well — Daily Pilot, Feb. 19, 2015

Report reveals harsh realities facing OC veterans — Voice of OC, Feb. 19, 2015

61 percent of have difficulty adjusting to civilian life, study finds — KABC-7, Feb. 19, 2015

What’s the state of veterans in OC? Struggling, surviving and working to find a home — OC Register, Feb. 19, 2015

Health Matters summit takes up veterans’ health issues — Desert Sun, Jan. 27, 2015

Clinton Foundation focus on veterans health — Military Times, Jan. 27, 2015

Genitourinary injuries can cause long-term physical, psychological scars in military service members — Frontline Medical News, Dec. 18, 2014

New veteran study touted as national model — Chronicle of Philanthropy, Dec. 17, 2014

Female veterans have unique, often unmet mental and physical needs — KPCC Take Two, Nov. 12, 2014

‘Virtual veteran’ helps prepare social workers to talk to the real thing — KPCC, Nov. 11, 2014

Veterans face trials when they return home — KPCC Take Two, Nov. 10, 2015

Resource Center is latest sign of USC’s ongoing commitment to veterans — USC News, Nov. 6, 2014

Smart services for veterans — The Hill, Nov. 4, 2014

Let’s make sure all schools celebrate Veterans Day — Huffington Post, Nov. 3, 2014

USC partnering with Louisville to address military veteran employment — Business Journal, Oct. 17, 2014

Suicides by veterans expose holes in mental health system — Voice of OC, Oct. 8, 2014

New study finds veterans struggle in transition to civilian life — NewsNet 5 Decode DC, Oct. 7, 2014

ED cases among troops double since 2004 — Army Times, Oct. 1, 2014

Study finds troops aren’t ready for civilian life — Stars and Stripes, also appearing in San Antonio Express-News and Military.com, Oct. 1, 2014

Landmark USC study on veterans finds need for more help in transition to civilian life — NBC-Los Angeles, Sept. 30, 2014

Survey finds many veterans unemployed or earning poverty wages — KPCC, Sept. 30, 2014

Veterans have hard time finding work, services fall short — KPCC Take Two, Sept. 30, 2014

Study: Vets face difficult transition to civilian life in L.A. County — KCET, also appearing in CBS and My News LA, Sept. 30, 2014

Veteranos de guerra sufren para adaptarse a la sociedad — Terra, Sept. 30, 2014

Erectile dysfunction in military males is triple the nore — Live Science, July 24, 2014

Erectile dysfunction rate in young troops is way above average: study — NBC News, July 18, 2014

Study: Indirect link between combat and suicide risk — USA Today, July 17, 2014

Around L.A.: County, city announce initiative to hire veterans — Los Angeles Register, June 9, 2014

Top employers drafted to give vets jobs, with no corporate perks — other than serving our country — KPCC Take Part, June 9, 2014

VA scandal becoming an election-year political football — Arizona Republic, May 31, 2014

Memorial Day brings back LI man’s discovery of his father’s grim World War II experiences — Newsday, May 26, 2014

Overload at the VA: Flood of cases, long waits for medical care — The Olympian, May 25, 2014

Actor says Oklahoma City ‘did it right’ in supporting wounded veterans — Oklahoman, May 15, 2014. The article also ran in Tulsa World.

PBS and CPB expand content and resources to support U.S. veterans and their communities — PBS, May 7, 2014

Gary Sinise’s mission to help wounded veterans — Fox & Friends, May 5, 2014

Summit on care for America’s seriously wounded warriors identifies widening gap — Digital Journal, May 5, 2014

Campaign to combat veterans suicide builds momentum in Los Angeles — IAVA, April 11, 2014

The Community Quarterback: An LA Story — CLASSY Exchange, April 9, 2014

Annual veterans gala salutes service members — USC News, April 8, 2014

Is it easy for active military personnel and veterans to get mental health help? — KPCC Take Two, April 4, 2014

Ft. Hood shooting underscores Army’s mental health crisis — Los Angeles Times, April 4, 2014

USC provides scholarships for military children — Daily Trojan, March 25, 2014

Collateral damage: The mental health issues affecting children of veterans — CBS Sunday Morning, March 16, 2014

USC announces summer scholarship for military children during D.C. swing — USC News, March 13, 2014

‘We have to learn how to come home,’ says veteran at conference — Tacoma News Tribune, March 8, 2014

USC, UCLA unite for knowledge at combat center — DVIDS, March 6, 2014

Relationships ease transition for veterans coming home — USC News, Feb. 28, 2014

USC leaders advise mayor on veterans issues — USC News, Feb. 25, 2014

Canadian senator reflects on terminal effects of PTSD — USC News, Feb. 3, 2014

Campus psychological counseling goes online for students at U. of Florida — Chronicle of Higher Education, Jan. 13, 2014

Easter Seals groups ramp up to help veterans — Associated Press, Nov. 23, 2013. The article also ran in Washington Post, Huffington Post, ABC News.

USC leads in foundation grantsUSC News, Nov. 14, 2013

Veterans work through PTSD — FOX 11 NEWS, Nov. 10, 2013

Continuing to Serve: Careers in Social Work — Military Advanced Education, November 2013

USC program trains social workers to help military veterans — Ventura County Star, also appearing in Stars & Stripes, Bloomberg Businessweek, Nov. 8, 2013

Treating the soul: Marina del Rey’s Nathan Graeser, an Army National Guard chaplain, on healing wounds and recognizing strengths of combat veterans returning from the Middle East — The Argonaut, Nov. 6, 2013

The battle against PTSD: San Antonio-based STRONG STAR research consortium is working to make PTSD a thing of the past for our nation’s military members and veterans San Antonio Magazine, November 2013

USC survey helps military community USC News, Oct. 29, 2013

Petraeus leads surge across USCUSC News, Oct. 15, 2013

Gen. Petraeus, Mayor Garcetti headline Price veterans’ affairs conferenceUSC Price, Oct. 12, 2013

The next greatest generation comes homeNeon Tommy, Oct. 8, 2013

ICT creates new PTSD treatmentDaily Trojan, Sept. 25, 2013

The invisible wounds of warUSC News, Sept. 6, 2013

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