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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 grants — USC 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 USC — USC News, Oct. 15, 2013

Gen. Petraeus, Mayor Garcetti headline Price veterans’ affairs conference — USC Price, Oct. 12, 2013

The next greatest generation comes home — Neon Tommy, Oct. 8, 2013

ICT creates new PTSD treatment — Daily Trojan, Sept. 25, 2013

The invisible wounds of war — USC News, Sept. 6, 2013

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