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24 02, 2014

I’m Coming Home

By |February 24th, 2014|News|0 Comments

by Anthony M. Hassan, EdD

I’m coming home after serving my country in times of war and peace.
I may not be one of the 15% with PTSD or 10% with TBI, but I might be …
I may not be one of the 50,000 wounded or severely wounded, but I might be …
I may not be college educated or civilian-job ready, but I might be …
I may not be ready for my transition home, but I might be …
I am a veteran of the United States military and I am coming home.

I voluntarily joined the military—for patriotism, for family, for education, for […]

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24 02, 2014

USC Social Work leaders advise mayor on Los Angeles veterans issues

By |February 24th, 2014|News|0 Comments

by Claudia Bustamante

The University of Southern California has a long history of supporting the United States military—from its days as a training school during World War I to the formation of programs and centers aimed at helping veterans transition home.

Now that tradition continues in the university’s own backyard. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti recently announced the formation of a new council that will advise his administration on issues affecting the city’s military community.

A majority of the seven-member Military Veteran Advisory Council has ties to the USC School of Social Work, which was the first research university to offer a military […]

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21 02, 2014

Social Work tackles military and veteran issues

By |February 21st, 2014|Events, News|1 Comment

by Claudia Bustamante

For more than a decade, a small percentage of Americans has volunteered to join the military and take part in the nation’s longest-running wars, but the effects of combat and the transitions home impact more than just that 1 percent.

Families, friends and entire communities have been welcoming home service members whose wartime experiences can span the gamut of physical and psychological reactions, including post-traumatic stress disorder.

Combat-related PTSD provides a paradox that civilian society struggles to understand, specifically how its symptoms, which on one hand, might impair a successful transition can also be considered beneficial.

“A lot of these guys […]

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21 02, 2014

MSW student launches new career as Air Force officer

By |February 21st, 2014|News|0 Comments

by Claudia Bustamante

For six years, Joshua Borer saw first-hand the kind of care people in the military needed.

“Over my time as a medic, I would meet up with people who needed mental health and wouldn’t be able to get it,” said Borer, who spent six years in the Army Reserves. “It was partly because of stigma and partly because of long wait times.”

That experience influenced Borer’s career path.

Now, Borer is not only pursuing a Master of Social Work at the USC School of Social Work, but he is doing it as a second lieutenant with the U.S. Air Force.

Last month, […]

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18 02, 2014

CIR director travels to Washington, D.C. to promote research, programs

By |February 18th, 2014|News|0 Comments

by Adam Renteria and Ailin Dayani

A contingent from the University of Southern California, including Anthony Hassan, director of the Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families, held a series of meetings in Washington, D.C. earlier this month to discuss existing and planned USC activities in support of service members, veterans, and their families.

CIR’s mission is to strengthen the support network of veterans and military families through education and training, innovation, research and partnerships, and Hassan’s Feb. 3-7 trip helped cement that role.

He met with officials from Congress, including Rep. Steve Daines of Montana and staff for California […]

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