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New USC report finds most veterans return to Los Angeles unprepared for civilian life

Few veteran services focus on prevention of chronic conditions, like unemployment and homelessness

LOS ANGELES — Many service members leaving the military and returning to Los Angeles County are not prepared for the transition home and have a range of needs that cannot be easily provided by a single organization, according to a new University of Southern California School of Social Work report released Tuesday.

“The State of the American Veteran: The Los Angeles County Veterans Study” by the USC School of Social Work’s Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families outlines the findings of a survey conducted fall 2013 of […]

Study pinpoints a veteran’s vulnerability

by Claudia Bustamante

More than 7,400 veterans commit suicide each year, or nearly 20 a day, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.* This rate, which has increased significantly in the past 10 years, has eluded explanation, though many point to a correlation between combat experience and mental health issues.

Researchers at USC believe they can now identify when veterans may be more prone to suicide, a first step in more effective prevention efforts.

The study, published online in Current Psychiatry Reports in June, found that veterans are more likely to take their own lives when they feel they have become a […]

New USC report finds most veterans return to Los Angeles unprepared for civilian life

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Study pinpoints a veteran’s vulnerability