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USC Social Work participates in LA mayor’s event recognizing military children

by Linda Jacobson

Military-connected children gathered in downtown Los Angeles last month to be honored and thanked for the sacrifices they make as part of military families.

“Because they don’t wear uniforms, military children often don’t get recognized,” said Nathan Graeser, community liaison/analyst with the Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families (CIR) at the USC School of Social Work and coordinator of the Los Angeles Veterans Collaborative (LAVC), said as he welcomed the families.

USC’s Building Capacity and Welcoming Practices in Military-Connected Schools also participated in the Month of the Military Child event, which was organized by multiple partners […]

By |May 14th, 2014|News|0 Comments

SMA Raymond Chandler discusses veteran transition challenges, opportunities

When the Army’s highest-ranking noncommissioned officer responsible for the well-being of more than 80 percent of the force shares his personal story with behavioral health care, it is a large step towards destigmatization.

“I have overcome a lot of the challenges that military life brings,” said Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond Chandler, who visited the Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families last week to discuss how to better assist transitioning soldiers and their families.

“Today, I’m a better person, father and husband—and that makes me a better soldier.”

Changing the military perception of seeking help of any kind, […]

By |February 25th, 2014|News|0 Comments