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USC Social Work leaders advise mayor on Los Angeles veterans issues

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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CIR director appointed to Los Angeles’ veteran advisory council

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti today announced the appointment of Anthony Hassan, director of the USC Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families, to a new council that will advise the mayor’s administration on issues affecting the city’s military community.

The Military Veteran Advisory Council is an initiative of the recently launched Mayor’s Office of Veterans Affairs, created to address the needs of veterans in Los Angeles, home to the highest concentration of veterans in the country. The office is working to coordinate resources with a variety of stakeholders to support veterans in Los Angeles and seek strategies to […]

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