151
151
Feb 29, 2012
02/12
by
CSPAN3
tv
eye 151
favorite 0
quote 0
diagnosis, came from a unit at madigan that seems to have been taking the cost of a ptsd diagnosis, into account, when they were making their decision. now, there's an investigation going on into this. really to me one of the things is clear is that oversight within the army and the department level allowed this break from standard diagnosis process, to go unchecked. so i'm really concerned about how the services handle nonptsd behavioral health conditions, like adjustment disorder. where service members are administratively separated instead of going through the physical disability process. and i wanted to ask you, given that an adjustment disorder is kpensible by v.a. and d.o.d. is required to use the v.a.'s rating schedule, what is the reason for d.o.d. treating adjustment disorder differently? >> well, i was very concerned when i got the report about what happened at madigan. and i think it reflects the fact that frankly, we have not learned how to effectively deal with that and we have to. we need, we need to make sure that, that we have the psychiatrists, the psychologists and
diagnosis, came from a unit at madigan that seems to have been taking the cost of a ptsd diagnosis, into account, when they were making their decision. now, there's an investigation going on into this. really to me one of the things is clear is that oversight within the army and the department level allowed this break from standard diagnosis process, to go unchecked. so i'm really concerned about how the services handle nonptsd behavioral health conditions, like adjustment disorder. where...
87
87
Feb 11, 2012
02/12
by
CNN
tv
eye 87
favorite 0
quote 0
"veteran ats kwnld worry about ptsd?utely, absolutely. >> when they think about it, they're talking about transitioning skills. >> that's not their issue. >> at the end of the day, there is this stigma around ptsd or other mental health issues or physical disabilities which is another one that comes up a lot. a lot of times it's really educating them and try to get them to understand that you can be a fully functioning person and have post-traumatic stress. >> chris, you're somebody who's transitioned back and forth. you know communicating is the language, speaking the language of the office when you've been speaking the language of the battlefield and the military it's great point. when you're in the military, you're taught to give short, terse answers. that's probably the last thing you want to do in the interview when you want to expound and flesh out what's there on the page in front of the resume. also in the military, you're not taught to praise yourself. you're taught to be a part of the bigger group, you know. pe
"veteran ats kwnld worry about ptsd?utely, absolutely. >> when they think about it, they're talking about transitioning skills. >> that's not their issue. >> at the end of the day, there is this stigma around ptsd or other mental health issues or physical disabilities which is another one that comes up a lot. a lot of times it's really educating them and try to get them to understand that you can be a fully functioning person and have post-traumatic stress. >>...
146
146
Feb 24, 2012
02/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 146
favorite 0
quote 0
they want the cash that comes with the ptsd diagnosis and they're perfectly fine. is that position valid? >> so what. yes, a few people might want to gain the system. i don't care if two or three people are going to gain the system if that means the five or ten who need help aren't afraid of going to get it. we need to focus on taking care of the service members who need help as early on as possible so they can readjust into civilian life or go back into service. so if a few people are clever enough to figure out a way to gain the system, so what, because ultimately what this is about is taking care of servicemembers and that should be the primary concern, not trying to figure out how to regulate the exceptions. >> tom tarantino, thank you. >> thank you. >>> we are told there are more than 9,000 people now who have been murdered in the streets of syria, including innocent families. breaking today, women and children are being evacuated. this is brand new information. we'll have it for you next. the landscaping business grows with snow. to keep big winter jobs on tr
they want the cash that comes with the ptsd diagnosis and they're perfectly fine. is that position valid? >> so what. yes, a few people might want to gain the system. i don't care if two or three people are going to gain the system if that means the five or ten who need help aren't afraid of going to get it. we need to focus on taking care of the service members who need help as early on as possible so they can readjust into civilian life or go back into service. so if a few people are...
182
182
Feb 28, 2012
02/12
by
KICU
tv
eye 182
favorite 0
quote 0
then they indicate if they are having symptoms of ptsd. nightmares, flash backs, fear, guilt, withdrawal, rage. >> what this is lets us do is identity students we wouldn't have nobody known about. >> 15 to 17% and we got 16%. >> reporter: that's one out of sever six tested. >> 63, 6th graders with the highest ptsd symptoms including 15 here at this middle school are now in the next part of the study. do you remember who is he talking to? >> his dad. >> reporter: half are getting traditional counseling at school and referrals for private therapy. the other half get ten weeks of group therapy with social workers already at the schools. one said she was surprised by how many are traumatized by fear of deportation or the stress of living in poverty. >> if fear is -- it's a tool for them to understand. >> reporter: with three dozen in her class this is new 6th grade teacher welcomes help with any student she may overlook. >> i really have to recognize that i have no idea what is going on outside of the classroom. >> reporter: the purpose of the
then they indicate if they are having symptoms of ptsd. nightmares, flash backs, fear, guilt, withdrawal, rage. >> what this is lets us do is identity students we wouldn't have nobody known about. >> 15 to 17% and we got 16%. >> reporter: that's one out of sever six tested. >> 63, 6th graders with the highest ptsd symptoms including 15 here at this middle school are now in the next part of the study. do you remember who is he talking to? >> his dad. >>...
616
616
Feb 28, 2012
02/12
by
KTVU
tv
eye 616
favorite 0
quote 0
then they indicate if they are having symptoms of ptsd., fear, guilt, withdrawal, rage. >> what this is lets us do is identity students we wouldn't have nobody known about. >> 15 to 17% and we got 16%. >> reporter: that's one out of sever six tested. >> 63, 6th graders with the highest ptsd symptoms including 15 here at this middle school are now in the next part of the study. do you remember who is he talking to? >> his dad. >> reporter: half are getting traditional counseling at school and referrals for private therapy. the other half get ten weeks of group therapy with social workers already at the schools. one said she was surprised by how many are traumatized by fear of deportation or the stress of living in poverty. >> if fear is -- it's a tool for them to understand. >> reporter: with three dozen in her class this is new 6th grade teacher welcomes help with any student she may overlook. >> i really have to recognize that i have no idea what is going on outside of the classroom. >> reporter: the purpose of the four year study is to d
then they indicate if they are having symptoms of ptsd., fear, guilt, withdrawal, rage. >> what this is lets us do is identity students we wouldn't have nobody known about. >> 15 to 17% and we got 16%. >> reporter: that's one out of sever six tested. >> 63, 6th graders with the highest ptsd symptoms including 15 here at this middle school are now in the next part of the study. do you remember who is he talking to? >> his dad. >> reporter: half are getting...
154
154
Feb 24, 2012
02/12
by
WTTG
tv
eye 154
favorite 0
quote 0
lipoff calls this a last resort for treating ptsd.treatment lasts one to three years but depends on the patient. >> got to admit i'm looking forward to tomorrow, sounds like a lot of fun. >> there's a lot of good about time, but there's also a downside. i heard you guys talking about this a few minutes agent pollen count for trees was high today. did you notice? >> i could tell the folks in my family. >> the bioindicators are sneezing and you know the pollen is out. it's going to be warm tomorrow, really warm like 75 degrees, but it's also going to be really windy. there could be a thunderstorm and fire danger is high because the air will so be dry and that wind will be so strong we could have a dangerous brushfire. be really careful wih flammabl tomorrow. meanwhile a live look at our free weather app. >> you can download it right now. >> we were looking outside for a second there. let's talk about that app because it will come in real handy tomorrow as winds continue to gust and we have the possibility of some strong thunderstorms, s
lipoff calls this a last resort for treating ptsd.treatment lasts one to three years but depends on the patient. >> got to admit i'm looking forward to tomorrow, sounds like a lot of fun. >> there's a lot of good about time, but there's also a downside. i heard you guys talking about this a few minutes agent pollen count for trees was high today. did you notice? >> i could tell the folks in my family. >> the bioindicators are sneezing and you know the pollen is out. it's...
218
218
Feb 17, 2012
02/12
by
WJLA
tv
eye 218
favorite 0
quote 0
get away from that. >> he was clearly distressed. >> each of these highly trained or dogs developed ptsd combat exposure. >> gunfire and people running all over the place. >> some dogs take months to recover. others never bounce back. joffa was able to get right back into trading. his new hammer says he does not know if they will be deployed together. he believes the dog is prepared of duty calls again. >> about half of the dogs diagnosed go back into service in the military. the other half are either adopted or transferred to another area to work. pamela brown, abc 7 news. >> that is fascinating stuff. if you want to see more pictures of other military dogs, go to our web site wjla.com and click on the photos. >> pregnant women are still facing discrimination at work. researchers told that some women still face demotions prejudice, and even job loss when they become pregnant. pregnancy discrimination has been on the rise since 1997. that year around 4000 claims are filed. last year, nearly 6000 women claimed they faced job discrimination because of their pregnancy. >> a warning for the
get away from that. >> he was clearly distressed. >> each of these highly trained or dogs developed ptsd combat exposure. >> gunfire and people running all over the place. >> some dogs take months to recover. others never bounce back. joffa was able to get right back into trading. his new hammer says he does not know if they will be deployed together. he believes the dog is prepared of duty calls again. >> about half of the dogs diagnosed go back into service in...
141
141
Feb 29, 2012
02/12
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 141
favorite 0
quote 0
of people i've been talking to is the allegation that the decision to strip those soldiers of the ptsd diagnosis came from a unit ed madigan that seems to have been taking the cost of a ptsd diagnosis into account when they were making their decision. there's an investigation going on in to this, but really to me one of the things that's clear is that oversight with the r-tn of the department allowed this break from the standard diagnosis to go unchecked. so i am really concerned about how the services handle the bg journal health conditions like adjustment disorder where the service members are administratively separate instead of going through the physical disability process. and i wanted to ask you given that an adjustment disorder is comprehensible by eva dod is required to use the va reading schedule what is the reason for them treating adjustment disorders differently? >> i was very concerned when i got the report about what happened at madigan and reflects the fact we have not learned how to effectively deal with that and we have to. we need to make sure that we of the psychiatr
of people i've been talking to is the allegation that the decision to strip those soldiers of the ptsd diagnosis came from a unit ed madigan that seems to have been taking the cost of a ptsd diagnosis into account when they were making their decision. there's an investigation going on in to this, but really to me one of the things that's clear is that oversight with the r-tn of the department allowed this break from the standard diagnosis to go unchecked. so i am really concerned about how the...
180
180
Feb 26, 2012
02/12
by
WJLA
tv
eye 180
favorite 0
quote 0
each of these highly trained dogs developed ptsd after long- term exposure. some dogs take months to recover. others never bounce back. for jopa, coming home without charging kramer was not easy. >> for the first couple of weeks, he was not able to do that. but that it took time, but he eventually bond with his new handler. they could be deployed together, and wholey says he believes that the dog is prepared if duty calls again. >> we train we patrol. i trust him he trusts me, and helps me go home. >> dr. burkhardt says about half of the word dogs diagnosed with post-traumatic stress syndrome go back to military service or the others are adopted out. to see more pictures of military dogs, go to wjla.com. >> earlier this week, president obama, the first lady, and former first lady laura bush took part in the groundbreaking ceremony for the smithsonian museum for african american history. it will be built between the washington monument and the national museum of american history. much of the exhibit space will be below ground and will feature oritems like mich
each of these highly trained dogs developed ptsd after long- term exposure. some dogs take months to recover. others never bounce back. for jopa, coming home without charging kramer was not easy. >> for the first couple of weeks, he was not able to do that. but that it took time, but he eventually bond with his new handler. they could be deployed together, and wholey says he believes that the dog is prepared if duty calls again. >> we train we patrol. i trust him he trusts me, and...
103
103
Feb 27, 2012
02/12
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 103
favorite 0
quote 0
no one had heard of ptsd. we were totally unaware of it and, you know, i was the typical sort of guy that was there trying to get in touch with my feelings. my wife had brought me there. you know, so finally the leader turns on me and she says, well, you know, i understand that you were in the vietnam war. uh-huh, you know. and she said, well, how do you feel about that? is the typical answer and so she said, well, why don't you -- why don't we start talking about it and she asked me to apologize to this kid that i shot. and i'm game. i said, okay, i'll do that. and i started to think about that kid and, you know, that kid did have a mother and a sister or whatever. and i started to cry. and i started to bawl. i mean, i started crying so hard that my ribs ached. it was literally three days i couldn't stop crying. i would go to work and i would just have to suck to me and people would talk to me, i would have to leave, i would have to walk around. so i managed to shove that down again. i can't deal with this. i
no one had heard of ptsd. we were totally unaware of it and, you know, i was the typical sort of guy that was there trying to get in touch with my feelings. my wife had brought me there. you know, so finally the leader turns on me and she says, well, you know, i understand that you were in the vietnam war. uh-huh, you know. and she said, well, how do you feel about that? is the typical answer and so she said, well, why don't you -- why don't we start talking about it and she asked me to...
81
81
Feb 28, 2012
02/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 81
favorite 0
quote 0
i'm really concerned about how the services and -- ptsd behaviorial health conditions, where a service members are administratively separated instead of going to the physical disability process. i want to ask you, given that the adjustment disorder is comprehensible by dod, required to use the rating schedule, what is the reason for dod tweeting the adjustment disorder differently? >> i was very concerned when i got the report about what happened at madigan. i get reflects the fact that, frankly, we have not -- i think it reflects the fact that, frankly, we have not learned how to effectively deal with that, and we have to. we need to make sure that we have at the psychiatrists, the psychologists, and the medical people who can make these evaluations, because these are real problems. i have met with men and women who severed this problem. i met with a couple last night. they had to go through hell in order to get a diagnosis that was required here. that should not happen. we are investigating, obviously, what took place, but i directed our personnel undersecretary to look at this issue
i'm really concerned about how the services and -- ptsd behaviorial health conditions, where a service members are administratively separated instead of going to the physical disability process. i want to ask you, given that the adjustment disorder is comprehensible by dod, required to use the rating schedule, what is the reason for dod tweeting the adjustment disorder differently? >> i was very concerned when i got the report about what happened at madigan. i get reflects the fact that,...
194
194
Feb 16, 2012
02/12
by
KBCW
tv
eye 194
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> no sooner had the words left the mayor's mouth when ptsd who is already reeling from questions about its pipeline safety program and announced it would be back at the table later this week. >> when you think about the incredible tragedy that occurred in september of 2010, many people are dead and some have been forever changed. we cannot do anything to fully restore that. everyone involved would hope this would move more quickly. >> they are making good on their promise to deliver and so far they have done three or 4 million in restitution. if the other part that seems to be up for debate. >> cbs five has learned the state has shut down the san jose vocational school that was apparently operating without accreditation. we told you about the institute of medical education last week after students received the letter that the school was shutting down. today we learned the state has ordered that school to stop enrolling students and to seize instruction. not clear what that means, for students who have already spent $30,000 for their tuition. the state says if they have alone they may b
. >> no sooner had the words left the mayor's mouth when ptsd who is already reeling from questions about its pipeline safety program and announced it would be back at the table later this week. >> when you think about the incredible tragedy that occurred in september of 2010, many people are dead and some have been forever changed. we cannot do anything to fully restore that. everyone involved would hope this would move more quickly. >> they are making good on their promise...
271
271
Feb 22, 2012
02/12
by
WETA
tv
eye 271
favorite 0
quote 0
i was hospitalized, and they diagnosed me with ptsd. >> smith: pantzke's story was first reported by golden in bloomberg news. pantzke had been drawn to the for-profit school art institutes. >> creativity is a powerful thing. >> smith: art institutes has over 5,000 vets currently enrolled. pantzke says he was attracted by all the possibilities, but was worried he wouldn't cut it. >> one of the very first things, i told them that i had ptsd. and she said, "oh, you'll do fine. we'll take care of you. you're... no... not a prle"m. you know, "you're good. don't worry about it. we'll take care of you." i looked at what they had. they had a really good online photography course." it was a bachelor of science. so, i said, "degree, photography, okay." and about a day later, i get a phone call-- "you're approved. you're in school." it's like, "okay." >> smith: the school would collect over $70,000 of pantzke's gi bill money and other federal funds, but he was struggling to keep up with his coursework. >> after getting into the class, there wasn't a whole lot of help. even though he would emai
i was hospitalized, and they diagnosed me with ptsd. >> smith: pantzke's story was first reported by golden in bloomberg news. pantzke had been drawn to the for-profit school art institutes. >> creativity is a powerful thing. >> smith: art institutes has over 5,000 vets currently enrolled. pantzke says he was attracted by all the possibilities, but was worried he wouldn't cut it. >> one of the very first things, i told them that i had ptsd. and she said, "oh, you'll...
SFGTV: San Francisco Government Television
229
229
Feb 5, 2012
02/12
by
SFGTV
tv
eye 229
favorite 0
quote 0
those of us that live -- lived through the devastation of the 1980's are experiencing ptsd- like symptoms as we grow into older age. many of us have been forced to leave san francisco and increased isolation. many are talking about who will hear our stories? as many people have shown, many of our peers are gone and we do not have children. i facilitate a support group for men over 50 which frequently was full. with the change in funding i have had to limit my services to the hiv negative men although we have committed to provide services to everyone. they're more comfortable -- if you do not qualify for medi-cal and cannot afford private pay, there are virtually no services available to you. i would like to encourage the board to fund mental health services for the full range of people in the community. thank you. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i am the director of the aids legal referral panel. i also served on the mayor's long-term clear coordinating council. -- care coordinating council. we have been around for 29 years. last year, i believe i am the same age as supervisor olague. i a
those of us that live -- lived through the devastation of the 1980's are experiencing ptsd- like symptoms as we grow into older age. many of us have been forced to leave san francisco and increased isolation. many are talking about who will hear our stories? as many people have shown, many of our peers are gone and we do not have children. i facilitate a support group for men over 50 which frequently was full. with the change in funding i have had to limit my services to the hiv negative men...
374
374
Feb 14, 2012
02/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 374
favorite 0
quote 0
are they -- do these guys have ptsd or the young women? are they in therapy? are they in treatment?mpanies who go out of their way to hire vets and make sure that they do have the mental health facilities and benefits necessary, but for the most part you have people coming home who want to work. they want to work and have technical skills they learned in the military that are absolutely translatable and applicable to this economy. that's what we need, technical skills right now. that's what they were learning. we're fighting two high tech wars. >> take the technical and discipline, you can't lose. >> communication. learn the communication, all the pieces are there. >> thanks, christine. she's also going to have part two of her "coming home" series on your bottom line saturday. that's her show on the weekend, 9:30 eastern. we'll take a look at companies that are actively hiring vets. >>> mitt romney might be michigan's son, but judging from a new poll, he's not a favorite son. coming up, michigan's own l.z. granderson why he thinks mitt romney might lose the primary. one chance to hu
are they -- do these guys have ptsd or the young women? are they in therapy? are they in treatment?mpanies who go out of their way to hire vets and make sure that they do have the mental health facilities and benefits necessary, but for the most part you have people coming home who want to work. they want to work and have technical skills they learned in the military that are absolutely translatable and applicable to this economy. that's what we need, technical skills right now. that's what...
133
133
Feb 17, 2012
02/12
by
CSPAN3
tv
eye 133
favorite 0
quote 0
and studies that show that because of veterans returning home, particularly now, with high rates of ptsd and other types of stresses and re -- reacclimating to society, we see a lot of this problem. this is an area that when i was in the senate, i worked a lot with the veterans and dad worked. my dad was a psychologist that wo rked wso i have a particular co about that. and that would be ani reuld -- d focus on to make sure that, number one, that we don't create the situation that creates a lot of this these repetitive tours of duty. five, si of duty is just -- is way too much to ask. and we have a president who's gone out and said we're going to cut back our troop levels. what's that going to mean? mean 9, 10, 11 is what we're going to be doing as far as these troop rotations are concerned? we need to look at how we're managing our troops and also look at how we're going to care make sure that they can be integrated back into society. obviously, we're dropping the ball. that's one area that i would -- i would stress as president to make sure that we first and foremost take care of those
and studies that show that because of veterans returning home, particularly now, with high rates of ptsd and other types of stresses and re -- reacclimating to society, we see a lot of this problem. this is an area that when i was in the senate, i worked a lot with the veterans and dad worked. my dad was a psychologist that wo rked wso i have a particular co about that. and that would be ani reuld -- d focus on to make sure that, number one, that we don't create the situation that creates a lot...
SFGTV2: San Francisco Government Television
232
232
Feb 6, 2012
02/12
by
SFGTV2
tv
eye 232
favorite 0
quote 0
to give you the tools to be able to manage your mental health issues and your trauma issues such as ptsd, to make you to be able to function on the outside in public despite what things have happened to you. sisters empowering sisters is a program for women who are dually diagnosed with a psychiatric illness and addiction and who are the victims of violence to serve as peer mentors for other women who have similar histories. i loved the peers. i have to talk about that because i could talk to any of them. they're very understanding. they have a whole lot of strength with them and confidence, and you could talk about... and they make you feel so welcome. and then they give you that love and that caring and that respect. peer recovery support services are consumers helping other consumers. we've been through training, and we facilitate groups on various topics, from women's health to trauma survival, substance abuse issues with different topics each week from, for instance, evaluating relationships, red flags for domestic violence, and things of that issue that women struggle with. and we
to give you the tools to be able to manage your mental health issues and your trauma issues such as ptsd, to make you to be able to function on the outside in public despite what things have happened to you. sisters empowering sisters is a program for women who are dually diagnosed with a psychiatric illness and addiction and who are the victims of violence to serve as peer mentors for other women who have similar histories. i loved the peers. i have to talk about that because i could talk to...
195
195
Feb 25, 2012
02/12
by
KPIX
tv
eye 195
favorite 0
quote 0
it was ptsd. despite ties to his church, his family and his own small business, anger and fear won battle after battle. the result homelessness. >> it's been over 20 years. >> reporter: the marriage of section 8 housing and veterans affairs. >> we're making history. >> reporter: changing lives. >> when i lost my job, i completely lost like everything. it was like where do i go now. >> reporter: hud allows this 6- year army veteran to rent this home in stockton. >> has it turned the life of you and your family -- >> oh, yeah. it really works that system. >> reporter: his daughter has her own room. >> like a little king in a big castle. >> reporter: and dad has job prospects. another success story, the kimble family of san joaquin county. after eight years in the navy supporting the iraq war, greg came home to a recession and homelessness. >> kind of hard to get back into like civilian life. i felt like' fish out of water. >> reporter: they were placed in a migrant labor camp. now with a voucher the
it was ptsd. despite ties to his church, his family and his own small business, anger and fear won battle after battle. the result homelessness. >> it's been over 20 years. >> reporter: the marriage of section 8 housing and veterans affairs. >> we're making history. >> reporter: changing lives. >> when i lost my job, i completely lost like everything. it was like where do i go now. >> reporter: hud allows this 6- year army veteran to rent this home in...
224
224
Feb 25, 2012
02/12
by
KPIX
tv
eye 224
favorite 0
quote 0
it was ptsd. it's why ties to his church, his family, and his own small business, anger and fear when battle after battle, the result was homelessness. >> it's been over 20 years, over 20 years. >> reporter: now, after years of therapy, he finally has a ticket out. >> i have one of those vouchers now. >> reporter: the marriage of section 8 housing and veterans affairs, in just two years-- >> astronomical. i think we're making history right now. >> reporter: -- and changing lives. >> when i lost my job, i completely lost, like, everything. it was, like, where do i go now? and plus, i have my kids. >> reporter: hud allows six-year army veteran elias villain to rent this home in stockton. >> it really works, that system. >> reporter: his daughter has her own room. >> like a little king in a big castle. >> reporter: and dad has job prospects. another success story, the kimble family of san joaquin family. after eight years in the navy supporting the iraq war, greg came home to a recession and homeless
it was ptsd. it's why ties to his church, his family, and his own small business, anger and fear when battle after battle, the result was homelessness. >> it's been over 20 years, over 20 years. >> reporter: now, after years of therapy, he finally has a ticket out. >> i have one of those vouchers now. >> reporter: the marriage of section 8 housing and veterans affairs, in just two years-- >> astronomical. i think we're making history right now. >> reporter:...
161
161
Feb 7, 2012
02/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 161
favorite 0
quote 0
what happens to the fact with ptsd and brain injury? they are trying to help get medical schools studying. there are issues we face with how we deal with you on an individual basis, that are much more important than a parade because it's just a moment. and it's not a long term commitment to helping people who served in the government backing that up. >> it's about a constant attitude, these daily reminders of knowing what everyone has done. we appreciate you coming on this morning, iraq war vet. again, jon, thank you for joining me today. i appreciate it. >>> we need to turn to some breaking news now. a tanker explodes in anderson county, south carolina. just look at that. no word yet on exactly how this happened. but you can see that fire engines and service members are on the scene. anyone that we know on the scene there we don't know about them being hurt but we will bring you developments after this. [ male announcer ] drinking a smoothie with no vegetable nutrition? ♪ [ gong ] strawberry banana! [ male announcer ] for a smoothie wi
what happens to the fact with ptsd and brain injury? they are trying to help get medical schools studying. there are issues we face with how we deal with you on an individual basis, that are much more important than a parade because it's just a moment. and it's not a long term commitment to helping people who served in the government backing that up. >> it's about a constant attitude, these daily reminders of knowing what everyone has done. we appreciate you coming on this morning, iraq...
96
96
Feb 7, 2012
02/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 96
favorite 0
quote 0
system for health care because the unseen wounds like ptsd, etc. we can't remember shutting down v.a. facilities when the need to help our heroes is increasing. in addition to health care needs, these soldiers will need help finding jobs. the veterans' unemployment rate was more than 15% in january of 2011. it's great news that it fell to 6% over the last year, but at 9% it's still above the national average. that is why we have to ensure that the v.a.'s ability to provide career services to returning soldiers isn't undermined. we don't know exactly , when where, or how these veterans will try to access the system, or whether they will be able to access ptsd treatment or find a job, but we should not jeopardize their ability to do so by subjecting the v.a. to the same consolidation process as other federal agencies. if the bill exempts d.o.d. facilities, it should also exempt v.a. facilities. even g.a.o. whose analysis was used to justify this underlining legislation cites the unique needs of the v.a. given the increased demand of our returning tro
system for health care because the unseen wounds like ptsd, etc. we can't remember shutting down v.a. facilities when the need to help our heroes is increasing. in addition to health care needs, these soldiers will need help finding jobs. the veterans' unemployment rate was more than 15% in january of 2011. it's great news that it fell to 6% over the last year, but at 9% it's still above the national average. that is why we have to ensure that the v.a.'s ability to provide career services to...
235
235
Feb 18, 2012
02/12
by
FOXNEWS
tv
eye 235
favorite 0
quote 0
from the battlefield back here, you have a friend who has started a nonprofit that helps people with ptsdt? >> i think physical fitness in the form of curing or helping with ptsd is something that is very instrumental and very beneficial. team red, white, and blue is the name of the nonprofit organization. phenomenal guys up there mission statement overcoming battle wound stars with physical fitness as opposed to therapy on a couch more or less. >> good luck. we appreciate it. hope to see you on the football field. >> i hope so, too. >> could have turned into a tragedy. >> ma'am, my bus driver passed out. is he kind of conscious. but is he drooling at the mouth. >> coming up, we talk to the hero mom who jumped on to a run away school bus full of kids when the bus driver suffered a seizure. then today we are remembering music legend whitney houston. we are live at the funeral for the singer. a funeral surrounded by controversy. does she deserve the flag to be flown at half-staff? we will discuss coming up. ♪ [ male announcer ] that. right there -- reminds you why you fell in love with her
from the battlefield back here, you have a friend who has started a nonprofit that helps people with ptsdt? >> i think physical fitness in the form of curing or helping with ptsd is something that is very instrumental and very beneficial. team red, white, and blue is the name of the nonprofit organization. phenomenal guys up there mission statement overcoming battle wound stars with physical fitness as opposed to therapy on a couch more or less. >> good luck. we appreciate it. hope...
174
174
Feb 7, 2012
02/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 174
favorite 0
quote 0
parents are actually having their kids -- we're talking again, an elementary school's kids -- tested for ptsds about your son being touched sexually and inappropriately? >> i had a conversation with him that same day, that tuesday morning when i found out. actually, i ended up finding out about the first teacher when i dropped my son off at school. i saw the news vans and then i went -- i also went back home and i saw it on tv, so i immediately talked to him as soon as i found out. >> how is he? is he okay? >> he's fine, yeah. he's fine. he knows what's good and what's bad. i mean, i have this conversation with him a lot because i don't really trust anybody, whether it be a teacher, whether it be a friend. you know, you have to be cautious about things like that with your kids at an early age. >> i understand there is a lot of absentee students this week at this elementary school. are you taking your son? is your son back in school this week, today? >> no, no, my son -- i didn't send my son to school yesterday because i wanted to take him out of the school. if they're hiding this from us, what
parents are actually having their kids -- we're talking again, an elementary school's kids -- tested for ptsds about your son being touched sexually and inappropriately? >> i had a conversation with him that same day, that tuesday morning when i found out. actually, i ended up finding out about the first teacher when i dropped my son off at school. i saw the news vans and then i went -- i also went back home and i saw it on tv, so i immediately talked to him as soon as i found out....