that is a great question a veterans treatment court is a court monitored court mandated treatment for a veteran who has come into contact with the criminal justice system it's an alternative to incarceration and the success rate is incredible and we're just very excited about the outcomes there about how can only one hundred thirty veterans treatment courts around the country at the moment and they just started in two thousand and eight this is this raises two questions one is you know presumably many veterans particularly those who've been in combat have experiences that. require a somewhat different kind of treatment whether it's a psychological treatment or a criminal justice system treatment then somebody who's never had that experience but on the other hand are we learning things from these veterans courts that should be applied to the civilian courts and so for some people just growing up in parts of america is as traumatizing as as well not necessarily as being in war but you get my point i do get your point and there are a couple good points being made there and i think fo

that is a great question a veterans treatment court is a court monitored court mandated treatment for a veteran who has come into contact with the criminal justice system it's now turned to incarceration and the success rate is incredible and we're just very excited about the outcomes there about how it's an ugly one hundred thirty veterans treatment courts around the country at the moment and they just started in two thousand and eight this is this raises two questions one is you know presumably many veterans particularly those who've been in combat have experiences that. require a somewhat different kind of treatment whether it's a psychological treatment or a criminal justice system treatment then somebody who's never had that experience but on the other hand are we learning things from these veterans courts that should be applied to the civilian courts and so for some people just growing up in parts of america is as traumatizing as is not necessarily has been in war but you get my point i do get your point and there are a couple good points to be made there and i think for. sa

system can be successful at screen prescription drug addiction the body found in south bend veterans treatment court program after his arrest he was court ordered to report to and i didn't attend treatment sessions for each year. he said the program received the program a person first half to get a rest and a larger policy question is how the da can avoid contributing to the addiction problem in the first place the rate of recovery from opiate dependence is less than one percent typically so it's even much less. it's really addictive. that all financial costs of the iraq and afghanistan wars are estimated to be between four to six million dollars. cover we can put a price tag on the over six thousand casualties from these wars sadly many veterans and to make it home find themselves fighting another battle of prescription drugs washington d c here in boring parts. john has been to d c federal appeals court questioned the need for genital searches of guantanamo bay detainees who wanted as a facility to me with their lawyer its lawyers for the men currently being held said the search began after the ca

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his attorney recommended participating in a veterans treatment court. without knowing much about it, martin consented. a u.s. attorney agreed to take the dui charge off the docket, allowing him to appear before a veterans treatment court, heard by that treatment court team, judge robert --who may be here today -- the u.s. attorney, martin's defense attorney, his probation officer, and a v.a. justice outreach specialist from the salem v.a. center, he began a program at the salem v.a. it included group treatment sessions. he also met with a vocational rehab counselor to address his need for employment. two months into his participation in veterans treatment court, martin was hired as a sprinkler system installer. he said this was a boost his self-esteem and his sobriety. veterans treatment court lasted six months, during which he completed his substance abuse treatment and maintained his sobriety and employment. in the six months, the judge presented him with a challenge coin, symbolizing his graduation from his court. today martin remains employed, has ma

the group encourages treatment over punishment for law breaking veterans. they said 130 veteran courtsstablished since 2008. they involve courts collaborating with mental health treatment centers. they are for veterans who received a diagnosis of substance abuse or a mental health disorder. the number of veterans treated for such problems increased since 2004. >> pope francis is calling on catholics to pray for people living with hiv and aids. he spoked to faithful in st. peter's square in the vatican. he said to them they should pray for those who were sick and doctors and researchers who were working to find a cure. an estimated 35 million people are living with hiv. only nine million have access to life-saving treatment. this afternoon president obama will give a speech in observance of the 25th annual world aids day and talk about the public health challenge. the president faces renew pressure from lawmakers and activist to increase funding to fight hiv and aids. >> the first couples are starring to take advantage of hawaii's new same-sex marriage law. it went into effect at 5:00 o

all know we can't deny they're making a ton of money off of us judy's would tell us is a veterans treatment court judge in michigan we're looking at traumatically increasing rates and that's so different for our veterans she believes the criminal justice system can be successful at treating prescription drug addictions divonne addict and himself and a veterans treatment court program after his arrest he was court ordered to report to a judge and attend treatment sessions for a year he says the program saved his life but to get into the program a person first has to get arrested the larger policy question is how the v.a. can avoid contributing to the addiction problem in the first place the. rate of recovery from opiate dependence is less than one percent typically so it's even much less it's highly addictive the total financial cost of the iraq and afghanistan wars are estimated to be between four and sixty. brillion dollars however we can put a price tag on the over six thousand casualties from these wars sadly many veterans that do make it home find themselves fighting another battle over presc

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general dempsey made those comments earlier today at a washington conference on veterans treatment court. we are going to go live now to capitol hill for house veterans affairs sub committee, holding a hearing on the veterans affairs department backlog in processing veteran disability claims. we will hear from veteran of the families of service members as well as to be a inspector general. the chairman is the root. chairman jon runyan of new jersey. we expect this to get underway shortly. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] stanback good afternoon, everybody and welcome to the oversight committee subcommittee on assistance disabilities an

charge off the docket, allowing him to appear before a veterans treatment court. that treatment court team charged robert, who i think may be here today, the u.s. attorney, martin's defense attorney, his probation officers, and a v.a. justice outreach specialist from the salem v.a. medical certainty helped martin develop a plan towards recovery and he began attending a 24-week, outpatient substance abuse treatment program at the salem v.a. it included weekly individual and group treatment sessions. he also met with a vocational rehab counselor to address his need for employment. two months into his participation and veterans treatment court, martin was hired as a sprinkler system installer. he's later told the court, as he was dwrad waiting, this was a boost to my -- graduating, this was a boost to my self-esteem and so bright. veterans treatment court lasted six months during which he successfully completed his substance abuse treatment and maintained his so bright -- sow bright and employment. when the six months were up, the judge presented him with challenge co

something called veterans' courts where instead of putting vets who have committed minor crimes in jail they're instead hooked up with services mental health care substance abuse treatment so there are some really exciting steps being made to improve the services available to today's vets and hopefully we can break some of the cycles for those who are struggling earlier so that they don't become entrenched lifelong conditions kili snowden is here wait a minute wait a minute. just suppress the. i'm just surprise. you don't talk about one out of three women being in assaulted in the military and how the changes that the senator kristen gillibrand wanted to make in the military to make it more possible for women to get redress was rejected by the military. ok we do want to talk about veterans' issues specifically was the question absolutely the rates of violence in the military against women but not exclusively against women one of the pieces that i think is really under reported is that men make up about half of those who report on one of sexual contact of some kind women are such a small minority in the military that we experience it at higher rates the numbers can be ro

something called veterans courts where instead of putting vets who have committed minor crimes in jail they're instead hooked up with services mental health care substance abuse treatment so there are some really exciting steps being made to improve the services available to today's vets and hopefully we can break some of the cycles for those who are struggling earlier so that they don't become entrenched lifelong conditions. here wait a minute wait a minute. i'm just surprised. i'm just surprise. you don't talk about one out of three women being in assaulted in the military and how the changes that the senator kristen gillibrand wanted to make in the military to make it more possible for women to get redress was rejected by the military. ok we do want to talk about veterans' issues specifically it was the question absolutely the rates of violence in the military against women but not exclusively against women one of the pieces that i think is really under reported is that men make up about half of those who report on one of sexual contact of some kind women are such a small minority in the military that we experience it at higher rates the numbers can be roughly simil

something called veterans' courts where instead of putting vets who have committed minor crimes in jail they're instead hooked up with services mental health care substance abuse treatment so there are some really exciting steps being made to improve the services available to today's vets and hopefully we can break some of the cycles for those who are struggling earlier so that they don't become entrenched lifelong conditions. here wait a minute wait a minute. i'm just surprised. i'm just surprise. you don't talk about one out of three women being in assaulted in the military and how the changes that the senator kristen gillibrand wanted to make in the military to make it more possible for women to get redress was rejected by the military. ok when you're talking about veterans' issues specifically it was the question absolutely the rates of violence in the military against women but not exclusively against women one of the pieces that i think is really under reported is that men make up about half of those who report on one of sexual contact of some kind women are such a small minority in the military that we experience it at higher rates the numbers can be roughly simi