Homegrown Trips: Desperate for PTSD Relief, Veterans Turn to Each Other for DIY Psychedelic Treatments
When the sedatives and antidepressants prescribed for PTSD don't work, some veterans have found peace through psychedelics.
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The ‘Invisible’: More Women Veterans Are Dying of Suicide and VA Still Lacks Resources, Advocates Say
The rate of women veterans dying by suicide nearly doubled from 2001 to 2021, according to a report from the Dept. of Veterans Affairs released in December. Now a new report from Disabled American Veterans offers more evidence that the VA lacks systems to protect women, including from military sexual trauma. It’s as if female veterans are “invisible,” one researcher said.
Booted From the Army, He Spiraled. Now He Works to Solve the Veteran Homelessness Crisis
California has more homeless veterans living on the street than any other state – an estimated 7,400. Dennis Johnson was once one of them. Today, he works to help his fellow vets get into housing – and get the help they need.
VA Bureaucracy has Undermined the Vet Centers, Damaging a Peer Counseling Jewel, Investigation Finds
In the aftermath of the Vietnam War, veteran activists, dissatisfied by the services and stigma at Veterans Administration facilities, pushed for the creation of community-based programs. The result – the Vet Centers – have been enormously popular and successful. Now that success is under threat.
