Homeless women vets struggle for aid


 

Homeless women vets struggle for aid – Women veterans are the fastest growing segment of the military and they’re also the fastest growing segment of the homeless population.

 

In Chester County, a special court helps veterans – Philly.com

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The Veterans Court found her a live-in substance-abuse program for veterans in Allentown. Now sober, she hopes to graduate early from the program. Curtis-Stafford said many veterans avoid getting help for post-traumatic stress disorder and related …
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Pain management in NFL spawns culture of prescription drug abuse

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When former Redskin Mark Schlereth, a veteran of 12 seasons and 29 surgeries, underwent a kidney-stone operation on a Sunday night and suited up for a game less than 24 hours later, he drew the strength to do so from a needle and pill bottle. "I would …
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