Support For Those Wounded in Combat Paralyzed Veterans of America https://pva.org/ Support Wounded Warriors http://www.uso.org/ Wounded Warriors Project https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/ Veterans Organizations Unite Us If you’ve ever stopped or stuttered midsentence when talking to a vet recently home from war, you wouldn’t be alone. Not knowing what to say to returning soldiers is a common struggle says Mike Liguori, a former Marine who served during the Iraq War and is now director of community at Unite US, an online platform that connects current and former military members and their families. https://blog.uniteus.com/all Vote Vets VoteVets.org iava: Iraq And Afghanistan Veterans Of America » We've Got Your Back... https://iava.org/ Remodeling This Old House: Low Cost Luxury for Only $439 http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/photos/0,,2 0466472,00.html Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance https://www.cfda.gov/index?s=program&mod e=form&tab=core&id=df391fc1841971247c49dc19b8ff 1beb Grants Government Low Income Housing Programs & Grants Remodeling Homes http://homeguides.sfgate.com/government- grants-low-income-housing-programs- 8475.html http://homeguides.sfgate.com/grants- remodeling-homes-8562.html Finding Home Repair Help For Low Income Families http://www.thriftyfun.com/Finding-Home- Repair-Help-for-Low-Income-Families.html Kitchen Remodeling On A Shoestring Budget http://67.225.138.33/~remodel/index.php/blog/ 237-kitchen-remodeling-on-a-shoestring-budget Disability Remodeling Cost http://www.fixr.com/costs/disability- remodeling Home Improvements and Structural Alterations (HISA) http://www.prosthetics.va.gov/psas/HISA2.asp Acts and Bills for Veterans: Current and/or Past Bills Pending US Congress Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee https://legiscan.com/US/pending/senate- veterans-affairs-committee/id/2333 [Accessed from Internet 2020/05/08] Restoration Act  S.1982 - Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014 Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/federal_go vernment/senate-rejects-far-reaching-veterans- affairs-bill/2014/02/27/1d10801c-a001-11e3-b8d8- 94577ff66b28_story.htm House and Senate negotiators have reached a tentative agreement to deal with the long-term needs of the struggling Department of Veterans Affairs and plan to unveil their proposal Monday.... http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post- politics/wp/2014/07/27/house-senate-negotiators- reach-deal-on-veterans-bill/ https://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th- congress/senate-bill/1982 https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/s1950 http://heritageaction.com/key- votes/comprehensive-veterans-health-benefits- military-retirement-pay-restoration-act-2014/ Congress House Bill All Information (Except Text) for H.R.5556 - Women Veterans TRUST Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house- bill/5556/all-info [Accessed from Internet 2020/05/08] Trust Act S.2413 - Restoring Veterans Trust Act of 2014 https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate- bill/2413 The Inspector General’s interim report on Patient Wait Times, Scheduling Practices, and Alleged Patient Deaths at the Phoenix Health Care System and the results of VA’s face-to-face audit raise a number of issues that must be immediately addressed. THE RESTORING VETERANS’ TRUST ACT OF 2014 would increase Department accountability and immediately improve access to health care and veterans’ benefits. Below is a summary of some of the major initiatives of this legislation. http://www.sanders.senate.gov/download/restoringvetera nstrustact2014?inline=file New York Times 2017/06/23  Trump Signs Bill Meant to Restore Trust in V.A.By Maggie Haberman and Nicholas Fandos https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/23/us/politics/trump- veterans-accountability-bill.html [Accessed from the Internet 2020/05/08] Excerpt:  President Trump signed a bill into law on Friday that will make it easier for the Department of Veterans Affairs to remove bad employees and promote whistle- blowing.  It is the first step toward fulfilling a campaign pledge by Mr. Trump to make sweeping changes at the beleaguered agency.  The long-sought legislation, called the Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act, passed Congress by wide margins this month with strong support from both parties. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/23/us/politics/trump- veterans-accountability-bill.html Military Benefits Legislation Watch https://militarybenefits.info/legislation-watch/  H.R.23 - Care Veterans Deserve Act of 2019 https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house- bill/23/all-info H.R. 2398: Veteran HOUSE Act of 2020 https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/116/hr2398 To amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 and title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for the HUD- VASH program, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit annual reports to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives regarding homeless veterans, and for other purposes. 2019/11/05   Bipartisan Bill to Support Local Veteran Treatment Courts McSally, Kaine, Cornyn, Rubio, Coons Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Local Veteran Treatment Courts https://www.mcsally.senate.gov/news/press- releases/mcsally-kaine-cornyn-rubio-coons-introduce- bipartisan-bill-support-local-veteran-treatment-courts Updates:  2020/05/15 Bipartisan Bill to Support Local Veteran Treaatment Courts added; 2020/05/08 Support for those wounded in combat section created, adding Wounded Warriors Project;  Veterans section Groups moved here to Police Factor from River Gold. .

Books The Veteran's Survival Guide: How to File and Collect on VA Claims, Second Edition [Paperback] John D. Roche (Author) Traumatic Brain Injury: Care and Treatment of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans by Amalia K. Corby-Edwards (2009) Healing Suicidal Veterans: Recognizing, Supporting and Answering Their Pleas for Help by Victor Montgomery III (2012) Mike Wallace: speaking out on depression: the veteran CBS newsman helps to break the stigma surrounding a treatable... by Patrick Perry (2006) Mental Disorders Among OEF/OIF Veterans Using VA Health Care: Facts and Figures by Erin Bagalman (2013) Veteran Suicide: A Public Health Imperative by Robert M. Bossarte and PhD (2013) Support, Healing EMDR Network http://www.emdrnetwork.org/disaster.ht ml Excerpt:  For Therapists Working with War and Disaster Victims EMDR has been declared a first line treatment by the US Department of Defense/Department of Veterans Affairs, and the mental health departments of Northern Ireland, and of Israel. http://www.emdrnetwork.org/disaster.ht ml   Jasan Hao, Acupuncturist who has worked with Veterans From his websites:  In 2006, Dr Hao was invited to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC, where he achieved remarkable results using scalp acupuncture to treat amputee veterans suffering from phantom pain.  This scalp acupuncture integrates traditional Chinese needling methods with Western medical knowledge of the cerebral cortex and has been proven to be a very effective technique for treating multiple sclerosis (MS) and other central nervous system disorders - he works Out of Abuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico.  http://www.zoominfo.com/p/Jason- Hao/708440872 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles /PMC3833581/ Example of an Integrated Therapy Center  http://www.traumacenternw.com/our- team/athena PTSD http://ask.healthline.com/health/post- traumatic-stress-disorder VA - PTSD http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/treatment/ therapy-med/treatment-ptsd.asp Remote Viewing and Therapy IRVA - International Remote Viewing Association - Melvin Morse, MD From website: Wisdom in the Making: Therapeutic Applications of Nonlocal Viewing for Counseling.  Abstract:  We have developed a new approach to creating life changes, we call Wisdom in the Making. It involves a blending of validated therapeutic techniques such as EMDR, hemispheric integration, and somatic experiencing, with remote viewing. This is particularly powerful in the treatment of PTSD. During the therapy "virtual" persons can be engaged, such as, healthy adult parts of the person, fallen comrades of a soldier in war, dead family members, abusers and spirit helpers to assist in the healing process. This often catalyzes a profound healing response where clients report a sense of deeper healing, even a Spiritual experience, while new material comes forward of forgiveness, compassion and love for the "self" and "others." http://www.irva.org/conferences/speakers/mors e.html Veteran Groups of Peace Veterans For Peace http://www.veteransforpeace.org/ VVAW http://www.vvaw.org/ Peace Not War http://www.peace-not-war.org/ Amputee Material Amputee Coalition dot org Arm Amputation Guide https://www.amputee-coalition.org/arm-amputation- guide/ [Accessed from Internet 2020/05/08] CNN 2016/11/22   New amputation procedure offers promise By Jessica Ravitz https://www.cnn.com/2016/11/22/health/amputation- innovation/index.html Info for New Amputees: Upper Limb https://www.ottobockus.com/prosthetics/info-for- new-amputees/information-for-upper-limb- amputees-and-their-families/ Arm Dynamics Amputation Levels https://www.armdynamics.com/our-care/amputation- levels Zippers Links here are Meant to Inform, Not Advertise On Shape Unique Zipper Design Delivers Independence to People With Disabilities https://www.onshape.com/cad-blog/unique-zipper- design-delivers-independence-to-people-with- disabilities ot seeing any viable alternatives in the marketplace, Roberman designed and 3D-printed his own magnetic Nclips that would fit over his favorite jacket’s zipper when he and his wife Gail traveled cross country in their RV. The ad-hoc solution worked so well that he decided to design a manufacturable version he could make available to people with developmental and physical disabilities, arthritis and other muscle dexterity issues. The Top 5 Adaptive Clothing Companies https://www.caringvillage.com/2018/02/12/top-5- adaptive-clothing-companies/ With nearly 1 in 4 adults living with a disability in the U.S. (source), the need for adaptive apparel represents a large market and need. A common challenge many aging adults face is the act of getting dressed and undressed by themselves. This can be the result of a physical disability, chronic condition, and/or other restrictions that may come with age or for people with disabilities. This is where adaptive clothing can be of great help.

IN THIS SECTION:     Veterans-1 Introduction     Veterans-2 TBI      Veterans-3 PTSD      Veterans-4  Honorable Acts     Veterans-5 (here-see below) Healing Veterans-5 (here) Healing Support for Those Wounded in Combat     Peace Groups   Veterans Organizations    Support, Healing Support - Remodeling, Disabilities   Acts, Bills - Current or Past    Books   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------