Invisible Wounds
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Wounded warriors: Afghanistan trauma takes a greater toll on military careers than other disordersCanadians with mental illness related to their service in Afghanistan have higher rates of PTSD and higher rates of "medical release" from the military as a result.CanadaMay 3, 2016
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‘I can’t take the pain’: B.C. vet fights Veterans Affairs over PTSD, chronic pain treatmentA B.C. veteran is fighting Veterans Affairs for treatment that she says is helping her chronic pain and PTSD.CanadaFeb 29, 2016
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Cost of veterans’ mental illness will eclipse other injuries by 2017, PBO report saysA new report outlines the growing burden of mental illness in the cost Canada pays for combat, and outlines the massive gaps in information on veterans' health care costs once they leave the military.CanadaNov 19, 2015
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Invisible Wounds: Ways to retrain traumatized brainsThere have been great strides in evidence-based treatment for PTSD. Now the challenge is getting people the help they need.CanadaNov 11, 2015
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Invisible wounds, revisited: Canada still falls short in treating soldiers’ psychic scarsMore than a year ago Global News documented the struggles Canada's soldiers and veterans go through in coming to terms with and seeking help for severe mental illness related to their work. Some things have improved. Many haven't.CanadaNov 10, 2015
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Remembrance Day: Afghan war through the eyes of vets in ‘War Story’Four years after the Canadian battle group withdrew its last troops from Kandahar, HISTORY is looking at the war through a different lens, in the new season the television series "War Story".CanadaNov 7, 2015
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Veterans’ anti-Conservative campaign fuelled by ‘union money,’ Minister saysAn "Anyone But Conservative" campaign in the federal election is fuelled largely by "the intervention of union money in politics," says Veterans Affairs Minister and Conservative candidate Erin O'Toole.CanadaSep 30, 2015
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Canada’s vets have Conservatives in their sights. Whoever wins on Oct. 19 will be nextMembers of the military hardly comprise a demographic you'd expect to be behind an "Anyone But Conservative" campaign. And if the next government isn't more responsive to veterans' needs, they'll be next.CanadaSep 28, 2015
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Global News nominated for dozens of national RTDNA awardsGlobal News has been nominated for 12 national RTDNA awards, including one nomination in every digital category.May 12, 2015
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Global News racks up 4 Canadian Association of Journalists award nominationsFour Global News features have been named as finalists for the 2014 Canadian Association of Journalists awards.Apr 30, 2015
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