Street Vets – PBS Homeless Veteran Documentary Film
Street Vets – PBS Homeless Veteran Documentary Film – DVD available at www.recordtoinspire.com. Over 100000 United States Veterans are homeless every year. In a powerful, one-hour documentary, filmmaker Issac Goeckeritz takes viewers into the largely invisible world of homeless veterans and the difficult, but hopeful, pathways home.
Veterans Treatment Courts aim to keep vets out of jail
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Most veterans' courts are available only to service members charged with non-violent crimes — specifically, those needing mental health or substance abuse help. Defendants are initially assessed by a mental health care provider, and linked up with …
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Patrolling for veterans in need
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But unlike other homeless people, veterans have access to numerous programs ranging from rent vouchers and free or low-cost health care to transitional housing and substance abuse treatment. When Johnson began visiting veterans living on the street …
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Manchin unveils priorities for Congress West Virginia Senator talks about …
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“Those are getting our country's financial house in order; keeping our promises to our seniors, veterans and children; achieving energy independence; addressing mass violence in a way that brings all parties to the table and finally ending the war in …
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