Standown Helps Veterans With Housing, Counseling, Substance Abuse and Detox Programs in Florida

Standown Helps Veterans with Housing, Counseling, Substance Abuse and Detox Programs in Florida – Standown is an incredible community outreach program that finds help for Florida veterans in need of temporary housing, counseling, and substance abuse programs for drugs and alcohol such as detox and rehabilitation.

Getting federal help for Afghan war veterans has been an uphill slog

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As Star writer David Bruser chronicled in his award-winning 2009 series The War at Home, the psychic scars can lead to depression, anxiety, alcoholism, drug abuse, family violence, run-ins with the law, even suicide. So it's good news that Prime …
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The Elephant in the Room

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Veterans dealing with substance abuse and PTSD suffer as much from stigma as they do from these very real illnesses. Much has been … For all those who have been brave enough to step forward and seek help regardless of your fear, we applaud you.
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Brevard Veterans Court offers troubled vets a better path

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Veterans Treatment Court, started in Brevard in January, is part of a growing nationwide trend that seeks to help veterans suffering from mental health issues or substance abuse by keeping them out of jail. Efforts are made to get veterans treatment …
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