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Support Program for Post 9-11 Vets

Andrew and Brianna Pavlak in Griswold.

VA Program Designed To Help Vets And Their Caregivers

By Peggy McCarthy | April 19, 2012

Brianna and Andrew Pavlak go grocery shopping on weeknights when there are fewer shoppers because Andrew, a National Guard veteran, gets nervous in crowds.

More about: Veterans' Health, Support Program for Post 9-11 Vets, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), VA caregivers program, West Haven VA Hospital

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The non-profit Connecticut Health Investigative Team is dedicated to producing original, responsible, in-depth journalism on issues of health and safety. Learn More »

Eye on Veterans

  • Military Sex Assault Survivor Fights Discharge Status

    Bianca Cruz’s Navy career started with a job she loved on a ship in Japan, but after she was sexually assaulted by a sailor, her military life spiraled downward, ending with a “bad paper” discharge after serving 20 months. (more…)

  • Yale Study: Clinicians Often Overlook Veterans’ Mental Health Disorders

    Nationally, at least one in five military veterans who experience trauma are at a heightened risk for depression, suicide or substance abuse but are often overlooked in clinical settings because they don’t fit the criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a Yale University-led study. (more…)

  • Life In Italy ‘Devastating’ For Deported Army Veteran

    From his kitchen table in Italy via Skype, deported U.S. Army veteran Arnold Giammarco said the years apart from his family have been “devastating.” (more…)

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Awards

  • CT-Society of Professional Journalists, 2nd Place, investigative reporting, 2015
  • CT-Society of Professional Journalists, 1st Place, audio storytelling, 2015
  • CT-Society of Professional Journalists, 1st Place, column, 2014
  • CT-Society of Professional Journalists, 2nd Place, investigative reporting, 2014
  • CT-Society of Professional Journalists, 2nd Place, in-depth reporting, 2014
  • CT-Society of Professional Journalists, 3rd Place, in-depth reporting, 2014
  • Association of Health Care Journalists, Special Citation, 2012
  • Association of Health Care Journalists, Honorable Mention, 2011

Susan Campbell

  • Securing Housing And Privacy Is Complicated In Domestic Violence Cases

    Building a new emergency housing system that would accommodate the privacy needs of victims of domestic violence in Connecticut has been complicated, frustrating work. (more…)

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