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Afghanistan trauma takes a greater toll on military careers than other disorders

May 3, 2016May 30, 2016amp Leave a comment

May 3, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

Canadians who returned from Afghanistan bearing psychic scars find themselves traumatized and out of the military in far greater numbers than counterparts suffering from mental illnesses unrelated to the Afghan mission.

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Ontario’s traumatized first responders are still awaiting recognition

December 18, 2015January 31, 2016amp Leave a comment

December 18, 2015 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

Half a dozen doctors’ diagnoses didn’t do it: In the eyes of Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, Norman Traversy says, his mental trauma’s all in his head.

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Feds keep veterans in the dark on disability decisions: Ombudsman

December 1, 2015December 28, 2015amp Leave a comment

December 1, 2015 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

Veterans need to know what information the government is using to determine their disability benefits — and right now, they don’t, the Veterans Ombudsman says.

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Cost of veterans’ mental illness will eclipse other injuries by 2017, PBO says

November 19, 2015May 30, 2016amp Leave a comment

November 19, 2015 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

A new report released Thursday outlines the growing burden of mental illness in the cost Canada pays for combat, and outlines gaps in information on veterans’ health care costs once they leave the military.

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Invisible Wounds: How to treat a traumatized brain

November 11, 2015December 13, 2015amp Leave a comment

November 11, 2015 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

Tamara Dalrymple gets all kinds of people.

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Army members are 3 times more likely to kill themselves than others in Canada’s military

November 10, 2015December 13, 2015amp Leave a comment

November 10, 2015 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

Members of the army are 3.4 times more likely to kill themselves than non-army members of Canada’s Armed Forces and at least 50 per cent more likely to kill themselves than the average Canadian of the same gender and age, a new study has found.

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Invisible wounds, revisited: Canada still falls short in treating soldiers’ psychic scars

November 10, 2015December 13, 2015amp Leave a comment

November 10, 2015 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

Walter Callaghan says it took him seven years, debilitating alcohol and painkiller addictions, and a torpedoed career to convince the military he needed serious, long-term treatment.

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Veterans Affairs Minister vows to change the way Canada treats vets

November 10, 2015December 13, 2015amp Leave a comment

November 10, 2015 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

Canada’s new Veterans Affairs Minister said he’ll drastically alter the way the feds treat veterans, giving them the benefit of the doubt instead of making them prove their need.

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Veterans’ anti-Conservative campaign fuelled by ‘union money,’ Minister says

September 30, 2015December 12, 2015amp Leave a comment

September 30, 2015 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

Erin O’Toole talks to a lot of veterans and he says they’re near-unanimous.

“Ninety-nine per cent of what I hear is positive,” the Veterans Affairs Minister and Conservative candidate says.

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Canada’s vets have Conservatives in their sights. Whoever wins on Oct. 19 will be next

September 28, 2015April 22, 2018amp Leave a comment

September 28, 2015 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

When Walter Callaghan told someone about the nightmares, the answer was clear.

“I understand,” said his fellow officer, someone he trusted. “I’ve got that, too.

“Don’t let anyone else in the unit know. Your career will be over.”

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