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12 Dec 2007, 6:12 am
(Sec. 1702) Pilot Program on Assisted Living Services for Veterans with TBI:  Requires the Secretary of the VA, in collaboration with the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center of the Department of Defense, to carry out a five-year pilot program to assess the effectiveness of providing assisted living services to eligible veterans with traumatic brain injury to enhance the rehabilitation, quality of life, and community integration of such… [read post]
4 Dec 2007, 8:23 am
An emerging threat from the fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan is damage to the brain that affects vision, Pentagon and Department of Veterans Affairs medical researchers say. [read post]
1 Dec 2007, 7:16 am
The Department of Defense (DoD), with support from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is leading a national collaborative network to advance and disseminate PH/TBI knowledge, enhance clinical and management approaches, and facilitate other vital services to best serve the urgent and enduring needs of warrior families with PH and/or TBI. [read post]
24 Nov 2007, 7:11 am
Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs Division for Children with Special Health Care Needs Department of Public Health 250 Washington Street, 4th Floor Boston, MA 02108-4619 Phone: (617) 624-5959 Web: http://www.state.ma.us/dph State CHIP Program (health care for low-income uninsured children) MassHealth Enrollment Center Central Processing Unit P.O. [read post]
22 Nov 2007, 7:59 am
Below you will find the UCP affiliates for Louisiana: UCP of Baton Rouge 1805 College Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: (225) 923-3420 Fax: (225) 922-9316 E-mail: jketcham@ucpbr.org UCP of Greater New Orleans 2200 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 103 Kenner , LA 70062 Phone: (504) 461-4266 Fax: (504) 461-9976 E-mail: info@ucpgno.org Web: http://www.ucpgno.org LOUISIANA STATE RESOURCES AGING Governor's Office of Elderly Affairs P.O. [read post]
15 Nov 2007, 7:21 am
Phone: (404) 881-0292 Fax: (404) 881-6997 E-mail: gaaarp@aarp.org Web: http://www.aarp.orgga ADA Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center Southeast Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access Georgia Tech, 490 10th Street Atlanta, GA 30318 Phone: (404) 385-0636; (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY/Toll Free) E-mail: sedbtac@catea.org Web: http://www.sedbtac.org Georgia ADA Exchange 4164 Admiral Drive… [read post]
14 Nov 2007, 7:16 am
For more information on cerebral palsy, including; history, diagnosing cerebral palsy, treatment, how medical malpractice can cause cerebral palsy and much more please visit our website. [read post]
7 Nov 2007, 7:43 am
Box 7788 Santa Rosa, CA 95407-0788 Phone: (707) 566-8647 Fax: (707) 586-3279 E-mail: ucpnb@sonic.net UCP of the Golden Gate 1970 Broadway, Suite 600 Oakland, CA 94612 Phone: (510) 832-7430 Fax: (510) 839-1329 E-mail: info@ucpgg.org Web: http://www.ucpgg.org UCP of Stanislaus County 1213 13th Street Modesto, CA 95354 Phone: (209) 577-2122 Fax: (209) 577-2392 E-mail: rlonczak@yahoo.com CALIFORNIA STATE RESOURCES AGING The California Association of Area Agencies on Aging (C4A) 980 Ninth Street,… [read post]
4 Nov 2007, 7:13 am
Box 243172 Anchorage, AK 99524 Phone: (907) 345-7731 Mental Health Alaska's Young Family Network Web: http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/Villa/6745 State Mental Health Agency Division of Mental Health/DD Department of Health and Social Services P.O. [read post]
21 Sep 2007, 7:15 am
Three of the Department of Defense's eight national brain-injury centers are in Virginia, including one at McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Richmond. [read post]
5 Sep 2007, 9:47 am
The tragedy unfolded only after the Marine machine-gunner returned from Ramadi with deep psychological wounds, threw a 200-pound potted tree through a window during a brawl, and beseeched the local Veterans Affairs Department for help, only to be told that his suicidal confessions put him 26th on the waiting list for assistance. [read post]
9 Aug 2007, 5:00 am
Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Larry Craig (R-ID) introduced joint legislation to establish six Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Epilepsy Centers of Excellence across the country. [read post]
30 Jul 2007, 7:27 am
Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs, 2,414 returning service personnel have been treated for brain injuries in the past 3 1/2 years.Henson said roughly 450 of those patients have severe injuries.According to the epidemiological data, about 18% of all medically-attended brain injuries in the U.S. are severe. [read post]
30 Jul 2007, 3:32 am
Department of Veterans Affairs, seeks broad changes in the agency as it struggles to meet growing demands from veterans returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan. [read post]
29 Jul 2007, 5:00 am
  S. 1349 requires the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement a comprehensive program to diagnose, treat and rehabilitate service members and veterans who have suffered a service-related traumatic brain injury. [read post]
25 Jul 2007, 1:24 am
Arlen Specter suggested appointing a special prosecutor to investigate whether the department fired federal prosecutors at the White House's direction. [read post]
11 Jun 2007, 8:57 am
The Hampton Veterans Affairs Medical Center has recently settled a medical malpractice suit in which the mental health department failed to correcly diagnose a patient's physical ailments. [read post]
30 Apr 2007, 6:00 am
This option would not send the brain-injured troops back into combat, but it would make them eligible for the best available medical care, as reported in the Marine Corps Times, "from the Defense Department and from specialized private care centers, which would be better than care from the Department of Veterans Affairs. [read post]