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Diane Garrison Langston, a board-certified music therapist at the Gainesville, Fla. VA, is teaching Joshua Lawhorn guitar to help with his post traumatic stress and traumatic brain injury.

New VA Telehealth Program Brings Art Therapy To Vets At Home

The VA in Florida has begun offering telehealth programs in dance, visual art, and music. The programs link therapists with veterans in their homes.…

Former Marine Josh Onan talks with George Kevin Flood, a staff psychiatrist at the San Diego VA. Onan is taking advantage of a year-old program that makes VA care available to people with less-than-honorable military discharges.

Advocates Say A VA Suicide-Reduction Program Isn't Reaching Veterans In Need

Last year, the VA began offering mental health treatment to vets who don't normally qualify for V-A care. Since then, fewer than 200 people have used the…

Michael Rodriguez, left foreground, president of a group that wants to build a 'Global War on Terrorism' memorial, shows the proposed site to several supporters after a Nov. 2019 sunrise run on the National Mall.

Veterans Say It's Not Too Soon To Build A National Memorial For The Afghanistan And Iraq Wars

Normally, Congress waits at least ten years after a war ends to authorize a monument. But supporters say a proposed "Global War on Terrorism" memorial should be built now.

Accompanied by members of Vanessa Guillen's family, Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Cal.) unveils legislation to reform the military's response to sexual harassment and assault.

In Response To Vanessa Guillen's Death, Legislation Would Make Military Sexual Harassment A Crime

The newly introduced bill would make sexual harassment a crime under military law. The measure is a response to the killing of Fort Hood Army soldier…

Military troops and border patrol agents lead a group of detained people onto a military aircraft for a deportation flight from Fort Bliss, Texas Jan. 23, 2025. President Trump ordered the flights to Latin America for people in the United States without legal status.

As more federal troops deploy to the border, the fate of Texas' state military mission is unclear

The Trump Administration has suggested the expanded federal military effort at the border may be modeled on "Operation Lone Star," a Texas National Guard mission that's been underway for four years.

U.S. Air Force mammography technician Elisabeth Stone conducts a mammogram on a male patient at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska in a 2014 file photo.

A new VA rule limits benefits for male breast cancer. Critics blame Trump's war on gender ideology.

Veterans with male breast cancer will face additional requirements to obtain VA care and disability benefits. The agency says the Biden Administration falsely classified men’s breasts as reproductive organs.

Lt. Col. Khallid Shabazz leads Friday prayer for the Muslim community of Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Shabazz is the Army's first division-level Muslim chaplain.

As The Army Grows More Diverse, It Faces A Shortage of Chaplains

The military has made progress diversifying its chaplain corps. But it faces a shortage of chaplains of all faiths.On a Sunday morning at Fort Drum, N.Y.,…

Robyne (left) and her son Zander, 17, talk about new challenges to military families with trans kids. The family, who lives near San Diego, will lose access to insurance coverage for Zander's gender-affirming healthcare because of legislation passed by Congress.

Military families scramble as Congress ends coverage of gender-affirming care for minors

A provision in the Pentagon budget bill cuts off TRICARE coverage of gender-affirming health care for military dependents under 18.

Emily Elena Dugdale

Reporter - KPCC

Clinic to offer veterans alternative to VA mental health care

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