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Aging with Pride: LGBTQ+-friendly housing solutions in Dallas
June 12, 2024 When Robert Emery, 64, walks into senior housing communities on training days, he asks his audience a question: “Who knows or loves someone who is LGBT?” Usually, a few timid hands come up around the room, he said. At the end of the 60-minute discussion, he asks the question again. “Without fail,…
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Colorado Makes Monumental Progress In Gun Violence Prevention During The 2024 Legislative Session; Here’s What You Need To Know:
5.10.2024 DENVER — This week, the Colorado legislature adjourned the 2024 legislative session. The Colorado chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statements summarizing the laws passed during the 2024 legislative session. During the 2024 legislative session, Colorado lawmakers passed six gun safety…
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Yale Researchers Highlight Prevalence of Anxiety in U.S. Military Veterans
The researchers found that veterans have higher rates of generalized anxiety disorder and offered potential solutions in a study published this month. HIREN PAREKH FEB 19, 2024 Content warning: This article contains references to suicide. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a hotline for individuals in crisis or for those looking to help someone else. To…
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Law School Clinic’s Discrimination Case on Behalf of Black Veterans Proceeds
Judge Stefan Underhill LAW ’84 permitted Monk v. United States — a case accusing the Department of Veteran Affairs of racial discrimination against Black veterans — to proceed, marking a rare instance in which a case seeking to redress historical discrimination overcame a motion to dismiss. ADAM WALKER APR 16, 2024 A Federal District Court…
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New Law Closes Gap in Eligibility For Veterans’ Benefits
BY: KATHIE OBRADOVICH – APRIL 18, 2024 Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill Thursday that she said would help deliver services to military veterans and close a gap in eligibility for some Iowans with service-related disabilities. She signed House File 259 during a conference of county veterans affairs commissioners and leaders in Johnston. The bill addresses training and requirements…
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Through 2027, Veterans No Longer Need to Pay Copays For Their First Three Outpatient Mental Health Care Visits of Each Year
May 29, 2024 WASHINGTON — Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced that Veterans no longer need to pay copays for their first three outpatient mental health care and substance use disorder visits of each calendar year through 2027. This benefit expands Veterans’ access to mental health services and lowers their out-of-pocket costs. This copayment exemption…
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Facing Foreclosure? VA Shares Important Updates to Help You Keep Your Home
VA understands how stressful it can be to face the possibility of foreclosure, and it is committed to doing everything possible to help Veterans and their families stay in their homes. That’s why, today, VA strongly encouraged mortgage servicers to continue to pause foreclosures of certain VA-guaranteed home loans through Dec. 31, 2024. This targeted…
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Heat Relief At Key Campus In Maricopa County, summer heat is deadly. A preliminary report from Maricopa Association of Governments notes that 645 people passed from heat-related illness in 2023 — a 52% increase from 2022. Many of these deaths occurred in the neighborhood surrounding Key Campus, as the population of people experiencing homelessness has…
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Phoenix nonprofits upping care efforts for homeless following record heat deaths
By Sarah Robinson Published on June 5, 2024 It’s that time of year; the 110s are back. Arizona’s Family has declared First Alert Weather days for Wednesday through Friday of this week, expecting excessive heat that can be dangerous. Last year was the hottest and most deadly summer on record in Maricopa County; many of…
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