skip to main content
skip to newscasts

Friday, March 29, 2024

Public News Service Logo
facebook instagram linkedin reddit youtube twitter
view newscast page
play newscast audioPlay

The latest on the Key Bridge collapse, New York puts forth legislation to get clean energy projects on the grid and Wisconsin and other states join a federal summer food program to help feed kids across the country.

view newscast page
play newscast audioPlay

Republicans float conspiracy theories on the collapse of Baltimore's Key Bridge, South Carolina's congressional elections will use a map ruled unconstitutional, and the Senate schedules an impeachment trial for Homeland Secretary Mayorkas.

view newscast page
play newscast audioPlay

Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

Counselors, Therapists "Give An Hour" for WA Veterans

play audio
Play

Monday, February 8, 2010   

SPOKANE, Wash. - Women married to deployed soldiers are more likely to be diagnosed with depression and other stress-related disorders and are seeking help in greater numbers, a new study has found. RTI International and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill surveyed 250,000 female spouses of active-duty U.S. Army soldiers of all ranks. The findings were published in the Jan. 14, 2010, issue of the "New England Journal of Medicine."

The study results don't surprise counselor Connie Chapman, Spokane. She's a volunteer for Give An Hour, a group that asks mental health professionals to set aside one hour a week to provide free counseling for veterans and their families. As a National Guard veteran who served in Iraq, Chapman knows first-hand what military spouses go through.

"You're constantly worried something's gonna go wrong, that they're gonna get injured or they're gonna get hurt - and how do you manage that? As well as, how do you manage the daily life that you used to share with them?"

Chapman signed up because she saw the growing need and the difficulty of accessing V.A. services in some areas. Before moving to Spokane, she lived in a small town, where she says only one therapist was authorized by the V.A. to cover two counties.

The Veterans Administration system is overloaded, she says, and only covers spouses and dependents for counseling. Give An Hour offers expanded services for siblings, parents and others affected by a deployment. Chapman urges more therapists to get involved.

"It's absolutely, completely worth their time. It's extremely rewarding, and it's such a valuable service. Giving up an hour of your week is minuscule compared to the sacrifices that these service members and their family members make."

Give an Hour counselors can be located by zip code on the group's web site, www.giveanhour.org.



get more stories like this via email

more stories
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments this week about the popular abortion pill Mifepristone and will weigh in on whether the U.S. Food and Drug Administration was correct in how it can be dosed and prescribed. (Ascannio/Adobe Stock)

Health and Wellness

play sound

Missouri residents are worried about future access to birth control. The latest survey from The Right Time, an initiative based in Missouri…


Social Issues

play sound

Wisconsin children from low-income families are now on track to get nutritious foods over the summer. Federal officials have approved the Badger …

Social Issues

play sound

Almost 2,900 people are unsheltered on any given night in the Beehive State. Gov. Spencer Cox is celebrating signing nine bills he says are geared …


The U.S. teaching workforce remains primarily white while the percentage of Black teachers has declined. However, the percentage of Asian and Latinx teachers is rising.(WavebreakMediaMicro/Adobestock)

Social Issues

play sound

Education advocates are calling on lawmakers to increase funding for programs to combat the teacher shortage. Around 37% of schools nationwide …

Environment

play sound

New York's Legislature is considering a bill to get clean-energy projects connected to the grid faster. It's called the RAPID Act, for "Renewable …

Many factors affect a customer's bill amount, including energy usage, weather, and the number of days in a billing period, according to Arizona Public Service. (Jason Yoder/Adobe Stock)

Social Issues

play sound

Earlier this month, a new Arizona Public Service rate hike went into effect and one senior advocacy group said those on a fixed income may struggle …

Social Issues

play sound

Michigan recently implemented a significant juvenile justice reform package following recommendations from a task force made up of prosecutors…

Social Issues

play sound

A mix of policy updates and staffing boosts has helped to put wage theft enforcement on the radar in Minnesota, and officials leading the efforts are …

 

Phone: 303.448.9105 Toll Free: 888.891.9416 Fax: 208.247.1830 Your trusted member- and audience-supported news source since 1996 Copyright © 2021