Obama Unveils $100M Initiative Focused On Veterans’ Mental Health

Circle Connections: New Products & Services During a speech at the annual conference of Disabled American Veterans, President Obama announced a $100 million initiative that would guide mental health research to help treat veterans with brain injuries and mental health conditions. Obama said that with combat activity winding down in Afghanistan, like it has in Iraq, the nation's work to address the health care effects of the two conflicts on military service members "has only just begun.". This was reported by californiahealthline.org on August 12, 2013. Contact information: Robert Petzel, Under Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of . . .