/tags/u-s-department-of-veterans-affairs-va U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Wed, 03 Jul 2024 11:32:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-07-03/for-veterans-with-ptsd-fourth-of-july-can-be-difficult-but-there-are-ways-to-help Fourth of July celebrations usually entail booming, colorful blasts of fireworks. But for veterans and others with PTSD, that can make the day a struggle. On today’s In The NoCo, we hear from a PTSD specialist with the VA about what the holiday is like for those coping with trauma – and how friends and family can offer support. Wed, 03 Jul 2024 11:32:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-07-03/for-veterans-with-ptsd-fourth-of-july-can-be-difficult-but-there-are-ways-to-help In The NoCo, Erin O'Toole /news/2021-08-12/va-clinic-in-aurora-could-be-named-for-tuskegee-airman-csu-football-player A congressman and community supporters are rallying behind the idea of naming a Veterans Affairs health clinic after John Mosley, a Denver native who became one of the military’s first Black pilots as a Tuskegee Airman during World War II. Thu, 12 Aug 2021 22:15:10 GMT /news/2021-08-12/va-clinic-in-aurora-could-be-named-for-tuskegee-airman-csu-football-player Michael de Yoanna /npr-news/2020-04-10/internal-emails-show-va-hospitals-are-rationing-protective-gear Seven Veterans Affairs staffers have died from the virus, and unions for VA workers have been sounding the alarm about shortages of protective gear and insufficient staffing. Fri, 10 Apr 2020 18:17:00 GMT /npr-news/2020-04-10/internal-emails-show-va-hospitals-are-rationing-protective-gear Quil Lawrence /2019-03-11/va-struggles-to-unlock-the-reasons-behind-high-suicide-rates-among-older-veterans There's been an alarming rise in the suicide rate among younger veterans. But elderly veterans commit suicide at a rate higher than the non-veteran population. The VA wants to find out how to stop it. Mon, 11 Mar 2019 20:26:00 GMT /2019-03-11/va-struggles-to-unlock-the-reasons-behind-high-suicide-rates-among-older-veterans Steve Walsh /news/2019-01-11/colorado-feels-the-shutdown-how-workers-farmers-are-faring Thornton resident Jennifer Hubby is worried about paying her family's mortgage on time.Her wife, a former Army medic, gets a monthly housing and education… Fri, 11 Jan 2019 18:48:34 GMT /news/2019-01-11/colorado-feels-the-shutdown-how-workers-farmers-are-faring Matt Bloom /news/2018-09-20/veterans-affairs-worker-in-colorado-arrested-for-fraud-bribery A worker with the Department of Veterans Affairs has been arrested in an alleged bribery scheme that federal authorities say targeted a program meant to… Thu, 20 Sep 2018 18:37:17 GMT /news/2018-09-20/veterans-affairs-worker-in-colorado-arrested-for-fraud-bribery Michael de Yoanna /news/2018-09-05/colorado-marine-killed-in-pearl-harbor-attack-identified The remains of a Marine from Colorado have been identified nearly 80 years after he was killed at Pearl Harbor.The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency… Wed, 05 Sep 2018 16:56:35 GMT /news/2018-09-05/colorado-marine-killed-in-pearl-harbor-attack-identified Associated Press /news/2018-06-29/some-78-000-veterans-and-troops-lost-to-suicide-since-2005 Each day about 20 veterans and active-duty service members take their own lives. It's a stubborn number that hasn't changed much since 2005. If the trend… Fri, 29 Jun 2018 11:30:00 GMT /news/2018-06-29/some-78-000-veterans-and-troops-lost-to-suicide-since-2005 Michael de Yoanna /community/2018-04-24/vets-step-out-of-their-comfort-zones-to-dance-heal-in-new-class A woman with electric blonde hair and floral print pants floated among the six dancing couples, stopping only to correct a step or give praise.“Step! Step… Tue, 24 Apr 2018 21:04:15 GMT /community/2018-04-24/vets-step-out-of-their-comfort-zones-to-dance-heal-in-new-class Matt Bloom /news/2017-09-25/report-veterans-commit-suicide-at-a-higher-rate-in-western-states For the first time the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs has released veteran suicide statistics by state. It shows Colorado’s rate at 47.1 per 100,000… Mon, 25 Sep 2017 18:08:52 GMT /news/2017-09-25/report-veterans-commit-suicide-at-a-higher-rate-in-western-states