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• Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health & Traumatic Brain Injury 
  Department of Defense site offering news and information, creator of the Real Warriors campaign 

• National Center for PTSD 
  US Department of Veterans Affairs 

• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, MedLine Plus 
  U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health 

• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 
  National Institutes of Mental Health 

• Psychological Health & Brain Injury 
  Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs 

• Topic Collection: Military and Veterans Health Care and Disability Benefits  
  US Government Accountability Office 

• Traumatic Brain Injury Data Collection (CDC/NASHIA) 
  VA Information Resource Center 

• Traumatic Brain Injury: Hope Through Research 
  National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke 

• VA Office of Research & Development 
  Studies that occur at VA, research developments

Congressional Testimony, Research Studies & Reports

• Veterans’ Disability Benefits: Preliminary Findings on Claims Processing Trends & Improvement Efforts 
  Government Accountability Office. Testimony Before the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, United States Senate, July 29, 2009. 

• Examining Quality of Life & Ancillary Benefits Issues. Testimony of Ronald Abrams. 
  Subcommittee on Disability Assistance & Memorial Affairs, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, July 23, 2009 

• Preliminary Findings on VA's Provision of Health Care Services to Women Veterans. Testimony Before the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, United States Senate, July 16, 2009. 

• Preliminary Findings on VA's Provision of Health Care Services to Women Veterans. Testimony Before the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, United States Senate, July 14, 2009. 

• Recovering Servicemembers: DoD and VA Have Jointly Developed the Majority of Required Policies But Challenges Remain 
  Government Accountability Office, July 2009 

• Improving Mental Health Care for Returning Veterans 
  RAND Center for Military Health Policy Research, May 17, 2009 

• Traumatic Brain Injury: Better DoD and VA Oversight Can Help Ensure More Accurate, Consistent, and Timely Decisions for the Traumatic Injury Insurance Program. 
  Government Accountability Office, January 2009 

• VA National Initiatives and Local Programs that Address Education and Support for Families of Returning Veterans 
  Government Accountability Office, October 22, 2008 

• Veterans’ Disability Benefits: Better Accountability and Access Would Improve the Benefits Delivery at Discharge Program 
  Government Accountability Office, September 9, 2008 

• Military Disability System: Increased Support for Servicemembers and Better Pilot Planning  Could Improve the Disability Evaluation Process 
  Government Accountability Office, September 2008 

• Defense Health Care: Oversight of Military Services' Post-Deployment Health Reassessment Completion Rates Is Limited 
  Government Accountability Office, September 4, 2008 

• Electronic Health Records: DOD and VA Have Increased Their Sharing of Health Information, but More Work Remains 
  Government Accountability Office, July 2008 

• Report of the Blue Ribbon Work Group on Suicide Prevention in the Veteran Population 
  Department of Veterans Affairs, June 30, 2008 

• Invisible Wounds of War: Quantifying the Societal Costs of Psychological and Cognitive Injuries 
  Testimony before the Joint Economic Committee, Rand Center for Military Health Policy Research, June 12, 2008 

• Invisible Wounds of War: Summary of Key Findings on Psychological and Cognitive Injuries 
  Testimony before the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, Rand Center for Military Health Policy Research, June 11, 2008 

• Invisible Wounds of War: Recommendations for Addressing Psychological and Cognitive Injuries 
  Testimony before the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, Rand Center for Military Health Policy Research, June 11, 2008 

• DOD Health Care: Mental Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Screening Efforts Implemented, but Consistent Pre-Deployment Medical Record Review Policies Needed 
  Government Accountability Office, May 2008 

• Working Paper: Predicting the Immediate and Long-Term Consequences of Mental Health Problems in Veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom 
  Rand Center for Military Health Policy Research, April 28, 2008 

• Invisible Wounds of War: Psychological and Cognitive Injuries, Their Consequences, and Services to Assist Recovery 
  Rand Center for Military Health Policy Research, April 17, 2008 

• DOD and VA: Preliminary Observations on Efforts to Improve Care Management and Disability Evaluations for Servicemembers 
  February 27, 2008 

• VA Health Care: Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Screening and Evaluation Implemented for OEF/OIF Veterans, but Challenges Remain 
  Government Accountability Office, February 2008 

• VA and DOD Health Care: Administration of DOD's Post-Deployment Health Reassessment to National Guard and Reserve Servicemembers and VA's Interaction with DOD 
  January 25, 2008 

• Stopping Suicides: Mental Health Challenges Within the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs  
  House Committee on Veterans Affairs, December 12, 2007 

• Preliminary Observations on Efforts to Improve Health Care and Disability Evaluations for Returning Servicemembers 
  Government Accountability Office, September 26, 2007 

• Military Pay: Processes for Retaining Injured Army National Guard and Reserve Soldiers on Active Duty Have Been Improved, but Some Challenges Remain 
  Government Accountability Office, May 2007 

• DOD and VA Health Care: Challenges Encountered by Injured Servicemembers during Their Recovery Process 
  Government Accountability Office, March 8, 2007 

• DOD and VA Health Care: Challenges Encountered by Injured Servicemembers during Their Recovery Process [Statement of Cynthia A. Bascetta] 
  Government Accountability Office, March 5, 2007  

• Efforts to Provide Seamless Transition of Care for OEF and OIF Servicemembers and Veterans 
  June 30, 2006 

• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: DOD Needs to Identify the Factors Its Providers Use to Make Mental Health Evaluation Referrals for Servicemembers 
  Government Accountability Office, May 2006 

• VA Disability Benefits and Health Care: Providing Certain Services to the Seriously Injured Poses Challenges 
  Government Accountability Office, March 17, 2005 

• Military Pay: Gaps in Pay and Benefits Create Financial Hardships for Injured Army National Guard and Reserve Soldiers 
  Government Accountability Office, February 17, 2005 

• VA Health Care: VA Should Expedite the Implementation of Recommendations Needed to Improve Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Services 
  Government Accountability Office, February 14, 2005 

• VA and Defense Health Care: More Information Needed to Determine If VA Can Meet an Increase in Demand for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Services 
  Government Accountability Office, September 2004