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Essay Instructions: Please see attached. I have included description of project as well as a literature review of different references. In order to do this assignment, you have to understand PTSD/substance abuse issues and treatments that are successful.

I used a questionnaire and asked 75 Veterans (male and female) if they:

1) Have experienced any mental health issues since returning from deployment or war.
2) Do they abuse alcohol or drugs.
3) Do they suffer from PTSD
4) Where they diagnosed with any mental health disorder
5) Do they feel that their substance abuse is related to PTSD or serving in a war
6) Do they feel that they suffered from any side affects from war

Out of the 75 Veterans (68 male and 7 female) who answered the questionnaire at the VFW Hall (Veterans of Foreign Wars) 66 of the Veterans stated that they do have flashbacks from War, nightmares, and what they feel is a mental health issue. 9 Veterans stated that they did not feel any different since returning from war. 41 of the Veterans stated that at one time or another in their life they abused alcohol and/or drugs but are not currently abusing. 11 of the Veterans claim that they are alcoholics and have sought treatment. 18 Veterans claim that they abused alcohol while serving in the military and continued to use once returning home and do not feel that the war was a contributing factor but that they were young and drinking was the only past time. And 15 Veterans stated that they drink socially and also drank socially while serving.

Note: Over 75% of the males were substance abusers while the females were social drinkers. Ages ranged from 30-70 years old. Participants were asked if they were between 20-29---30-39---40-59--60-69----70-up. Also check if male or female. Statistically it showed that the veterans who were over 40 had the most issues with PTSD symptoms and substance abuse. This could be due to the lack of knowledge we had about PTSD and Veterans as well as counseling availability to the Veterans.
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Essay Instructions: A well-organized and thoughtful 5-7-page research paper. Use the APA format in writing course papers. Therefore, the APA rules for formatting, quoting, paraphrasing, citing, and listing of sources are to be followed. Your paper must contain at least five references, and may include Internet sources, books, and professional journals or resources related to the profession.Include the bibliography page in APA formatting.

The Veterans Healthcare System (VHA), which is the largest fully integrated system in the United States, conduct a systematic assessment. Identify the organization's mission and conduct the following assessments: an environmental assessment, an organizational assessment, a human resources assessment, and a political process assessment. Use the SWOT approach to determine the organizations strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. To ensure the organization remains viable well into the future, and to give you an opportunity to conceptualize the overall strategic planning process, based on your findings, identify alternative strategies and analyze them. Identify key implementation issues, along with suggestions for evaluation of the effectiveness of the strategy. Research VHA's efforts and visit the website at http://www.va.gov.

Essay Instructions: Affirmative action for the disabled is an interesting issue. When the disabled are also veterans, then you really have something worth thinking about.
Please read:
Disabled Veterans Affirmative Action Program. (n.d.). Feds hire vets. Retrieved May 15, 2014, athttp://www.fedshirevets.gov/hire/hrp/dvaap/index.aspx
Hiring Veterans (n.d.). U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved May 15, 2014, athttp://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/hiring/veterans.htm
Reynolds, T. D., & Nichols, R. M. (2013). New affirmative action requirements for federal contractors and subcontractors regarding veterans and people with disabilities. MONDAQ (October 10). Retrieved May 15, 2014.

Then answer this question: Should disabled veterans get preferential treatment over better-qualified candidates who are not disabled veterans?

Additional References:

Burns, P., and Schapper, J. (2008). The ethical case for affirmative action. Journal of Business Ethics,83:3 (December) 369-79.

Affirmative Action Resources. (2013). Hr-guide.com. Retrieved May 15, 2014, at http://www.hr-guide.com/Law/AffirmativeActionResources.htm

Hiring/Affirmative Action. (n.d.). U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved May 15, 2014, athttp://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/hiring/affirmativeact.htm

Essay Instructions: a 350-500 word abstract summarizing the nature of the social problem, current statisicitcal and decriptive information on the extend ans scope of veterans with PTSD and the incidents of substance abuse and suicide.