Oklahoma House approves psilocybin research trials for veterans with PTSD

KFSM / CBS

Legislation has been approved in the House to allow for clinical trials on psilocybin, which is obtained from mushrooms, for the treatment of veterans with PTSD. -- For more on psychedelics please visit The Treatment Hub.

 

Posted on BrainLine March 9, 2022.

Mission Roll Call looks to lower veteran suicide with nationwide listening sessions

WCPO / ABC

Right now, Cole Lyle and his team are going across the country visiting states with the largest veteran population to get a better idea of what’s going on within these communities directly from the veterans themselves and policy makers.

Posted on BrainLine March 9, 2022.

Families fear financial hit as VA caregiver program prepares to drop thousands of vets

Military Times

Since suffering traumatic brain injury in an explosion in Iraq in 2007, Army veteran Brad Blazek has had trouble remembering when to feed himself, when to take his medications, and sometimes even who he is married to. So it came as a shock to Terri, his wife and full-time caretaker, when she received word from the Department of Veterans Affairs last fall that they were being dropped from the department’s caregiver program because Brad no longer needed around-the-clock help.

Posted on BrainLine March 8, 2022.

Brain Injury Awareness Month honors 5.3 million Americans living with brain injury

WNCN / CBS

Every March, the Brain Injury Association of North Carolina (BIANC) leads the state in recognizing Brain Injury Awareness Month, a time to acknowledge and support those who are impacted by brain injury.

Posted on BrainLine March 7, 2022.

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