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Behavioral Health: Military and Veteran's Issues

Internet Resources for Human Services Professionals Working with Military and Veterans Issues

Prepared by: James (Jim) A. Martin, Ph.D., BCD
Colonel, U.S. Army (Retired) & Associate Professor
Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
1 September 2008

Note: The Author (JAM) reminds anyone making use of these sites (or any related web information from any of these sites) that it is always necessary to evaluate the website you are using to access information. Two useful guides for evaluating information from the Internet are:
From Duke University:

http://library.duke.edu/services/instruction/libraryguide/evalwebpages.html

From UC Berkeley -- much more detailed and extensive:
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html

An invitation: Individuals are encouraged to contribute new information for this list. Please contact me at jmartin@brynmawr.edu with your suggestions. Suggestions and other comments are also welcome in the on-line forum below.

Gateways

Army:

The rebirth of American pragmatism/non-foundationalism

Submitted by Paul Grobstein on Fri, 08/29/2008 - 4:16pm

Barack Obama's speech in Denver, 29 August, 2008, excerpted with annotations
(see Paths to Story Telling as Life)

through hard work and sacrifice, each of us can pursue our individual dreams but still come together as one American family, to ensure that the next generation can pursue their dreams as well.

That’s the promise of America – the idea that we are responsible for ourselves, but that we also rise or fall as one nation

Individual responsibility and mutual responsibility – that’s the essence of America’s promise.

More on teaching evolution and evolving humanity

Submitted by Paul Grobstein on Mon, 08/25/2008 - 12:04pm

Encouraging article in the NY Times yesterday: "A Teacher on the Front Line as Faith and Science Clash." Yes, there are ways to avoid drawing lines in the sand, to work productively across (even because of) divides.

"I don't expect you to 'believe' the scientific explanation of evolution ... I do expect you to understand it" ... David Campbell, high school teacher, Florida.

" ... there's a difference beween thinking something is interesting and believing it" ... Doug Dougherty, student in Campbell's course.