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New facility for group helping vets and brain injury victims Play Video
June 5, 2012 6:21 PM
The doors are opening Monday on a new facility for a group serving Colorado veterans dealing with the effects of war, and others with brain injuries. It's Rocky Mountain Human Services, and they're running a couple of programs out of their new facility at 17 S Weber. One is... more » -
Military steps up effort to detect brain injuries
August 14, 2011 1:59 PM
FORT CARSON, Colo. (AP) - A group of infantry back from Afghanistan sat down before computers at Fort Carson and began answering a series of questions: Were you wounded? Did you lose consciousness? Were you dazed, confused, or seeing stars? The questionnaire is part of a battery of... more » -
Sen. Udall and others fighting for coverage of TBI treatment
February 13, 2011 8:25 PM
After three deployments in three years, and ending the last one short because his wife is sick, David Bruce, now active duty in the Air Force Reserve, has a lot on his plate. "It just compounds, every little thing adds on." says Bruce. Luckily he's found help at... more » -
Fighting a growing problem
July 19, 2010 7:21 PM
Two of the most prominent ailments among our soldiers returning from war, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and traumatic brain injuries, are some of the toughest to treat. 3,500 4th B.C.T. soldiers made their way back to Fort Carson in May -- of those soldiers, studies say up to a fifth... more »
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