Vet home in trouble
Concerns raised about housing for vets with PTSD
Associated Press - March 19, 2008 4:04 PM ET
GUERNEVILLE, Calif. (AP) - The mother of a soldier killed in Iraq is having a hard time setting up a group home in Sonoma County wine country for veterans plagued by post-traumatic stress disorder.
Nadia McCaffrey is running into stiff resistance from the neighbors. They object to the brand-new structure itself, which looks like a four-story apartment house wedged amid their cabins. They are also worried that deranged veterans will move in.
McCaffrey says she has tried to reassure the neighbors, but they are afraid because they don't understand the situation.
Projects similar to McCaffrey's have cropped up in other communities across the country. Some of those have concerned neighbors, in part because of the many news accounts of traumatized veterans committing suicide or murder.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Concerns raised about housing for vets with PTSD
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