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This summer, the Pentagon has committed to spend over $200 million to study the effects of post-tramautic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury on veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The study will cover both new medications and new treatment methods to help lessen the stigma of seeking help, and is expected to benefit civilians as well.

From 2005 to 2007, the number of chronically homeless persons in the U.S. has reportedly dropped 30%, from 175,914 to 123,833. The "housing first" policy adopted by government agencies in the past 8 years may in part be responsible.

Low-income students' ability to pay for college took another hit this week as MEFA, Massachusetts' nonprofit student-loan agency, announced that it will not be able to provide private loans this fall.

More than 60% of all former convicts will be rearrested, according to a 1994 Department of Justice study. The Prison Entrepreneurship Program provides job training to help current inmates break the cycle.

Homeless Nation features news by and for the homeless people of Canada, bringing computer and Internet training to the streets.

The Massachusetts Alliance Against Predatory Lending is pushing for a six-month moratorium on housing foreclosures in Massachusetts, in an effort to counter the effects of predatory lending. Three bills currently in the legislature will help low-income residents keep their homes.

Eastern Michigan University student Zoe Piliafas wanted to know how it felt to be a Muslim woman in America. For an entire semester, she wore a burqa, gaining a new perspective on discrimination and women's rights.

This Monday, the International Criminal Court charged Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir with 10 courts of war crimes for his involvement in the Darfur genocide. However, Sudan does not recognize the ICC, and this action may lead to reprisals against foreign aid workers in the nation.

After responding to 30 mid-size disasters in the past 2 months, the national Red Cross disaster fund is depleted, and the organization is taking out loans to pay for Midwest flood relief.

Under current U.S. law, spouses of American citizens are being denied citizenship if their spouse died before their application could be processed. Surviving Spouses Against Deportation is working to raise Congressional support for HR 6034, a bill to end this unjustifiable practice.