Episode 3: The Vital Support of Post-9/11 Military Caregivers

Family members and friends who are caregivers to post-9/11 veterans save the United States millions of dollars in long-term care and health costs, but caregiving can be a full-time job. Most post-9/11 caregivers are spouses, many of whom are raising children. In this episode, we'll hear how Jessica Allen navigated the system to re-create life for her family after her husband, Chaz, returned from Afghanistan wounded. We'll also talk to Lee Woodruff, who became a national advocate for military caregivers after her husband, Bob Woodruff, a long-time war correspondent and anchor of ABC World News Tonight, nearly died in Iraq. We'll discuss RAND's landmark study of America's "hidden heroes" with senior behavioral scientist Terri Tanielian. For more information on Veterans in America, visit rand.org/veteranspodcast .

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Episode 3: The Vital Support of Post-9/11 Military Caregivers is an episode from Veterans in America by RAND Corporation.

This episode is 27:56 long.

This episode was published on Nov 12, 2018.

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