After military service, then what? How veterans can recover a sense of purpose

• Published in: Aging Today Vol. 40; no. 6; pp. 8 - 11
• Main Authors: Smith, Blayne P, Angel, Caroline M
• Format: Trade Publication Article
• Language: English
• Published: San Francisco American Society on Aging 01.11.2019
• Subjects: Age; Baby boomers; Community; Identity; Military service; Objectives; Volunteers

The team (see the Authors' Note below), led mostly by military veterans, has described a public health approach (tinyurl. com/y4xpmpkS) to increase health, genuine relationships and sense of purpose, and to "enrich lives." The Department of Veteran Affairs provides a directory of vete...