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NJ Veterans Want Better Mental Health Services for ‘Other-Than-Honorable’ Discharges

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Some military veterans say the trauma of witnessing combat led them to drugs and alcohol. That then leads to an "other-than-honorable discharge" which can bar them from medical services. Several veterans in New Jersey, joined a panel of New Jersey senators, and a former governor, in asking for laws to change that. WHYY's Alan Yu has more.

(Original air-date: 3/2/22)

Alan was all set on majoring in biology, but then he realized he liked writing about science more than doing research, so he left Hong Kong and went to study journalism in the U.S. After interning at NPR and WBEZ in Chicago, he has never wanted to work anywhere outside of public radio. He covers space and all other kinds of innovation. He enjoys comic books, LEGO, and dragon boating.