WPVM 103.7FM Asheville, pre-recording was September 21. The show’s host Ann-Lee Waite hosts on Tuesdays from 5-6 on WPVM 103.7 FM in Asheville NC. To listen to the interview, https://wpvmfm.org/show/yes-we-can Scroll down to show #33
Aura Home Featured in Sophie Magazine Nov. 1st
Aura Home Women Vets will be featured in the regional magazine Sophie for their November/December 2018 issue, available November 1st. Alyce Knaflich, founder and executive director of Aura Home Women Vets is featured in the article “What one woman can do.” The book review is on the book “The Right Side” by Spencer Quinn which …
Aura Foundation helps homeless women veterans
Posted on September 6, 2018 by Kiesa Kay in Mountain Xpress Alyce Knaflich knows how to rise up from the ashes and create a new life: She’s done it time and again. Knaflich was homeless for nine years, wandering and wondering where her next meal would be coming from, never knowing for sure where she’d rest …
Servicewomen Denied Claims for Military Sexual Trauma (MST): What Happened?
Article by L.L. Nolan, an Asheville-based freelance writer. Women who serve in the military and experience sexual trauma fight an uphill battle for justice. Fears of retaliation are just the beginning. If the trauma causes Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), the servicewoman must exhibit behavioral “markers” for MST and must provide evidence that the assault …
Donation to Aura Home
The Blue Ridge Detachment #848 Marine Corps League donated to Aura Home. Thank you- Marine Corps League
How intimate partner violence affects women Veterans
A chat with Dr. Katherine Iverson Posted onWednesday, August 1, 2018 11:43 am Posted in Research by Erica Sprey Dr. Katherine Iverson is a clinical psychologist and researcher in the Women’s Health Division of the National Center for PTSD. (Photo by Cydney Scott) This interview originally appeared in VA Research Quarterly Update. Dr. Katherine Iverson is a clinical psychologist and …
Service Women’s Action Network Report 2018
The mental wellness needs of military women: Community driven solutions 2018 Report 2018-Annual-Summit-Report-Final.compressed (PDF)
World of Difference Appeal – Coming Home Video
The Prem Rawat Foundation (TPRF) is clearly making a world of difference in challenging times, and your heartfelt financial help makes it all possible. Between now and June 30, 2018 TPRF will roll out four new videos that highlight how your support helps people across the globe live with dignity, peace, and prosperity. Now is …
DoD releases annual report on sexual assault in military
The Defense Department released its Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military, which shows that service member reporting of sexual assault increased by about 10 percent in fiscal year 2017. By: Lisa Ferdinando, DoD News, Defense Media Activity on 5/3/2018 WASHINGTON — The Defense Department released its Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military, …
VA updates compensation rating criteria, adds women-specific conditions to the schedule
Posted on Monday, May 14, 2018 9:00 am Posted in Benefits, Top Stories by Dominique Joseph 7 views In September 2017, VA began updating the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities, the federal regulations used by claims processors to determine the severity of disabilities related to military service and decide claims. VA is completely updating this group of federal regulations commonly referred …