Judge McFarlin tells about JUSTICE FOR VETS

May 17, 2016 at 04:05 pm by bryan


Here's a shocker--government figures show that 45 per cent of the U.S. population now serve in "active military". General Sessions Judge Ben Hall McFarlin told the Murfreesboro Rotary Club about a new program that's called JUSTICE FOR VETS. It helps veterans to transition from military ways to a normal life.

Judge McFarlin notes that some of the 1.4-million Americans who now serve in the military, are not all allowed to complete their period of service. They are dishonorably discharged, and that can put a mark on a person's records that will follow them through life.

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Help for Vets

JUSTICE FOR VETS uses the combined efforts of our courts and counseling agencies to help soldiers return to being a productive non-military citizen.

Judge McFarlin encourages families of military to learn more about this new program . . .

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The various stressors among military personnel result in these men and women consuming large amounts of alcohol, as well as doubling of those who misuse prescriptions from 2005 to 2008, and an average of three veterans committing suicide every day.

Judge McFarlin underlines that all citizens who have ever served our county in the military are eligible, even those who took early discharge.

He said, "It's sad that many are turned down from jobs and become homeless or addicts, as a result of the black mark on their records. This new program uses the courts to actually clean those records and erase the marks."

Most Likely To Commit Suicide

To help better identify those who are most prone to commit suicide, the government has a profile. Data shows it is a white male (non Hispanic), under age 30, has a high school education and enlisted in the E-1 to E-4 levels.

Studies show that female veterans are 2 to 3-times more likely to commit suicide than non-military women. And with both sexes, 50 per cent of veterans who are in college have contemplated suicide.

Again, for more information, call Judge McFarlin's office at 615-898-7845 or the Veterans Administration, Public Defender's Office, and Drug Court.

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