Children of Vietnam Veterans Health Study. COVVHS

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COVVHS very much appreciates the response from the Veteran Community, it has been overwhelming. Response addresses are added to our mailing list as they come in, and as soon as information becomes available it will be emailed. Most importantly, this forum also has direct representation from the Sons and Daughters group.

As the Consultative Forum to the Children of Vietnam Veterans Health Study releases the Public Record of their meetings they will be posted on this link. October 2005 meeting now avaliable.

Media release from the Minister for Veterans Affairs, Mr Bruce Billson. + “The health of Vietnam veterans’ children will also be addressed now that a feasibility study has been completed and a scientific advisory committee’s recommendations are being considered by the Government.

Author of the Medical Journal of Australia article, Hedley Peach, Visiting Consultant at the Ballarat Base Hospital, and Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne, said the 1998 survey of 40 000 Vietnam veterans confirmed a higher prevalence of accidental deaths and suicide among the children of Vietnam veterans, than was the Australian norm.

This link will take you to the Partners of Veterans Association of Australia, Victoria Branch Inc.

This book is brilliant and highly recommended to all. The thoughts and emotions in these stories will bring tears. The book is available through the VVCS at no cost. Download an application form. (apologies for the quality of the form)

Submissions to the Senate Select Committee on Mental Health may viewed on this link. Item 40 has been submitted in regard to Sons and Daughters of Vietnam Veterans in Australia.

MAXINE McKEW: Thirty years after Vietnam, veterans believe the trauma of the war continues to haunt another generation of men and women - the estimated 120,000 sons and daughters who never saw action. The Government has previously acknowledged that the children of veterans have some illnesses linked to the war, plus a suicide rate three times higher than that of the general population. Read the full transcript here.

Here you will find other ESO's, etc, that have a demonstrated interest in the welfare of our children (You will also find a link to our archived front page items)

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Contact form: To be included on our list send your name and email address only in the contact form below (sorry, we are unable to respond by post, please don't leave your postal address). COVVHS Postal Address: P.O. Box 6111, White Hills, Vic, 3550.