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New Initiatives inthe Government’s Veterans’ Policy• A veterans’ centre will be established to coordinatethe effort for veterans and their relatives.Responsibility: Ministry of Defence• A veterans’ secretariat will be established to supportvoluntary organizations.Responsibility: Ministry of Defence• A knowledge centre will be established.Responsibility: Ministry of Defence• Enhanced effort for the physically injured.Responsibility: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Healthand Ministry of Defence• Enhanced treatment for the psychically injuredveterans.Responsibility: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Health• Enhanced selection of soldiers for deployment.Responsibility: Ministry of Defence• Veterans are to be a part of the target group forthe National Knowledge and Special AdvisoryFunction (VISO).Responsibility: Ministry of Social Affairs• Education of municipal caseworkers in the conditionsof the veterans.Responsibility: Ministry of Defence• Enhanced basis for real competence evaluation andguidance.Responsibility: Ministry of Education and Ministryof Defence• Issuance of competence cards.Responsibility: Ministry of Defence• Improved access to psychologists and social workers.Responsibility: Ministry of Defence• Improved buddy support. Responsibility:Ministry of Defence• Enhanced outreach effort towards formerly employedveterans.Responsibility: Ministry of Defence• Examination of the influence of deployment on partnerand children.Responsibility: Ministry of Defence• One single access point to web-based information.Responsibility: Ministry of Defence• 24/7 access to phone support and counselling.Responsibility: Ministry of Defence• Investigation in the area of consultative percentages ofpermanent disability from psychical injury for veteransand others.Responsibility: Ministry of Employment• Recognition of equality of the physically and psychicallyinjured.Responsibility: Ministry of Defence• Issue of veterans’ card as a proof of identity.Responsibility: Ministry of DefenceRead more about the veterans’ policy onthe homepage of the Danish Ministry of Defence:www.fmn.dk24The veterans’ policy of the Danish government
Recognition and supportThe veterans’ policy of the Danish GovernmentOctober 2010:39For any enquiry regarding this publication,please contact:Danish Ministry of DefenceHolmens Kanal 42DK-1060 CopenhagenDenmark+45 33 92 33 20fmn@fmn.dkwww.fmn.dkISBN electronic version978-87-92480-94-1Design BGRAPHICPhotos Danish DefenceThe publication can be downloaded atwww.fmn.dk
Page 2 and 3: ContentsPreface 31 Background - in
Page 4 and 5: 2The veterans’ policy of the Dani
Page 6 and 7: Background - in brief14The veterans
Page 8 and 9: The veterans’ policyof the Govern
Page 10 and 11: Challenges38The veterans’ policy
Page 12: Many veterans experience that they
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Page 21 and 22: What has already been done?The Defe
Page 23 and 24: Education in veterans’ conditions
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