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Veteran testimony stresses housing, transport and hyperbaric therapy as priorities for Michigan
Summary
A Jackson veteran described homelessness, transportation barriers and mental-health needs to the House Families and Veterans Committee and urged funding for local transportation programs, veterans navigators and a pilot for hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
Doug Brinker, a disabled veteran from Jackson, told the House Families and Veterans Committee that Michigan must expand housing options for veterans, improve transportation funding for rural areas and consider access to hyperbaric oxygen treatment as part of broader mental-health support.
Brinker described personal experience with homelessness and recovery and urged lawmakers to examine vacant buildings for conversion into veteran housing, to support targeted transportation grants and to broaden funding for veterans navigators and suicide-prevention programs.
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