Board on the Health of Select Populations & Institute of Medicine 
Returning Home from Iraq and Afghanistan 
Preliminary Assessment of Readjustment Needs of Veterans, Service Members, and Their Families

Nearly 1.9 million U.S. troops have been deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq since October 2001. Many service members and veterans face serious challenges in readjusting to normal life after returning home. This initial book presents findings on the most critical challenges, and lays out the blueprint for the second phase of the study to determine how best to meet the needs of returning troops and their families.