As more and more troops come home due to massive drawdowns, many Americans welcome deployed military members back home with open arms and admiration for their courageous sacrifice. However, when a soldier decides to remove his uniform and re-enter civilian life, misperceptions about the veteran’s ability to
Read more →VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System Tailors Plan to Expand Mental Health Staff Facility to Hire 24 as Part of Nationwide Boost (Harlingen, Texas) – Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki recently announced the department would add approximately 1,600 mental health clinicians as well
Read more →New Pentagon data show U.S. troops are killing themselves at the rate of nearly one a day so far in 2012, 18% above 2011′s corresponding toll. ”The continual rise in the suicide rate has frustrated all in the military,” says Elspeth “Cam” Ritchie, a retired Army colonel and
Read more →Recent research shows that about 25to 30 percent of veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan report symptoms of a mental disorder. Untreated mental health issues can result in long-term problems for you, your family, and your community, so it’s important to see your doctor or
Read more →Service members and veterans are at risk for mental health problems, too. These include anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and substance abuse. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/veteransandmilitaryhealth.html
Read more →By Patricia Kime – Staff writer Posted : Saturday Mar 24, 2012 9:24:33 EDT In a survey conducted this year of wounded Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, nearly 80 percent reported having symptoms of a combat-related mental health condition, and roughly half said they had a traumatic brain
Read more →The recent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have required millions of American military personnel to leave their homes and families for deployment. More than 2 million men and women have been called into action since 2001—and almost 40 percent have been deployed more than once. According to
Read more →March 18, 2012 The killing of 16 Afghan civilians last Sunday is now one of the greatest points of tension between the United States and Afghanistan. U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales allegedly killed the civilians in cold blood; those close to him say they were shocked
Read more →By Patricia Kime – Staff writer Posted : Tuesday Nov 29, 2011 15:31:11 EST The Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee wants to know why nearly a third of veterans seeking mental health care at Veterans Affairs Department facilities wait longer than 14 days — and in some cases,
Read more →DoD Study raises questions about “dwell time” may be linked to mental health. By Lea Sutton “Dwell time” is the term used by the military for the time at home between deployments. According to a new Pentagon study, service members who have more dwell time may have
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