Veterans need more mental health support.The article reports that according to the mental health charity Combat Stress, referrals for ex-servicemen's mental health have increased and mentions increase in referrals for poor post-traumatic stress disorder....
VA Mental Health Resources If you are a veteran in crisis, there are a variety of mental health resources available to you through the VA. Whether you are seeking information, treatment options or even assistance with housing, the VA has a wide support network designed to assist veterans in ...
What more needs to be done to support veterans with their mental health? The specialist charities promote themselves as being available and, in my case, they were not. Others I have spoken to in similar position have also said the same. The charities need to address how they handle that fi...
Hanes founded Invisible Wounds Project to support veterans and first responders struggling with PTSD and mental health concerns. "The rate of PTSD for veterans and first responders is automatically about three times higher than the general public," he said. "Our people run towards danger, y...
Roughly one in four veterans surveyed said they had suicidal thoughts within the last year. “Mental health continues to be a critical concern for this population of post-9/11 injured warriors,” said Dr. Melanie Mousseau, vice president of program operations for Wounded Warrior Project....
Roughly one in four veterans surveyed said they had suicidal thoughts within the last year. “Mental health continues to be a critical concern for this population of post-9/11 injured warriors,” said Dr. Melanie Mousseau, vice president of program operations for Wounded Warrior Project....
veterans' mental health disorders, the UKcombat stress, veterans' mental health charitycombat stress interventionssix-week PTSD rehabilitation programMental health presentations and interventions for PTSD in British Armed Forces Veteransdoi:10.1002/9781119943242.ch29Walter Busuttil...
The annual Wounded Warrior Project survey also found continued stigma against getting help for mental health issues.
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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has been undergoing tremendous transformation in the past 15 years with regard to the delivery of health care. This special issue describes one aspect of this transformation of the largest health system in the U.S.; the system-wide efforts to int...