Tag: Mental Health
VA Announces $92 Million in Construction Contract for Bay Pines
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced the award of a $92 million contract to construct a new mental health facility at the VA medical center at Bay Pines, Fla., to expand care and services for Florida’s Veterans.
PTSD name change pushed by more
by Chaplain Kathie
They face bullets and bombs, watch friends die, risk their lives everyday for a year at a time, endure no sleep, lousy...
Chaplain Kathie: Glenn Beck’s mental health
GLEN BECK'S MENTAL HEALTH
By Chaplain Kathie STAFF WRITER
Glenn Beck was on the Today Show this morning with Keith Ablow M.D. talking out their book...
Updated: Army Still Says Risky Behavior, Not War Drives Suicide Rates
- U.S. Army: It’s not war; the “risky behavior” of our troops at home drives them to suicide. Did you know that a solider...
In Iraq address, Obama gives nod to veteran health care
By Meredith Melnick in Time
In his Oval Office address Tuesday night, President Barack Obama announced the end of combat operations in Iraq — and...
DoD Suicide Task Force Contradicts Army Findings
- One suicide every 36 hours -
Contradicting the U.S. Army's suicide prevention report, an independent DoD report released this week failed to place the blame for...
Army Continues to Face a Mental Health Crisis
This article was sent to VT by Paul Sullivan, and our friends over at Veterans for Common Sense (VCS).
The story reflects that despite efforts...
Basic Training for the Mind: Ft. Jackson’s New Mental Health School
One of the newest courses at Fort Jackson, the Army's biggest basic training and combat instruction outpost, is something called Master Resilience Training. The genesis for the course has been the rise of suicide in the military.
Yesterday, Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey, a vocal proponent of warrior resilience training, toured the South Carolina base and spoke about the novel 10-day program.