Tag Archives: mental health

Will PTSD By Any Other Name Bring More Troops to Treatment?

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Team VCS

by Aaron Levin From PsychiatryOnline While two generals and two psychiatrists disagree over diagnostic language, they do agree about the crucial need to get troops with posttraumatic stress disorder into care. The general wants to change one word. The psychiatrist … Continue reading →

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Army’s huge culture shift: No shame in mental health help

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Team VCS

  By Gail Sheehy, Special for USA TODAY Daniel Rodriguez joined the Army when his home life collapsed. His parents split. His father dropped from a heart attack. He was 18 and on the runty side for a high school … Continue reading →

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Will Veterans Lose if Mitt Romney Wins?

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Team VCS

  VCS Executive Director quoted extensively _____________________________________ What would a Mitt Romney Administration really mean for America’s veterans? On Tuesday, Romney named former President George H.W. Bush and former Sen. Bob Dole as honorary co-chairmen of his Veterans and Military Families for … Continue reading →

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Iraq, Afghanistan War Veterans Struggle With Combat Trauma

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Team VCS

By David Wood From the HuffingtonPost   HAVERHILLL, Mass. — Before her life fell apart, before suicide began to sound like sweet release, Natasha Young was a tough and spirited and proud Marine. Straight off the hardscrabble streets of Lawrence, … Continue reading →

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Marine Corps to launch new holistic fitness program

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Team VCS

By AMANDA WILCOX The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C. Published: July 5, 2012 The Marine Corps is implementing a new holistic fitness program designed to help warriors focus on whole body fitness. For regular individuals who want to test out their fitness … Continue reading →

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Soldiers seeking routine medical care now get PTSD screening as well

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Team VCS

  By SETH ROBSON Stars and Stripes Published: July 5, 2012 The Army is asking soldiers who go to the doctor for ailments such as back pain or colds to answer questions about depression and post-traumatic stress disorder in a bid … Continue reading →

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Mental health group urges increased assistance for military, families

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Team VCS

By Farah Mohamed | McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON — A new report by the National Alliance on Mental Illness said the government needs to fill the gaps in mental health coverage for America’s soldiers and veterans, who – along with their families … Continue reading →

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Capitol Hill PTSD awareness event highlights struggles, triumphs

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Team VCS

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, June 27, 2012) — Army wife Kristina Kaufmann knows the severity of post-traumatic stress disorder. She has lost three friends to suicide because of it. But she also knows the power she has to help stop … Continue reading →

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A matter of degrees: VA finally opens doors to licensed counselors

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Team VCS

By LEO SHANE III Stars and Stripes Published: June 27, 2012 WASHINGTON — John Emmons works as a mental health specialist for the Army in Afghanistan, but he can’t get a job doing the same work for the Department of Veterans … Continue reading →

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We must attend to veterans mental health needs

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Team VCS

From the Arizona Republic by Sharon M. Helman During June, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the nation recognize national PTSD Awareness Month. We are taking time to focus on post-traumatic stress disorder and the other mental-health needs of our … Continue reading →

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