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Mullen: Must do better on mental health
By Lara Jakes - The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday May 14, 2009 11:17:52 EDT
Posted : Thursday May 14, 2009 11:17:52 EDT
WASHINGTON — The highest-ranking U.S. military officer says the United States has to do a better job of taking care of soldiers' mental health.
Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says the killing of five people at a Baghdad mental health clinic appears to back him up. The alleged shooter was an Army sergeant said to have mental health problems.
Mullen told Congress on Thursday there is still a stigma attached to mental health treatment within the military. He told of an exchange with a sergeant last month in which the woman told him bluntly that soldiers and families are hiding their problems.
The sergeant told him that probably leads to suicides, and Mullen said he agrees.
The Obama administration wants to expand treatment.
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Adm. Michael Mullen, right, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, stands at attention as a carry team prepares to carry the transfer case containing the remains of Army Pfc. Michael E. Yates at Dover Air Force Base, Del., on May 13.
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