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How this Army unit’s new program is driving down bad behavior
Chaplains, master fitness trainers and a focus on unit pride, team-building events improved a range of individual and unit statistics.
By Todd South
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Lawmakers float grant program to get service dogs to struggling vets
The proposal would provide $2 million a year to community groups to pay for the costs of giving service dogs to veterans.
This whistleblower called out VA about counselor burnout
Ted Blickwedel confronted VA leadership about its treatment of counselors and decreased care for veterans. Then he wrote a book about it.
By Todd South
Pace of suspected Air Force suicides has slowed this year, officials say
“We need to rethink and change the way we operate as a mental health system,” Air Force clinical psychologist Lt. Col. Aaron Tricht said.
Recognize the signs of anxiety in yourself and others
In this commentary, a Navy senior chief petty officer says leaders can't help their sailors if they can't recognize their own mental health needs.
By Pete Tripp
Make America Calm Again: A veteran offers strategies for post-election coping
Here are five strategies to strengthen and protect ourselves from fear and stress.
By Mike Wright
Military suicides up as much as 20% in COVID era
Military suicides have increased by as much as 20% this year compared to the same period in 2019, and some incidents of violent behavior have spiked as service members struggle under COVID-19, war-zone deployments, national disasters and civil unrest.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press and Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Veteran suicide is a problem. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a solution.
This congressman has introduced legislation to create a hyperbaric oxygen treatment pilot program for veterans with TBI and PTSD.
By Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D.
Seeking the Military Suicide Solution Podcast, Episode 25: Sue Freeth, Combat Stress U.K.
Sue Freeth joined Combat Stress in the United Kingdom in 2016 as the first female chief executive in the charity’s 100-year history. She has set out a new strategic direction in the face of growing demand for military trauma treatment and a changing landscape in the National Health Service.
PTSD, Stigma, and My Uber Ride
After my driver asked me what I did for a living and found out I support the mental health programs at WWP, the discussion moved predictably to the topic of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
By Mike Richardson
Military families crave stability and more time together, survey finds
Financial issues, relocation stress are top stressors of active duty and spouses.
By Karen Jowers
Wounded Warrior Project: PTSD is treatable
The Wounded Warrior Project responds to a recent article in the Journal of the American Medical Association on the effectiveness of PTSD therapy.
By Mike Richardson