When Service Members Need Mental Health Help
Ryan Rigdon, then 24, held his life in his hands, but it was all in a day’s work. As a Navy senior explosive ordnance disposalman, his job was using robotic technology to disarm roadside bombs. He had volunteered, received extensive training, and was deployed to Iraq right after the U.S. military surge.
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NADCP Webinar: Computerized Assessment and Referral System (CARS): Revolutionizing DUI Assessment
December 15, 2014; 2:00 p.m. EST
The National Center for DWI Courts in conjunction with the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility is proud to announce a webinar featuring Dr. Sarah E. Nelson. Dr. Nelson is the Associate Director for Research at the Division on Addiction, Cambridge Health Alliance, a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School and an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Please join Dr. Nelson as she unveils a new assessment tool, the Computerized Assessment and Referral System (CARS).
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Government, Mental Health Advocates Work to Prevent Suicide among Maine, U.S. Veterans
These lost lives are part of a much larger national problem, according to data compiled by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, which is why federal and state officials and suicide prevention advocates are taking steps to raise awareness of the issue.
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Predicting Suicides after Psychiatric Hospitalization in U.S. Army Soldiers: The Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Service Members (Army STARRS)
The U.S. Army experienced a sharp increase in soldier suicides beginning in 2004. Administrative data reveal that among those at highest risk are soldiers in the 12 months after inpatient treatment of a psychiatric disorder.
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PTSD in Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans
PTSD is a significant public health problem in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) deployed and non-deployed veterans and should not be considered an outcome solely related to deployment. A study finds that 15.7% of OEF/OIF deployed veterans screened positive for PTSD compared to 10.9% of non-deployed veterans. Overall 13.5% of study participants screened positive for PTSD.
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DoD Celebrates National Native American Heritage Month
The observance of National Native American Heritage Month each November gives the Defense Department an opportunity to honor the service of some 21,000 American Indian and Alaska Native service members and civilians, a defense official told DoD News.
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Rental Assistance Helps More Than 340,000 Veterans Afford Homes, but Large Unmet Needs Remain
Rental assistance helps more than 340,000 veterans — the great majority of them poor or near poor — afford decent housing. It appears to have played a central role in the 33 percent reduction in veterans’ homelessness between 2010 and 2014, and it allows recipients to devote more of their limited resources to other basic needs, like food or medicine. But it reaches only a fraction of veterans in need; many veterans continue to experience homelessness or pay very high shares of their income for housing.
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