News From the Cause
Despite Army efforts, no catch-all test for troubled soldiers: (STARS AND STRIPES)
November 10, 2009
Instead, what has emerged are piecemeal studies and initiatives, questionnaires and outreach messages, many of which are focused more on screening incoming recruits rather than midcareer soldiers, and those coming and going from deployments rather than soldiers such as Hasan, who have never been downrange. Some of these programs are designed to educate tens of thousands of servicemembers on the warning signs of stress, whether from combat, multiple deployments, relationship strains or financial problems - factors that for some can lead to suicide or violent outbursts, but for others are simply the trials of military life
Continued Deployments, Stigma, Add to Mental Health Issues of Military: (CNCS NEWS) --- The psychological scars soldiers suffer from multiple deployments and traumatic combat situations are difficult to estimate but deserve far more attention than they have been getting, according Robert L. Maginnis, a retired Army lieutenant colonel who is currently a senior strategist at the Pentagon. click here to view
