Behavioral Health
DoD/VA Bulletin: Examining the Current Trends in Military Healthcare
May 01 by IDGA EditorIn 2012 there was almost one suicide a day among active military personnel (349 in total). With the President ramping up more spending for suicide prevention as well as treatments of PTSD and brain...
Behavioral Healthcare Insights from Fort Carson
January 25 by IDGA EditorThe overall mission at Fort Carson, CO, is to ‘conserve the fighting force’. Lieutenant Colonel Charles Weber examines the various behavioral health issues, the difference between tradit...
Military suicides: Alarm as death rates hit record high
January 15 by Mike O'BrienThe Pentagon has released figures that show the suicide rate among military personnel was the highest in 2012 since records began. Last year there were 349 suicides among active-duty troops, up fr...