The U.S. #suicide rate declined in 2020, but unequal shifts and the long-term impacts of […]
Tag: #VeteransHealthAdministration
#JamesDonaldson On #MentalHealth – Every #FirstResponder Deserves Solace
By Dawn Institute As a 23-year #veteran of a law enforcement agency, I have spent […]
#JamesDonaldson On #MentalHealth – ‘I Felt Disillusioned And Abandoned:’ A #Seattle Medical Worker On Why #MentalHealthCare Is Needed In The Field
By Andrick Schall #MentalHealth Perspectives guest columnist The #MentalHealthProject is a #SeattleTimes initiative focused on […]
#JamesDonaldson On #MentalHealth – A General Fights To Destigmatize #MentalHealthIssues: ‘There’s a Shame If You Show Weakness’
The #military has struggled to meet the #mentalhealthneeds of troops, lawmakers and service members say. […]
#JamesDonaldson On #MentalHealth – #Military #SuicidePrevention Efforts Are Falling Short, #Pentagon Concedes
Leo Shane III #DefenseDepartment officials on Wednesday acknowledged shortcomings in their #suicideprevention programs as the number of […]
#JamesDonaldson On #MentalHealth – #COVID-19 Infection Causes #MentalHealthIssues, #EatingDisorders: Studies
Julia Musto #Coronavirus is causing #mentalhealthissues in #patients, according to new studies. In a large study published […]
#JamesDonaldson On #MentalHealth – What #MentalHealthSupport Is Available To #Veterans?
Over 1,800 charities support #veterans in the UK but for those leaving the military, the […]
#JamesDonaldson On #MentalHealth – Study Of #SuicideAttempts Confirms Genetic Underpinnings Not Driven By Underlying #PsychiatricDisorders
An international consortium of scientists dissects the shared genetic architecture of #suicideattempts, #psychiatricdisorders, and non-psychiatric […]
#JamesDonaldson On #MentalHealth – More Needs To Be Done To Meet The #MentalHealthChallenges Facing #Veterans
by TAMMY BARLET My #mentalhealth was not high on my to-do list as I transitioned […]
#JamesDonaldson On #MentalHealth – Our View: #MentalHealth: Military #Suicides Show Need For Action
A troubling 15 percent increase in #suicide among members of the military should be a […]