If you’re a long-time reader, then you might be familiar with the term “moral injury” and how it impacts service members. I’ve written about it several times, and the idea of moral injury is one of the eight aspects of veteran mental health that I’ve included in the comprehensive veteran Read more…
Summary: Louise Sutherland-Hoyt is a Licensed Psychotherapist, Every-Day Warrior, and Above Average Super-Hero. She is Raising the Bar to Well-DOing. She’s done a lot of things in her life including serving in the U.S. Army during 1969-1974. She entered the Mental Health business in her mid 40s after being laid off Read more…
How much do you know about veteran mental health? Many think that it only applies to PTSD and TBI. In this video, we provide a look at comprehensive veteran mental health and how to address it. All of these aspects have been covered in the Veteran Mental Health Boot Camp, Read more…
Summary: Alicia Carriquiry is professor of statistics at Iowa State University. Between January of 2000 and July of 2004 she was Associate Provost at Iowa State. Her research interests are in Bayesian statistics and general methods. Her recent work focuses on nutrition and dietary assessment, as well as on problems in Read more…
This is something I hear often from veterans that I work with: “I don’t get help, because others are worse off than me.” “What do I have to complain about? I made it back, didn’t I?” “I don’t want to take up your time, there are other veterans who need Read more…
Summary: Stacy L. Pearsall got her start as an Air Force photographer at the age of 17. During her time in service, she traveled to over 41 countries, and attended the Military Photojournalism Program at S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. During three combat tours, she earned Read more…
There is an epidemic of veteran suicide in our nation, and around the world. As has been identified by several different studies, the rate of veteran suicide compared to those who have never served in the military is significant. There are a lot of discussions about it, attempts to overcome Read more…
Summary: It’s impossible to talk about Veteran Mental Health without addressing the elephant in the room: veteran suicide. The crisis surrounding veteran suicide is at epic proportions, and have been for quite a while. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, David Shulkin, has made combating veteran suicide the top clinical priority Read more…
Call it survival, or becoming jaded or cynical. Many combat veterans experienced a point in their service when things that “should” bother them don’t. It’s hard to explain to someone who hasn’t experienced it, of course. In “normal” life, we don’t go up against situations that are horrific, horrible, or Read more…