Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Friday, November 13, 2009
NY1 interviews Home Again Program
http://ny1.com/1-all-boroughs-news-content/news_beats/education/108768/cuny-program-helps-vets-adjust-to-life-on-campus/
NY1 Interviews Home Again Program Director, Caroline Peacock, and Veteran Peer Advocate, August Coleman
NY1 Interviews Home Again Program Director, Caroline Peacock, and Veteran Peer Advocate, August Coleman
Monday, November 2, 2009
PTSD Stigma
The stigma associated with PTSD for veterans and active duty service members must be overcome. PTSD and other mental health consequences of war have been stigmatized to the degree that many veterans who are suffering are not willing to come forward and seek the treatment they need to get better. As a result, veterans refuse to seek the help they need and are entitled to.
Many veterans could benefit from breaking out of the "suck it up and soldier on" mentality which is the norm for service members. It's important for veterans to know that it is okay to seek help, and in fact, seeking help is a sign of strength. Unforunately, the chain of command has historically considered seeking treatment to be a sign of being a weak soldier, who is mentality unfit, and that stigma has carried over in transition to civilian life. Fighting this attitude is probably the biggest obstacle for veterans with PTSD.
Many veterans suffer behind closed doors without any sense of hope for the future. They believe by suppressing their memories and by "boxing it up" that the memories will go away. There are veterans who live in in the shadow, unwilling to reach out and admit they can't battle this "invisible wound of war" on their own. Veterans should know that they can always apply what the military has taugh- to "adapt and overcome" and accomplish the mission by seeking treatment for a better way of life. Help does not come to those who don't seek it. Veterans are not alone!
Anti Stigma Resources/Articles
Army.Mil
http://www.army.mil/-news/2009/10/08/28458-education-key-to-overcome-ptsd-stigma/
National Alliance for Mental Illness
http://www.nami.org/template.cfm?section=fight_stigma
Veterans Resource-National Alliance for Mental Illness
http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=Veterans_Resources&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=53587&lstid=879
NCPTSD
http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/pages/ptsd-work-and-community.asp
Wounded Warrior Project
https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/content/view/915/921/
National Institute of Mental Health
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/index.shtml
Many veterans could benefit from breaking out of the "suck it up and soldier on" mentality which is the norm for service members. It's important for veterans to know that it is okay to seek help, and in fact, seeking help is a sign of strength. Unforunately, the chain of command has historically considered seeking treatment to be a sign of being a weak soldier, who is mentality unfit, and that stigma has carried over in transition to civilian life. Fighting this attitude is probably the biggest obstacle for veterans with PTSD.
Many veterans suffer behind closed doors without any sense of hope for the future. They believe by suppressing their memories and by "boxing it up" that the memories will go away. There are veterans who live in in the shadow, unwilling to reach out and admit they can't battle this "invisible wound of war" on their own. Veterans should know that they can always apply what the military has taugh- to "adapt and overcome" and accomplish the mission by seeking treatment for a better way of life. Help does not come to those who don't seek it. Veterans are not alone!
Anti Stigma Resources/Articles
Army.Mil
http://www.army.mil/-news/2009/10/08/28458-education-key-to-overcome-ptsd-stigma/
National Alliance for Mental Illness
http://www.nami.org/template.cfm?section=fight_stigma
Veterans Resource-National Alliance for Mental Illness
http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=Veterans_Resources&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=53587&lstid=879
NCPTSD
http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/pages/ptsd-work-and-community.asp
Wounded Warrior Project
https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/content/view/915/921/
National Institute of Mental Health
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/index.shtml
New York Times Blog
New York Times Blog- Iraq/Afghanistan
http://homefires.blogs.nytimes.com/
Women in arms series -
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/us/series/women_at_arms/index.html
http://homefires.blogs.nytimes.com/
Women in arms series -
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/us/series/women_at_arms/index.html
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