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Addressing Veterans’ Mental Health: An Overview

Relias

Military personnel put their lives on the line for their country. In the line of duty, they can experience events that have a lasting impact on their behavioral and mental health. Behavioral and mental health challenges for veterans Veterans are at high risk for mental health issues. deployments).

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SCP Psychologists in Action!

Society of Clinical Psychology

David McCord, a respected member of the Section’s Leadership Board, played a pivotal role by offering Ukrainian psychologists access to the Multidimensional Behavioral Health Screen (MBHS), a groundbreaking mental health screening instrument he and his students had developed. Kalyani Gopal, reached out to U.S.

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Addressing Access in Ethnoracially Diverse Populations: Lessons from a University-Based Community Mental Health Center

Society of Clinical Psychology

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the George Floyd Uprising, and the Stop Asian Hate movement, ethnically and racially marginalized individuals in the United States need access to quality mental health care now more than ever. Department of Health and Human Services, 2019).

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Predictors of veterans’ well-being after leaving service

Society of Clinical Psychology

Although many individuals do well after leaving the military, the transition from military to civilian life can be challenging for some military veterans. Higher psychological resilience (among veterans not reporting depression) also predicted higher well-being, especially when combined with higher social support.

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Tommy Lowther and living with PTSD

MQ Mental Health

He talks in this episode about the “invincible” mentality he felt in the military and how that attitude quickly turned into fear. “I In mental health, we talk about our fight, flight or freeze which is our natural reaction to [threatening] scenarios. I was a boy in a man’s world… The hostility was unbelievable.”

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Debunking Myths About PTSD

Gateway Foundation

Some people develop misconceptions regarding PTSD, which creates a stigma within the mental health community that could prevent people from seeking the help they need to improve their health. PTSD Is Only for Military Veterans or First Responders. PTSD Develops Due to Weakness. The presence or lack of a support network.

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Members in the News – September 12, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Ryan Estes is a member of NASW-NC: [Video] 988 lifeline signs installed around Wrightsville Beach to spread awareness of mental health resource WECT Ryan Estes, LCSW, LCAS, CCS , on 988: “It’s a moment to really tackle stigma and to take time to be more intentional with outreach to the community to draw awareness.

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