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Addressing Veterans’ Mental Health: An Overview

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Military personnel put their lives on the line for their country. Healthcare professionals need to have a clear understanding of the ways that military experiences and culture can affect the health and well-being of veterans. One study found that 30% of suicides among military personnel could be attributed to substance use.

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News Items – July 22, 2021

Social Workers Speak

This can result in emotional or behavioral issues including: substance use, self harm, chronic depression, suicidal tendencies, etc. To think that our social work school would be named after a family that profits off of the military-industrial complex just felt very hypocritical,” Bovat says. Galveston County Daily News.

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You Asked, We Answered; 12 Questions about Trauma-Informed-Care

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Such invalidation is harmful to the traumatized individual. To begin offering trauma-informed care to clients coping with the effects of racial trauma, use the following strategies: Address self-blame and rumination. The impacts of these events can go well beyond the days or months following them. Encourage physical exercise.