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Resources for mental health professionals
Resources for servicemembers and their families
- A Survivor’s Guide to Benefits: Taking Care of Our Own
- Anticipatory Grief
- Bereavement Counseling
- Deployment Health and Family Readiness Library
- Listen to a discussion of the mental health needs of returning servicemembers
- Military and Veterans: Substance Use and Co-occuring Disorders Among Military and Veterans
- Military One Source
- National Military Family Association
- National Veterans Foundation
- Recovery and the Military: Treating Veterans and Their Families
- Returning from the War Zone: a Guide for Families of Military Members
- Returning from the War Zone: A Guide for Military Personnel
- Seamless Transition
- What Military Families Should Know About Depression
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February 10th, 2009 at 2:22 pm
Interesting question.
In the division of the American Psychological Association that I currently lead, we have expressed considerable concern for the plight of the G, L, and T military members who have all the current burdens of the military — as well as potential fear due to the “Don’t Tell, Don’t Ask” policy
We have conducted interactions and surveys with active duty psychologists who report understanding and compassion as well as local authority to over ride the reporting requirement.
The word out there in the field seems to be that it is really not an issue.
But look at it from the point of view of the G, L, B service member. There has to be fear.
If there is concerns that the local military mental health services might report, there are large groups of practitioners willing to provide service, either free or at a reduced cost.
I can put you in touch with some of these.
Will
will.wilson@capella.edu