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The Army National Guard (link here) is launching a new suicide prevention campaign. Statistics have shown that suicide is the third highest killer of citizen Soldiers in the past year. 47 died in combat, 45 in accidents, and 42 were lost to suicide. As the linked article points out, the active duty component has many resources allocated to suicide prevention. […]
Read moreI heard about a disturbing trend today on the radio on my way to work. Soldiers with PTSD being harassed or ostracized by other Soldiers. How can this be?! We have been told, after all, that we are to be “our brother’s keeper.” Relating to this, I offer the following: “He [the angel] said, ‘It will no longer be said […]
Read moreI am a psychologist involved with a group of therapists here in Los Angeles called The Soldiers Project. It is a project of the Trauma Center of LAISPS (Los Angeles Institute & Society for Psychoanalytic Studies). The group was founded by a psychiatrist, Dr. Judith Broder, who was touched after seeing a play about combat trauma. We are offering FREE […]
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