Tag: well-being
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Repeat offenders
WASHINGTON, July 31, 2012 – The Defense and Veterans Affairs departments have released a free Apple and Android smartphone mobile application for use with post-traumatic stress disorder treatment. The app is called PE Coach; PE stands for “prolonged exposure.” Psychologists at the Defense Department’s National Center for Telehealth and Technology, known as T2, and the…
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David Ramsey: Boise coach still believes in Plummer
‘Feds Feed Families’ Distributes Food to Local Programs By Terri Moon CronkAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, July 26, 2012 – White cardboard boxes full of food collected at Defense Department agencies stand stacked in a food bank warehouse here, ready for sorting and repackaging to feed those in need.In the northeast quadrant of the city,…
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Sky Sox secure stadium deal
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana University School of Medicine scientist has been awarded $3 million to develop a nasal spray intended to combat suicidal thoughts among soldiers. The Army awarded the research grant to Michael Kubek, associate professor of anatomy and cell biology and of neurobiology. He works with thyrotropin-releasing hormone, or TRH, a neurochemical he…
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Plummer’s gesture widens rift between fans, athletes
The nation’s social workers soon will be able to access courses or earn professional credentials to counsel troops, their families and veterans under a White House-led initiative to improve mental health services for the military and veteran communities. Addressing a conference of the National Association of Social Workers on Wednesday, Dr. Jill Biden, wife of…
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Younger Air Force players making impact
CHEYENNE, Wyo., June 25, 2012 – Two Wyoming Air National Guard C-130s and crews equipped with the U.S. Forest Service’s Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System will arrive at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo., today to support wildland firefighting efforts in the Rocky Mountain region. The Wyoming Air Guard’s 153rd Airlift Wing, one…
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Security serious after 9/ 11 events, baseball dust-ups
WASHINGTON, June 21, 2012 – Why? What makes people attempt suicide? It’s a vital question, as the answer could help mental health professionals and even friends and family better recognize when they need to step in to help to save a life. Theories about suicide motives abound, but as one presenter noted yesterday at the…
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Air Force hoping to say ‘bye’ to late-season struggles
WASHINGTON, June 22, 2012 – The Department of Veterans Affairs is making progress in suicide prevention, adding staff and programs to treat the “invisible scars” carried home from the war by service members and veterans, the VA undersecretary for health said this week. Speaking at the June 20-22 Annual DOD/VA Suicide Prevention Conference here, Dr.…
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Griffin unable to finish practice
WASHINGTON – Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki recently announced the department would add approximately 1,600 mental health clinicians as well as nearly 300 support staff to its existing workforce to help meet the increased demand for mental health services. The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has developed an aggressive national recruitment program to implement…
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Nuggets’ White excited as camp starts
After returning from the battlefields of Iraq, Christian Ellis found the only way to soothe the war wounds in his soul was by losing himself singing opera’s powerful, haunting songs. Now the 29-year-old former Marine machine gunner— who has attempted suicide four times — is putting his pain on stage in the first opera believed…
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Broncos’ safety shares his good fortune, reaps the benefits
An Army physician who spent his career studying the malaria drug mefloquine, also known as Lariam, asked Congress on June 6 to support research on brain injuries he says can be caused by the medication. Speaking before the Senate Appropriations Committee, Maj. Remington Nevin requested funding for a mefloquine research center at a civilian medical…