Health News On Deck Mental Health In The Military

VA mental health providers say they are under pressure to limit care

Mental health providers in five states told The War Horse that VA medical centers across the country have been instituting limits on one-on-one mental health therapy in recent years. (Illustration by ... Read More

With therapy hard to get, people lean on AI for mental health. What are the risks?

Kristen Johansson's therapy ended with a single phone call. For five years, she'd trusted the same counselor — through her mother's death, a divorce and years of childhood trauma work. But when her ... Read More

Children in a mental health crisis can spend days languishing in the ER

Children who go to emergency departments in a mental health crisis and need to be hospitalized often end up stuck there for days, a new study finds. That happens in roughly one in ten of all mental ... Read More

Bill aims to expand research on health effects of low-level blasts from military weapons

WASHINGTON — Brain injuries and mental health problems diagnosed in veterans exposed to repeated low-level blasts from firing their own weapons would be closely tracked and studied under legislation ... Read More

From Combat to Community: Penn State Unpacks What Shapes Veterans’ Mental Health

There’s a stigma that veterans, especially those who were in combat, are defined by what they did on the battlefields. However, a new study from Pennsylvania State University, centering around ... Read More

‘Only the beginning’: Brandon Act meant to reduce barriers, stigma for military members seeking mental health help

Photos of Brandon Caserta decorate the Peoria home of his parents, Teri and Patrick, on April 16, 2022. After their son died by suicide in the Navy, the couple lobbied Congress for legislation to ... Read More

Burn Pit Exposure Linked to Higher Rates of Mental Health Disorders, Brain Injury

A new study has found that exposure to military burn pits increases the risk of mental health conditions and brain injuries, a finding researchers say could lead to better understanding of those ... Read More

How’s your mental health? Get real by asking yourself these questions

EDITOR’S NOTE: Help is available if you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters. In the US: Call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Globally: The ... Read More