Health News On Deck Mental Health In The Military

Two-thirds of troops who left the military in 2023 were at risk for mental health conditions, survey found

A mental health survey given to over 50,000 troops on their way out of the military in 2023 found that two-thirds indicated they might have a mental health condition worthy of medical follow-up. But ... Read More

Military mental health again in spotlight

The U.S. military's culture of silence about troops' mental health finally had begun to change. In the early years of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the branches had been roundly criticized for ... Read More

Veterans Month sheds light on mental health crisis among vets

The No Fallen Heroes Foundation is working to provide veterans and military families with the resources they need to adjust to civilian life and stay resilient, as November marks National Veterans and ... 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

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

Army troops to get mental health ‘check-in’ visits over the holidays

Soldiers serving in the Army will get daily mental health checks to ensure they’re holding up well over the holiday season. 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

A million veterans gave DNA for medical research. Now the data is in limbo

One of the world's biggest genetic databases comprises DNA data donated over the years by more than a million retired military service members. It's part of a project run by the Department of Veterans ... 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