Entries Tagged as 'Veterans'

MHA's Blog: Chiming In

On Memorial Day: Remembering Those Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice; On Every Day: Helping Our Veterans

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Dr. Thomas Bornemann, who heads the Carter Center’s Mental Health Program, writes in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution about the importance of helping our vets. You can read it here.

Mental Health America is proud to champion Operation Healthy Reunions, a first-of-its-kind program that provides education and helps to bust the stigma of mental health issues among soldiers, their families, and medical staff to ensure that a greater number of military families receive the prompt and high-quality care they deserve.

On Memorial Day, we remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice. And we are reminded that every day we must help our veterans and our men and women in the armed forces with the many challenges they face.

 

Defense Centers for Excellence "Neck Up, Check Up" Campaign

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As part of a month-long campaign in support of Mental Health Month, DCoE is spreading the “Neck Up, Check Up” message around the social networking world to reduce the stigma associated with seeking help for psychological health concerns and to educate and increase awareness about all the resources available.

Help combat any stigma that may prevent our warriors, veterans and their loved ones from seeking help for the invisible wounds of war.

Find out more here.