Veterans For America
Two New Reports Prove: Our Deployment Cycles Are A Recipe For Disaster.
Submitted by Bobby Muller - ... on Fri, 04/04/2008 - 12:21pm.Next week, General David Petraeus will travel to Capitol Hill and make his report to Congress on the war in Iraq. If, as expected, he announces a pause in the withdrawal in troops from Iraq, our Congress must say "no" for the sake of our military and of our servicemembers.
We can not pause the withdrawal of our troops because we are seeing, everyday, the absolute devastation our wars, with frequent, long, often extended deployments, are having on our men and women in uniform.
How can we constantly churn our troops like this? How can we consciously compound the wounds of war? We are sending men and women back for fourth and fifth tours of duty when the Department of Defense, by its own estimation, says that with each additional tour, troops are 60% more likely to develop severe post-combat mental health issues.
PTSD - Katrina, Combat Theater Vets, Psychologist Who Developed It Herself
Submitted by jimstaro on Sat, 11/10/2007 - 7:40am.The following, Hurricane Katrina Victims' Mental Health Worsens was aired on NPR's Morning Edition on Nov 1st
A new report on the mental health of Hurricane Katrina victims shows patterns in the Gulf Coast that are contrary to post traumatic stress disorder usually seen after major disasters. The mental health of Hurricane Katrina victims is worsening with the drawn out recovery time.
You can listen to a discussion of the report at subject link above.
