Deployment Psychology Blog

CDP News: 2 August 2019

Welcome to this week’s edition of CDP News! We like to use this space to review recent happenings in and around the Center for Deployment Psychology, while also looking ahead to upcoming events. August is here and we're ready to begin a whole new month of training.

Staff Perspective: Changing Attitudes Towards Mental Health Stigma

In the U.S., awareness of mental health problems as a common public health challenge has grown. An important example of societal support and awareness of the need for access to mental health services is reflected in the Mental Health Parity Act (MHPA) of 1996 and the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) of 2008. 

By the Numbers: 29 July 2019

17.6%

The prevalence of being hazed in the military, according to a new article in the the Journal of Affective Disorders -- Military hazing and suicidal ideation among active duty military personnel: Serial mediation effects of anger and depressive symptoms. The article says that 18.7% of those who "experienced hazing reported suicidal ideation."

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