By the Numbers: 12 June 2023
88,000 +
The number of calls, texts, and chats to the Veterans Crisis Line in March 2023, according to an NBC News article -- The Veterans Crisis Line is fielding a record number of cries for help, VA stats show.
Deployment Psychology Blog
Research Update: 8 June 2023
The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● How future self-continuity mediates the impact of job loss on negative mental health outcomes among transitioning veterans.
● The Purple Heart and suicide risk in Post-9/11 U.S. Army Combat Veterans with a traumatic brain injury: A mixed methods study.
● Traumatic brain injury and relationship distress during military deployment and reunion.
● The Purple Heart and suicide risk in Post-9/11 U.S. Army Combat Veterans with a traumatic brain injury: A mixed methods study.
● Traumatic brain injury and relationship distress during military deployment and reunion.
By The Numbers: 5 June 2023
70%
The percentage of "of all doctors in the U.S. trained at VA facilities", according to a recent article in MilitaryTimes -- How VA develops highly skilled compassionate health professionals.
Research Update: 1 June 2023
The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● Reducing Opioid Use for Chronic Pain With a Group-Based Intervention: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
● Cannabis Use Disorder and Subsequent Risk of Psychotic and Nonpsychotic Unipolar Depression and Bipolar Disorder.
● Understanding a Time of High Risk for Suicide: Adversities Associated with Separation from Military Service among National Guard and Reserve Service Members.
Staff Perspective: Treating Our Adolescents in Uniform
BLUF: If you work with our United States Service members, you may be treating more adolescents than you realize. Did you know that contemporary theories of human development consider adolescence to extend to about age 25? If we think of adolescence as extending to about age 25, adolescents comprise a large proportion of U.S. Active Duty and Selected Reserve service members.
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