By the Numbers - Nov. 24, 2014
307,283
The total number of DoD worldwide traumatic brain injury (TBI) diagnoses, from 2000 to Q2 2014, according to the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC).
307,283
The total number of DoD worldwide traumatic brain injury (TBI) diagnoses, from 2000 to Q2 2014, according to the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC).
13%
The percentage of civilian behavioral health providers surveyed the RAND Corporation who "met all the readiness criteria" to serve veterans and their families, according to a new report -- Ready to Serve: Community-Based Provider Capacity to Deliver Culturally Competent, Quality Mental Health Care to Veterans and Their Families.
99
The number of programs offered by the Department of Defense (DoD) "to help address the effects of combat on post-9/11 servicemembers, their families, or both," according to a recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report -- DOD and VA Programs That Address the Effects of Combat and Transition to Civilian Life. According to the GAO, "These programs often offer multiple types of services. The services most common are mental health and substance abuse (50), information and referral (37), and case management or care coordination (15)."
18.25%
The percentage of 2,936 suicides in which a note was left by the deceased, according to a recently published article in the journal Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior -- Who Leaves Suicide Notes? A Six-Year Population-Based Study.
25.1%
The percentage of U.S. Army soldiers with "at least one common psychiatric disorder" in the 30 days prior to assessment for the New Soldier Study, in the Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembers, according to a pre-publication article in the journal Depression and Anxiety -- Lifetime Prevalence Of DSM-IV Mental Disorders Among New Soldiers in the U.S. Army: Results From the Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembers (Army STARRS).