September 2012 archive

Wounds of war – when the human fallout goes beyond the battlefield

And then there are the other, less immediately obvious wounds. The Australian  Defence Force says four Afghanistan veterans – one had also seen duty in Iraq –  have committed suicide.  All  were still in military service when they took  their lives. Accurate records are not kept of suicides among veterans once they  leave.  Thousands more will …

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Australian Defence Force Mental Health Reform Program

The highest rated barrier to seeking help was concern that it would reduce deployability (36.9%). The most frequently perceived stigma for ADF members was that people would treat them differently if they sought care (27.6%), and that seeking care would harm their career (26.9%). Almost one in five personnel (17.9%) reported that they had sought help for a …

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