"There have been at least 500 veteran suicides in Australia since the start of the Afghanistan war — a number that dwarfs the number of lives lost on the battlefield, at 41."
This is a problem in Australia and I suspect in most countries that have active service personnel. I believe a major factor is returned soldiers/ sailors are not properly debriefed. Months are spent at basic and Corp training; turning civilians into soldiers. The same amount of time/ energy should be spent on debriefing; turning soldiers back into functional civilians.
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Mental health care needs to be an important part of medicine, not a sideline or a health insurance add-on benefit.
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Totally agree. It was rough going back to civilization after 8 years in...
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