post-traumatic stress disorder – Mental Health PDX

Oregon sees surge in military suicides: Four so far in 2013

September 9, 2013

From the Oregonian, September 9, 2013 Brady Hammer, an Oregon National Guard soldier who died in Texas on July 28 from what El Paso police say was a self-inflicted gunshot wound, was a “happy-go-lucky person,” according to his sister. READ – Brady Hammer’s obituary. But the 24-year-old’s moods were affected by a confusing cocktail of […]

Troops’ Mental Health: How Much Is Unknown?

March 24, 2012

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By NPR Staff, March 18, 2012 – “Troops’ Mental Health: How Much Is Unknown?” Transcript of Weekend Edition Sunday, Host Rachel Martin, March 18, 2012 Information from the above two NPR articles was combined to make this posting The killing of 16 Afghan civilians on Sunday March 11 is now one of the greatest points […]

Veterans Groups, VA Split Over Mental Health Expansion

March 11, 2012

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By Kevin Freking, Associated Press, March 3 2012 Two years after Congress passed a high-profile law to improve health care for military veterans, lawmakers and advocates are again raising alarms that the sprawling Department of Veterans Affairs is not expanding help for the nation’s former fighters and their families as quickly or widely as intended. […]