Report: Many try to get help before suicide – Air Force News | News from …

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More than half of the 301 service members who died by suicide in 2011 sought treatment from a mental health specialist or received in-patient care before they died, with nearly a third getting services within 90 days of their deaths, according to a …
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Military cracks down on alcohol abuse amid age-old bingeing habit

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Officials within the U.S. military are actively targeting over-boozing troops at home and abroad, but addiction specialists and service members say binge drinking remains as rampant as ever inside the armed services. … The U.S. military, therefore …
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At-risk mom treated unfairly by social workers, report finds – Saskatchewan …

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"Roll up your sleeves and find other ways to work with other people in the community." At one point, officials terminated a contract with a family support specialist who was helping the woman "with no explanation by the Ministry," Pringle noted. On …
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Rural residents lack access to quality healthcare

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By behavioral health services I mean counseling, prescription of psychotropic medications, addictions treatments and any other professional services aimed at helping people deal with emotional turmoil. In the fall 2012 issue of The Register Report …
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