by WMTK Admin | Jun 1, 2014 | Health & Wellness, Relationships & Family, Substance Abuse, Suicide Prevention, Veteran Support
There are plenty of reasons to contact Vets4Warriors. Here are just a few: They provide Active Duty Service members, National Guard and Reserve members and their families worldwide with peer-to-peer support. Peer-to-peer support is available to Service members...
by WMTK Admin | Jan 15, 2014 | Health & Wellness, Substance Abuse, Suicide Prevention
Posted by Senior Airman Meredith A.H. Thomas JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. — The 315th Airlift Wing here became the first Air Force Reserve Command unit to hire a director of psychological health to assist reservists with mental health issues. A licensed clinical...
by WMTK Admin | Sep 3, 2013 | Health & Wellness, Substance Abuse, Suicide Prevention
Posted by Patricia Kime At the outset of Suicide Prevention Awareness month, the Pentagon wants service members experiencing a crisis to make a call. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Tuesday that seeking mental health treatment is a “choice that embodies moral...
by WMTK Admin | Aug 14, 2013 | Substance Abuse, Suicide Prevention
Posted by Rebecca Buyrlo MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. (AFNS) — Nine pills in one hand, a glass of pop in the other, she was on the verge of swallowing death. Screams from her husband stopped LaTonya Lewis from committing suicide. Military OneSource and...
by WMTK Admin | Jul 3, 2013 | Health & Wellness, Substance Abuse, Suicide Prevention
Posted by MSgt. Mark R. Lis In mid-May I attended the funeral of a friend, classmate, and fellow veteran. His passing was the second suicide this year of a family friend. His troubles were many and he hid them well. We spoke often and had many war stories to tell each...
by WMTK Admin | Jan 11, 2013 | Health & Wellness, Relationships & Family, Substance Abuse
Posted by Dr. Don Jenrette I’ve been in the chemical abuse business most of my life – first, while growing up in a family deep in it, second, as an Air Force active duty drug and alcohol abuse counselor, and third, working with the Air Force Reserve Command as...
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