Monthly Mental Health Article
February 2008

Pentagon: Military's Mental Health Care Needs Help
(Source: http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/15/military.mental.health/index.html)

(CNN) -- A Pentagon report released Friday says the military's mental health services need some serious therapy.

"The military health system lacks the fiscal resources and the fully trained personnel to fulfill its mission to support psychological health in peacetime or fulfill the enhanced requirements imposed during times of conflict," according to "An Achievable Vision," a report from the Pentagon's Task Force on Mental Health.

The task force members reviewed information in public testimony from "experts and advocates" and people at military installations across the world. [CLICK HERE TO READ MORE]

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