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US Military Fails to Inform Personnel About Mental Health Care Services: GAO

The ‘difficulty of reintegrating into civilian life’ is a key reason for high suicide numbers among military members, academic paper says.
US Military Fails to Inform Personnel About Mental Health Care Services: GAO
A Veterans Day ceremony in Quincy, Mass., on Nov. 11, 2023. Learner Liu/The Epoch Times
Naveen Athrappully
Naveen Athrappully
Reporter
7/17/2024|Updated: 7/17/2024
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A sizable number of military personnel transitioning to civilian life are left uninformed about mental health assistance available to them because of inefficiencies in the military’s communication system, according to a recent report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).

The Department of Defense conducts an “inTransition” program connecting military personnel with mental health care services during their transition, such as relocating to another assignment, leaving the military, or returning from deployment.
Naveen Athrappully
Naveen Athrappully
Reporter
Naveen Athrappully is a news reporter covering business and world events at The Epoch Times.
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