Latest "Mental health" stories

Mental health not costing many troops security clearances, data shows

Debunking the "pervasive myth" regarding mental health and security clearances.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz and Davis Winkie

9 days ago

Mental health evacuations for deployed US troops are on the rise

In 2022, 38.8% of evacuations from Central Command were mental health-related, compared to 33.5% in 2021 and 27.2% in 2020.

By Hope Hodge Seck

3 weeks ago

The Navy’s deployed resiliency counselor program evolves, 10 years in

While the need remains, the program has struggled to fill all its counselor billets.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

4 months ago

Stigmatization, not loneliness, is the true national security threat

If the takeaway from the Discord leaker is that loneliness risks national security, troops may reject getting mental health help.

By E.M. Liddick

6 months ago

Are more mental health resources in store for limited-duty sailors?

The measure would require mental health provider billets for any units with 15 or more limited-duty status sailors.

By Diana Stancy Correll

6 months ago

Chaplains taking frontline role in surface fleet mental health

Destroyer chaplains are providing sailors with a confidant outside their chain of command who they can vent to about anything, officials say.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

7 months ago