I think this program has some merit, but I’m concerned it might take funds that could be used to treat the thousands of troops that need help right now.
While there is an awareness of PTSD (unlike when I was serving)it doesn’t change the fact the VA is overwhelmed with disability claims and doctors to treat the condition.
In my opinion you put the fire out first, then you go back and try to figure out a way to keep it from happening again.
"Right now, we can't determine with certainty who will and who won't develop PTSD," said Paula Schnurr, deputy executive director of the Department of Veterans Affairs' National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. "Perhaps with better measures, we can get closer."
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