Posted on Jul 18, 2015
From Rebecca Zimmerman "the Hidden Casualties of War: Civilian Front Line Workers"
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A 2013 Rand Corp. study of more than 600 frontline military contractors found that 25 percent had symptoms of PTSD, a rate higher than that experienced by military service members, which ranges from 8 percent to 20 percent. There's no system in place to provide care for frontline civilians who have separated from service, no equivalent to the Department of Veterans Affairs, no government program to help us successfully make the transition back to domestic life.
Does anyone know of any transition and/or counseling programs to help the government workers, reporters, etc when they come home? You might think that most are working safely behind a desk with all the comforts of home but in reality, many are right in the thick of things
Does anyone know of any transition and/or counseling programs to help the government workers, reporters, etc when they come home? You might think that most are working safely behind a desk with all the comforts of home but in reality, many are right in the thick of things
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Thanks for sharing Maj Kim Patterson, I'd assume many already had those signs & symptoms from their time in military service....not many contractors out there "on the front line" that is there for the first time (as a civilian)....I'd appreciate reading the article as well as identifying the demographics of those in the poll (concerning prior military service).
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Maj Kim Patterson
http://www.mcall.com/opinion/mc-afghanistan-civilians-ptsd-0 [login to see] 1-story.html
From "The Morning Call" out of Phillie
From "The Morning Call" out of Phillie
Rebecca Zimmerman - The hidden casualties of war: Civilian frontline workers
Driving on the New York State Thruway one morning in early 2013, my breathing slowed almost to a halt and I saw stars. As the needle inched up toward 65 mph, I realized I was having another panic attack. I had them almost daily then, ever since the year before when a bomb had exploded around the corner from me in Kabul, killing a child I'd befriended.
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Not aware of any - plus, my opinion is that the US should not be so reliant on contractors
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