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Col Carl Whicker
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Mikel, we truly appreciate everything that you and Victory For Veterans is doing to help fight the epidemic of veteran suicides. I believe the entire mental health system in the US needs a complete overhaul, not just for veterans but for all of our mentally ill. Keep fighting the good fight, my friend!
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CPO Nate S.
CPO Nate S.
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What is needed more is an overhaul about mental health by every person in that USA. Well intended people often further cripple those trying to heal in ways they don't even realize are damaging. Just saying.....
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SGT Steve McFarland
SGT Steve McFarland
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SPC Michael Duricko, Ph.D The "walking-wounded", those with "invisible" disabilities, are still wounded and disabled. Maybe we need something even more special than a Purple Heart... How would we depict a "wounded-spirit" or "broken heart"? There must be some way to remind the world that those Brothers and Sisters didn't come out unscathed either, that their wounds are as real as the ones we can see.
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SGT Steve McFarland
SGT Steve McFarland
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CPO Nate S. Maybe we need a new mental health paradigm, another way of thinking about mental health.
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Col Carl Whicker
Col Carl Whicker
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SGT Steve McFarland - Amen, Steve.
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Lt Col Charlie Brown
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These statistics are unacceptable
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SGT Steve McFarland
SGT Steve McFarland
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Yes, they are totally unacceptable.
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SGT Steve McFarland
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Yes, we do have work to do. I believe that Will would still be alive today if he had had the resources we are putting together on WFL, but he didn't. The VA failed him, and they didn't have anything better to offer.
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Good morning Steve.
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SGT Steve McFarland
SGT Steve McFarland
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LTC (Join to see) Good morning Colonel Wayne!
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GySgt Thomas Vick
GySgt Thomas Vick
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I'm sorry for your loss Sgt. McFarland, the VA didn't do much for me either, still have problems, but I have a fantastic wife, an friends here at RP.
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SGT Steve McFarland
SGT Steve McFarland
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GySgt Thomas Vick Glad you have a good support system Gunny. I wish I could have helped Will, but he was gone before I knew he had a problem.
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