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DHA's e-caregiver directory puts resources at your fingertips

The Defense Health Agency's electronic Caregiver Resource Directory provides more than 2,000 resources for caregivers of wounded warriors within three taps on their mobile phone, their computer, or tablet.
When your friend is having a tough time and you don’t know how to reach out, retired U.S. Public Health Service Capt. (Dr.) Joshua Morganstein, deputy director at the Center for Study of Traumatic Stress in the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences and vice chair of the University’s department of psychiatry, offers three tips: (1) Set the stage for a conversation. (2) Find the words. (3) Follow-up. (Photo By Sara Barger, MHS Communications)
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Ask the Doc: Mental health tips for you or a loved one

Below are different scenarios military service members can experience. For each scenario, we share a key video from Morganstein’s mental health series with answers.
A sign for the Military and Veterans Crisis Line reading “Dial 988 then Press 1” at the entrance to the Nebraska National Guard air base in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Sept. 9, 2022. If you or someone you know is experiencing thoughts of suicide, you are not alone and someone is always available to listen. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Lisa Crawford).
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988 Crisis Line: 1 million veterans, service members called in a year

This article deals with suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, call the 988 National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and press “1”, or text 838255, or chatfor the dedicated Veterans Crisis Line and Military Crisis Line. For Spanish, press “2”.
As the holiday season approaches, the Armed Services Blood Program invites you to give a gift that transcends monetary value—the gift of life by donating blood. (credit: Swati Agane)
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This holiday, give one priceless gift of life: Donate blood

The holiday season is a time when we come together to celebrate with our loved ones and exchange special gifts. For many, there is one gift that means the most to those you never meet—the act of donating blood, which gives the gift of life.
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How do chiropractors know which vertebra to adjust?

An examiner’s use of the sense of touch to gain clinical information is called palpation. In chiropractic palpation, the examiner is usually searching for significant asymmetries.
The Warfighter Brain Health Initiative specifically focuses on assessing cognitive capabilities, monitoring brain threats, to include blast overpressure, and minimizing the effects and risk from exposures and TBIs to improve a warfighter’s overall performance.
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DHA Health Hazard Assessment Team doing critical work to improve Warfighter Brain Health

A little over a year ago, in June 2022, the Department of Defense launched the Warfighter Brain Health Initiative to bring together the operational and medical communities in a more unified approach toward optimizing service member brain health and countering traumatic brain injuries.
In the aftermath of a death by suicide, those left behind often benefit greatly from help processing their grief over the loss of their loved one, friend, or colleague, according to the Department of Defense Suicide Prevention Office.
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Postvention promotes healing in aftermath of death by suicide

In the aftermath of a death by suicide, those left behind often benefit greatly from help processing their grief over the loss of their loved one, friend, or colleague, according to the Department of Defense Suicide Prevention Officeopens DSPO.mil.
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U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa enjoys a lucky smooth transition to MHS GENESIS

U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa (USNHO) kicked off the deployment of the Military Health System's new electronic health records system, MHS GENESIS, with full steam ahead.
Amanda Lapointe, a mammography technologist at Naval Hospital Jacksonville, assists a patient during a mammogram on Sept. 15, 2023. Lapointe, a native of Jacksonville, Florida, says, “Early detection saves lives.” (U.S. Navy photo by Deidre Smith, Naval Hospital Jacksonville)
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Ask the doc: How often do I need mammograms to fight breast cancer?

I try to practice self-care, but sometimes I’m not as focused on myself as I am on my service duties and making my family’s hectic schedules work.
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Mental Notes with Hilary Valdez: Holidaze drinking

Hi beer drinkers! You may think that your poison pick is a safe bet in terms of health and sobriety, but there is more than meets the eye.
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Tips for transforming your life after a traumatic car accident

Instances of trauma from car accidents often leave survivors feeling dazed, confused, and scared. It’s a tumultuous period that brings about significant changes in life.
Pfc. Calvin Masson, an infantryman with 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (LI), and a native of Denver, conducts a “FitCheck” of his hearing protection prior to firing an M3 Multi-Role Anti-Armor Anti-Personnel Weapon System (MAAWS) during a training event near Fort Drum, N.Y. (Photo: Warren Wright)
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How fit testing saves hearing, ensures readiness

The Department of Defense will soon require fit testing for hearing protection to guard against future hearing loss and maintain fitness for duty.
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Military life is stressful; depression screening brings help

Military members and their families experience unique stressors associated with military life that may negatively influence psychological and social well-being and contribute to behavioral health symptoms, which can include depression.
Want to learn more about choosing between TRICARE Prime and TRICARE Select during TRICARE Open Season? Then join us for “Choosing Between Prime and TRICARE Select” webinar on Oct. 26 at 1 p.m. ET to learn more about this year’s open season.
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Choosing between TRICARE Prime and TRICARE Select

Want to learn more about choosing between TRICARE Prime and TRICARE Select during TRICARE Open Season? Then join us for “Choosing Between Prime and TRICARE Select” webinar on Oct. 26 at 1 p.m. ET to learn more about this year’s open season.
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Mental Notes with Hilary Valdez: On being human

“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.” - Dalai Lama
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InDependent celebrates a decade of empowering and supporting military spouses through wellness and mental health initiatives

InDependent, the sole nonprofit organization dedicated to exclusively supporting the mental health and holistic well-being of military spouses across all branches of the Armed Forces, is proud to celebrate its 10th anniversary.