Posted on Jul 22, 2024
Mental health program for 'vulnerable' troops fails to reach 70% of enrollees
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The GAO found that the program didn’t connect with more than 70% of automatically enrolled service members in 2022 (roughly 65,500 out of 91,000) because of its limited outreach strategy using telephone calls. Program officials called cold calls “an outdated form of communication” but said that they are required to use telephone calls as a primary contact method and that email or text required a policy change.
The GAO also said that the program could benefit from expanding to email, text or location services to reach more enrollees. But as of January 2024, the contractor did not have plans to incorporate texting into its outreach strategy.
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Waste of government funds
The GAO also said that the program could benefit from expanding to email, text or location services to reach more enrollees. But as of January 2024, the contractor did not have plans to incorporate texting into its outreach strategy.
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Waste of government funds
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Bethina Lee
There was a report many years ago, before the media became a 3 ringed circus, 60 mins or another news reporting agency did a factual report, I want to say at least 7 years. They did a report on the VA, the underserved retirees population, as well as mental health provided. Every vet was grossly underserved..it was like a selection process, even for approval for disability from duty related incidents. Many ended up paying out of pocket, if they could afford it, to see civilian doctors. I can tell you from when I did volunteer at the VA hospital; that the mental health staff and knowledge was greatly lacking. Basically handing out whatever they thought would work..basically like a problem
"Let's throw everything at this to see what sticks and works" a quiet a few of the trainees from the local med college was wanting to use new techniques (which did not work for everyone) and throwing the newest meds that came out in the pharma market at the problems. And some of the meds contradicted each other, but the pharmacists filled them without giving warnings to the patients. One soldier, that I knew personally, was given meds for ADHD & BiPolar...the particular medications actually canceled each other out and he told me that for several months while he took them, he would get more suicidal thoughts than normal. I asked if he reported this to his doctor..."No they are just going go try me on something crazy that doesn't work"
It was heart wrenching to watch service members go underserved to used like "Lab Rats"
"Let's throw everything at this to see what sticks and works" a quiet a few of the trainees from the local med college was wanting to use new techniques (which did not work for everyone) and throwing the newest meds that came out in the pharma market at the problems. And some of the meds contradicted each other, but the pharmacists filled them without giving warnings to the patients. One soldier, that I knew personally, was given meds for ADHD & BiPolar...the particular medications actually canceled each other out and he told me that for several months while he took them, he would get more suicidal thoughts than normal. I asked if he reported this to his doctor..."No they are just going go try me on something crazy that doesn't work"
It was heart wrenching to watch service members go underserved to used like "Lab Rats"
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MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D.
Bethina Lee - How sad. I found that virtually none of the psych meds they gave me for PTSD helped. The only one that did as advertised was Prazosin, which virtually eliminated nightmares for me . . .
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Bethina Lee
MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. the thing is they should start at the most basic and throughly proven anti depressant, Prozac...usually takes 30-180 to establish itself into you system. And it's tried & true my daughter was on it for her anxiety for her autism.
It's the pharma companies that give all the "Kickbacks" it's not as bad as it was in the 70's-late 90's but it's still in practice
It's the pharma companies that give all the "Kickbacks" it's not as bad as it was in the 70's-late 90's but it's still in practice
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