IAVA - A Strategy of Wellness Would Help Combat the Military and ...: Berglass and Harrell argue that we must de...

A Strategy of Wellness Would Help Combat the Military and Veteran Suicide Epidemic

iava.org 19 Apr '12, 12am

IAVA - A Strategy of Wellness Would Help Combat the Military and ...: Berglass and Harrell argue that we must de...

This definition of wellness, they argue, should be a guide for both the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs in developing a more coherent transition strategy for service members leaving the military. Currently, no agency has responsibility for the whole transition. But even then, government cannot carry the responsibility alone to prevent veterans from falling between the cracks. Tens of the thousands of community organizations have emerged to fill some of the gaps in the transition. Still, they are not receiving the strategic guidance they need from the government about what their goal(s) should be.

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