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Weapons, explosives, low-level blasts in combat and training affects mental health: DoD & VA
Explosives and weapon blasts, including from a soldierβs own hands, can damage their brain health. New and emerging research has pushed the Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs to focus on monitoring and mitigating traumatic brain injuries, and their impact on mental health. We have heard about the hits on football fields that can lead to concussions and traumatic...
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New federal program focuses on veterans brain health
The federal government is pushing to focus on veterans’ brain health, specifically those exposed to blasts in combat or training. NBC 7’s Jackie Crea reports.
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Are Politicians' Affairs and Scandals a Pattern?
NBC 7’s Jackie Crea spoke to a psychologist about the potential pattern of certain behavior in political leaders who find themselves in hot water.
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Ukraine Works to Heal Soldiers' Mental Scars of War: βThey Look Fine, But They Are Not'
When peace returns to Ukraine, many thousands of its combatants will likely return from the battlefields bearing psychological scars.