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Military Health System Confronts Stigma Surrounding Mental Health Care
Stigma can be a barrier to a service member seeking support for their mental health. Recognizing mental health as part of overall health and changing attitudes are keys to addressing it.
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These Department of Defense (DOD) Directives, Instructions, Manuals, and Memorandums provide policy guidance for identifying and managing service members at risk for suicide.
The Department of Defense Suicide Event Report (DoDSER) system standardizes suicide surveillance across the military and tracks a variety of suicide-related risk factors and other contextual factors associated with suicide events among service members.
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