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	<title>Mental Health Blog</title>
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	<description>Mental Health Information &#124; Screening for Mental Health</description>
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		<title>Families Can Overcome PTSD; No One is Alone: One Spouse&#8217;s Story</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 18:50:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Andrea Carlile As I watched Tony Stark be overcome with anxiety and nightmares in Ironman 3, it reminded me of watching my husband experience similar symptoms after a second deployment. My thoughts drifted to how our heroes can crumble &#8230; <a href="http://www.militarymentalhealth.org/blog/2013/05/families-can-overcome-ptsd-no-one-is-alone-one-spouses-story/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Beauty, Yes Beauty, of Moving</title>
		<link>http://www.militarymentalhealth.org/blog/2013/05/the-beauty-yes-beauty-of-moving/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 17:13:40 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Family Resiliency]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Sharon Van Heest (This post also appeared on Military One Click.) The signs are everywhere.  Signs that we’ve already lived here for a year.  The time change and light into 8:00 pm.  Humidity creeping into the endlessly bright forecast.  &#8230; <a href="http://www.militarymentalhealth.org/blog/2013/05/the-beauty-yes-beauty-of-moving/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New Video on Youth Depression and Suicide Prevention Launches on National Children&#8217;s Mental Health Awareness Day</title>
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		<comments>http://www.militarymentalhealth.org/blog/2013/05/new-video-on-youth-depression-and-suicide-prevention-launches-on-national-childrens-mental-health-awareness-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 17:08:52 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Family Resiliency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Military Mental Health]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Time to ACT&#8221; teaches young people about depression and offers vital intervention tools Childhood can be challenging enough, and the added stress of a mental health issue can make it even harder. Today, Thursday, May 9, is National Children&#8217;s Mental &#8230; <a href="http://www.militarymentalhealth.org/blog/2013/05/new-video-on-youth-depression-and-suicide-prevention-launches-on-national-childrens-mental-health-awareness-day/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The ABCs of Accessing Mental Health Care for Military Families</title>
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		<comments>http://www.militarymentalhealth.org/blog/2013/05/the-abcs-of-accessing-mental-health-care-for-military-families/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 20:11:32 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Resiliency]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Michelle Winning Military family members come in many forms. You could be a parent, sibling, spouse, child, or friend. Supporting a service member means that you are facing unique challenges that can be difficult and stressful. While stress is inevitable &#8230; <a href="http://www.militarymentalhealth.org/blog/2013/05/the-abcs-of-accessing-mental-health-care-for-military-families/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Dropped Out, Laid Off, and Split Up… Why Won’t We Mention the Drinking?</title>
		<link>http://www.militarymentalhealth.org/blog/2013/04/dropped-out-laid-off-and-split-up-why-wont-we-mention-the-drinking/</link>
		<comments>http://www.militarymentalhealth.org/blog/2013/04/dropped-out-laid-off-and-split-up-why-wont-we-mention-the-drinking/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:53:25 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Alcohol Awareness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Military Mental Health]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By The Discovering Alcoholic High school dropouts are twice as likely to use alcohol and marijuana compared to those who remain in school according to SAMHSA.  What we usually hear from people who dropout, however, is “I never went to &#8230; <a href="http://www.militarymentalhealth.org/blog/2013/04/dropped-out-laid-off-and-split-up-why-wont-we-mention-the-drinking/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Five Steps You Can Take to Help an Alcoholic in Recovery</title>
		<link>http://www.militarymentalhealth.org/blog/2013/04/five-steps-you-can-take-to-help-an-alcoholic-in-recovery/</link>
		<comments>http://www.militarymentalhealth.org/blog/2013/04/five-steps-you-can-take-to-help-an-alcoholic-in-recovery/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:04:47 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Alcohol Awareness]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Christine Leccese One person’s alcohol problem usally extends out to impact his family, friends, or colleagues. But, how does it impact that person’s friends and family when he has decided to stop drinking and go into recovery? I know &#8230; <a href="http://www.militarymentalhealth.org/blog/2013/04/five-steps-you-can-take-to-help-an-alcoholic-in-recovery/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Qutting Alcohol: What&#8217;s in it for you?</title>
		<link>http://www.militarymentalhealth.org/blog/2013/04/qutting-alcohol-whats-in-it-for-you/</link>
		<comments>http://www.militarymentalhealth.org/blog/2013/04/qutting-alcohol-whats-in-it-for-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:13:20 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Alcohol Awareness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Military Mental Health]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[by Adrian Zupp Throughout alcohol awareness month, you’ve likely heard a lot about how to determine if you have a problem with alcohol. For some people with serious alcohol issues, total abstinence is the best solution. For others, simply cutting &#8230; <a href="http://www.militarymentalhealth.org/blog/2013/04/qutting-alcohol-whats-in-it-for-you/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>You&#8217;ve Learned You Have an Alcohol Problem, so What Now?</title>
		<link>http://www.militarymentalhealth.org/blog/2013/04/youve-learned-you-have-an-alcohol-problem-so-what-now/</link>
		<comments>http://www.militarymentalhealth.org/blog/2013/04/youve-learned-you-have-an-alcohol-problem-so-what-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:48:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Military Mental Health]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Adrian Zupp Thousands of service members, veterans and their families have taken the Military Pathways alcohol use screenings. And many of those people have tested positive for symptoms that may indicate an alcohol problem. The question is: What now? &#8230; <a href="http://www.militarymentalhealth.org/blog/2013/04/youve-learned-you-have-an-alcohol-problem-so-what-now/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>National Alcohol Screening Day is April 11</title>
		<link>http://www.militarymentalhealth.org/blog/2013/04/national-alcohol-screening-day-is-april-11/</link>
		<comments>http://www.militarymentalhealth.org/blog/2013/04/national-alcohol-screening-day-is-april-11/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:08:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Adrian Zupp If you drink, circle Thursday, April 11 in red on your calendar. National Alcohol Screening Day® (NASD) is really that important. Over the years it has been an occasion when drinkers of all levels have learned more &#8230; <a href="http://www.militarymentalhealth.org/blog/2013/04/national-alcohol-screening-day-is-april-11/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Dangers of Mixing  Alcohol With Medications: A Nurse&#8217;s Perspective</title>
		<link>http://www.militarymentalhealth.org/blog/2013/04/the-dangers-of-mixing-alcohol-with-medications-a-nurses-perspective/</link>
		<comments>http://www.militarymentalhealth.org/blog/2013/04/the-dangers-of-mixing-alcohol-with-medications-a-nurses-perspective/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:25:29 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Alcohol Awareness]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Olufemi Olatunji, RN-BC As a nurse at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Wilmington, Delaware, I see my fair share of people who experience adverse effects from mixing alcohol with their medication. The plain fact is that many medications &#8230; <a href="http://www.militarymentalhealth.org/blog/2013/04/the-dangers-of-mixing-alcohol-with-medications-a-nurses-perspective/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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