May 2, 2024 Air Force updates mental health care policies, lowers barriers The Air Force’s mental health waiver policy in both the Air Force’s Medical Standards Directory and Aerospace Medicine Waiver Guide has been updated to allow for Airmen to receive 60 days of treatment for mental health concerns before a return to duty waiver to fly is required.
Sept. 28, 2023 Department of the Air Force to review discharges of Veterans with mental health conditions, experiences of sexual trauma The DAF will also implement administrative reforms for individuals who apply to have their discharge statuses upgraded in the future.
July 5, 2023 All trauma can cause PTSD PTSD is a physical and mental reaction to a situation or event that was perceived as dangerous, according to behavioral health experts.
Aug. 26, 2022 Air Force Wounded Warrior Program aids Airmen, Guardians Life for injured or wounded military personnel can be painful as they may think there’s no treatment for what they’re going through, however, the Air Force Wounded Warrior Program helps Airmen, Guardians and families get the resources they need.
June 30, 2022 Kendall talks PTSD, mental health with medical leaders Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall met with Air Force Medical Service leaders to discuss the Department of the Air Force’s approach for prioritizing post-traumatic stress disorder care and support June 24.
June 24, 2022 PTSD Awareness Month: AFW2 shines a light on the path to recovery Members of the Air Force Wounded Warrior Program visited Laughlin AFB to talk about PTSD Awareness Month and demonstrate what their program has to offer from June 14-16, 2022.
May 3, 2022 Language-enabled Airmen support mental health initiative with partner nation A team of seven French Language Enabled Airman Program scholars recently partnered with the Defense Institute for Medical Operations to provide language support for a mental health mobile training team in N'Djamena, Chad.
May 1, 2022 A Purple Heart and Mind: Retired Lt. Col. Jordan Lindeke’s story on treatment, friendship and self-acceptance of invisible wounds U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. (Retired) Jordan Lindeke tells her story about the treatment, friendship and self-acceptance of invisible wounds.
Jan. 27, 2022 Invisible Wounds Initiative helps build a supportive culture for Airmen, Guardians, and families through focused leadership The Command Team Campaign is a communications effort to increase knowledge and enable command teams to build connectedness, trust, and openness to tough conversations about cognitive, emotional, or behavioral conditions associated with trauma or adverse life events.
June 29, 2021 PTSD: Seeking out mental health care is the first step to wellness Service members, family members and veterans who suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder may repeatedly re-experience their ordeal as nightmares, flashbacks or frightening thoughts, especially when exposed to events that remind them of their original trauma, according to the Centers for Disease
June 24, 2021 PTSD, What You Should Know According to the National Center for PTSD-Department of Veterans Affairs, PTSD is a mental health issue that one may develop after witnessing or experiencing a life-threatening event such as a natural disaster, combat, sexual assault, or car accident. They also specify that anyone can develop PTSD
June 22, 2021 PTSD Awareness Month Many people know of PTSD, but may not fully understand how it affects people. It can affect those suffering from it differently, and it is important to understand that PTSD is more than a diagnosis.The month of June marks Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness month.
Aug. 28, 2019 Helping wounded airmen recover with dignity, resolve, and resiliency With his personal life and military career spiraling out of control due to increased alcohol consumption, heightened self-doubt, and an amplified apathy for living, Air Force Master Sgt. (Ret.) Adam Boccher eventually exited the road to rock bottom and ruin through a program initiated to assist
Aug. 27, 2019 Wounded warrior talks resiliency during tactical pause In the wake of Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein’s Resiliency Tactical Pause directive, Master Sgt. Jose E. Rijos, Air Force Wounded Warrior ambassador, recounted the traumas of his career with his service dog, Cairo, at his side.
Aug. 11, 2019 Care beyond duty Airmen all over the world suffer from both visible and invisible wounds that may not always be recognized by their wingmen, and the Air Force Wounded Warrior program is available to those who need help.
July 24, 2019 Unresolved trauma can lead to PTSD It is just another routine day with the same route to work, place to eat and office conversations until it is suddenly interrupted by a sound, smell or familiar face that triggers a flood of overwhelming emotions.
July 1, 2019 A visible war on invisible wounds As the Airman speaks, the tears well up in her eyes until the weight brings them rolling down her cheeks. She can’t hold her tears back, but she won’t keep quiet; every tear is a memory and every word a liberating breath.Every sob is met with a comforting hand on the shoulder and a ‘we are with you,
May 24, 2019 Seeking mental health treatment: 49th Maintenance Group chief shares his experience with PTSD “Dealing with a traumatic event from 2011 in Afghanistan, I realize now that I probably needed help long before 2018, but at the time I felt like I’d figured out how to control the ghosts in my head. I forced myself to keep them at bay, and instead of dealing with my problems, I just let them
May 7, 2019 Intrepid Spirit Center moves forward The 96th Medical Group held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the construction of the Intrepid Spirit Center at Eglin Air Force Base, May 2.
Sept. 11, 2018 A day that resonates By looking at him you wouldn’t know it, but Brewer has deep scars from a day seven years ago that took the lives of two fellow Airmen, and severely wounded two others.