DCoE - Defense Centers of Excellence
11 November 2010 - Military leaders, vets discuss invisible wounds of war and getting help after viewing HBO documentary about PTSD
HBO's Wartorn 1861 - 2010
DCoE Call Center Helps Troubled Troops
November 11, 2010 - Troubled troops, veterans and family members have a round-the-clock, free resource for locating the help they need to deal with psychological health problems and traumatic brain injury.
Lolita O’Donnell, DCoE acting director for clearinghouse, outreach and advocacy, said callers can use the telephone, e-mail or online chat to get help for and information about everything from administrative discharge to combat stress signs and symptoms to the latest treatment options for psychological health concerns and brain injury.
"We don’t want to turn anyone away, that’s why we established what we call a ‘warm handoff transfer’ with the VA crisis line," O’Donnell said. "Both of us helping our servicemembers who are in crisis — we feel like we’re more effective." {read rest}