by Wayne Finegar | Nov 16, 2023 | GI Rights Hotline, Holding the Line, Military, Moral Injury, News, News from the HomeFront, PTSD
At the end of October, the Department of Defense issued its Annual Report on Suicide in the Military for the 2022 calendar year. Since 2011 there has been a continued increase in the number of active duty deaths with the vast majority of those deaths (93.1%) seen...
by Joanna Nunez | Oct 25, 2023 | Counseling Program at Quaker House, Domestic Violence, Moral Injury, News, News from the HomeFront
Sexual assault in the military is a deeply troubling issue that has garnered lots of attention over the past 15 years or so, with a focus on prevention. Specific programs like SHARP (Sexual Harassment/ Assault Response and Prevention) were developed to address rising...
by Joanna Nunez | May 9, 2023 | Counseling Program at Quaker House, Domestic Violence, Moral Injury, News from the HomeFront, PTSD
I originally was planning to write an article about the fact that more military participants are joining later in life, and that is an important topic given to what we see as stressors and therapy needs. Then a relative sent me this article about a shooting spree...
by Wayne Finegar | Nov 22, 2019 | and Conflation with Patriotism, Fiftieth Anniversary, Moral Injury, Our History and Work, Religion, Torture and Extraordinary Rendition
An extraordinary event took place in Fayetteville, NC, on September 21, 2019. Fifty years of history were relived through the live recollections of past Quaker House directors, counselors, board members, and people whose lives were touched by Quaker House. People...
by Wayne Finegar | Sep 23, 2019 | and the Environment, Counseling Program at Quaker House, Fiftieth Anniversary, Military, Moral Injury, Our History and Work
When Quaker House celebrated its 50th Anniversary on September 21, 2019, with a special event in Fayetteville, many of the former directors and a few people who had been helped by or associated with Quaker House in the past attended as special guests. Monisha Rios was...
by Wayne Finegar | Mar 19, 2018 | Moral Injury, PTSD
Last month, Oxford University Press’ Military Medicine published a study about military service members who seek medical services, including mental health services, outside of the military. With approximately 20 veteran and 1 active duty suicides per day, serious...
