Thursday, June 21, 2007

Gates Vows to Fix Mental Health System

Defense Secretary Robert Gates promised Thursday to speed up changes to the military's much-criticized mental health system, declaring ''this is something that we can, must and will get fixed.''

A study released last week said more money and people are needed to care for troops suffering depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress symptoms and other mental health problems because of their war experiences. It also said the Pentagon needs to build a culture of support throughout the military to help remove the stigma of asking for and getting psychological help.

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