There has never been an Executive or Congressional investigation into the actual causes for the Department of Defense and Veterans’ Affairs repeated failure to learn from its own documented psychiatric lessons of war responsible for preventable crises since the 20th century, including the most basic-to adequately plan, prepare, & train to meet predictable mental health and social reintegration needs of military personnel, veterans, and their families (2007 DoD Task Force on Mental Health).
Of critical import is establishing a “Behavioral Health Corps,” and a national campaign to eliminate social injustice from harmful mental health stigma, disparity, & antiquated dualistic beliefs that discriminate against those with mental illness or stress wounds, and perpetuate generational crises.