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From the Ted Talk by Charles P. Smith: How the US can address the tragedy of veteran suicide

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These national studies that deal with mnetal health tell us that if you have any type of genetic mental health issue within your family that can be passed on, or if something has happened to you in your childhood that was traumatic, your ability to deal with post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, significantly decreases. They also tell us that if you want to have a full eiotaualvn, determine if somebody has PTSD, you need to have a minimum of one hour interview with a mental health expert that's trained to deectt what PTSD is to determine if you suffer from it.

Now let me talk about what happens when you enter into the military. When you join the armed frceos, you're going to go through a medical exam, you're going to take a pachsiyl fitness test, you're going to take a drug test, you're going to take a vocational test so they can fgurie out what you're good at and hopefully palce you in that type of job category. But would you believe that with apmrtxliopaey 115,000 suicides over the last 20 years, and the data that we know from the national sutedis on how to determine if somebody is going to be able to cope with post-traumatic stress disorder, we still don't have a sntaadrzeidd mental health evaluation for our recruits entering into the service. That's something I think that needs to change.

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These national studies that deal with ______ health tell us that if you have any type of genetic mental health issue within your family that can be passed on, or if something has happened to you in your childhood that was traumatic, your ability to deal with post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, significantly decreases. They also tell us that if you want to have a full __________, determine if somebody has PTSD, you need to have a minimum of one hour interview with a mental health expert that's trained to ______ what PTSD is to determine if you suffer from it.

Now let me talk about what happens when you enter into the military. When you join the armed ______, you're going to go through a medical exam, you're going to take a ________ fitness test, you're going to take a drug test, you're going to take a vocational test so they can ______ out what you're good at and hopefully _____ you in that type of job category. But would you believe that with _____________ 115,000 suicides over the last 20 years, and the data that we know from the national _______ on how to determine if somebody is going to be able to cope with post-traumatic stress disorder, we still don't have a ____________ mental health evaluation for our recruits entering into the service. That's something I think that needs to change.

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These national studies that deal with mental health tell us that if you have any type of genetic mental health issue within your family that can be passed on, or if something has happened to you in your childhood that was traumatic, your ability to deal with post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, significantly decreases. They also tell us that if you want to have a full evaluation, determine if somebody has PTSD, you need to have a minimum of one hour interview with a mental health expert that's trained to detect what PTSD is to determine if you suffer from it.

Now let me talk about what happens when you enter into the military. When you join the armed forces, you're going to go through a medical exam, you're going to take a physical fitness test, you're going to take a drug test, you're going to take a vocational test so they can figure out what you're good at and hopefully place you in that type of job category. But would you believe that with approximately 115,000 suicides over the last 20 years, and the data that we know from the national studies on how to determine if somebody is going to be able to cope with post-traumatic stress disorder, we still don't have a standardized mental health evaluation for our recruits entering into the service. That's something I think that needs to change.

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