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The only not-for-profit doing research based treatment to improve the care of veterans with PTSD and who are at risk for suicide.

Led by CEO and Medical Director, Dr. Herbert Hendin, Suicide Prevention Initiatives (SPI) is the only not-for-profit organization doing research based treatment programs within the VA to prevent suicidal behavior among veterans with PTSD who are at risk (SPIorg.org). A veteran himself, Dr. Hendin’s work began with a 7 seven year project with Vietnam combat veterans who had Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), the condition most associated with suicide among veterans. Their first accomplishment was the development of an instrument that can predict which veterans with PTSD are at short-term risk for suicidal behavior. The second was the implementation of a six month treatment program that was able to prevent suicidal behavior among veterans with PTSD at risk for suicide who hade been previously treated with behavioral therapy and medication without success. Dr. Hendin and colleagues are implementing their treatment program, entitled Healing Hidden Wounds of War, with veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in a pilot project at the Michael DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston, Texas with a grant from the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation. They intend to take the work further at a VA Medical Center in New York. An article on their work will be published later this year online and in a book entitled Suicidal Behavior in Military and Veteran Populations.

12/10/2016

Best response to whatever Trump says about Clinton: " Bill Clinton is not running in this election, I am and you are. I am winning and you are losing this election. And you can tell all the lies you want about me but studies show that you have lied the most through this entire election. I won't pretend that i will try to put you in prison when I win even though you may deserve it. But I think having to live with yourself is the worst punishment." Herb Hendin, MD

18/11/2015

We are now undertaking at the Bronx and Manhattan VAs, a project in treating combat veterans with PTSD who are at risk for su***de.

04/07/2014

Happy 4th Of July to Everyone!

30/06/2014

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31/03/2014

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2014/03/commemorating-su***des-vets-plant-1892-flags-on-national-mall/

(Photo Credit: Jewel Samad/Getty Images) On average, 22 veterans commit su***de each day, according to the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA). To commemorate them and raise awareness, 32 veterans from the group flew to Washington, D.C., to plant 1,892 flags o...

11/03/2014

Suicidal tendencies before deployment: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/04/science/suicidal-tendencies-are-evident-before-deployment-study-finds.html?ref=us&_r=1

Researchers also reported that the soldiers who were at highest risk of making a su***de attempt often had a long history of impulsive anger.

21/11/2013

Happy Hour round 2. Thanks for all the support. Follow us for info on the next happy hour.

11/10/2013

Jason Hansman, SPI's Board Member, addresses the issue of veterans losing benefits and the impact of the government shutdown. http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50156822n

Jason Hansman, Senior Program Manager for Health Programs for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, joins UTTM to discuss the millions of veterans at risk of loosing benefits and the impact of the government shutdown on grieving military families.

20/09/2013

Jason Hansman, SPI's Board member, talks to CNN about the Navy Yard and veterans' mental health http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/bestoftv/2013/09/19/exp-erin-dnt-lawrence-navy-yard-gunman-background-check-flawed.cnn.html

Combat veterans do not need to disclose some mental health issues in background checks. Chris Lawrence reports.

18/09/2013

"Healing the Hidden Wounds of War" article published today in Huffington Post. Written by SPI's CEO and Medical Director, Dr. Herbert Hendin http://www.huffingtonpost.com/herbert-hendin/healing-the-hidden-wounds_b_3948156.html

Veterans with severe guilt over their combat experiences are likely to have punitive nightmares and are at highest risk for su***de. Understanding the subjective, perceptive experience of combat to the veteran is a crucial step to success in treating these veterans.

03/09/2013

This summer, SPI's CEO and Medical Director, Herbert Hendin, was a keynote speaker at the Carter Center Conference in Atlanta. The presentation titled "Healing the Hidden Wounds of War: Treating the Veteran with PTSD and at Risk for Su***de" can be downloaded here: http://www.bms.com/foundation/reducing_health_disparities/mental_illness/Pages/2013-grantee-summit.aspx

Bristol-Myers Squibb is a global biopharmaceutical company committed to discovering, developing and delivering innovative medicines that help patients prevail over serious diseases.

14/08/2013

http://www.californiahealthline.org/articles/2013/8/12/obama-unveils-100m-initiative-focused-on-veterans-mental-health

During a speech on Saturday, President Obama announced a $100 million initiative that would guide mental health research to help treat veterans with brain injuries and mental health conditions. He also highlighted progress in the government's efforts to reduce the backlog of veterans' disability cla...

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