October 29, 2010, 4:20 pm
By Thomas H. Bornemann, Ed.D.
Dr. Bornemann is director of the Carter Center’s Mental Health Program.
The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have posed a unique set of psychological challenges to troops due to multiple tours of duty and a significantly greater prevalence of brain injury, among other factors.
As a result, members of the military deployed in these wars have the highest rates of …
August 20, 2010, 3:41 pm
By Jane Bigham
After more than a decade of civil conflict, many Liberians suffer from trauma, depression, and other mental health issues. The current demand for services is impossible to meet with only one psychiatrist in the entire country and only a handful of nurses with mental health training. Jane Bigham, assistant program coordinator for the Carter Center’s Mental Health Program, recently traveled to Liberia to help launch a new five-year initiative and to assist the Liberian Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in the development and training of a mental health workforce.
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