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Clemson researcher to explore why few veterans seek mental health help

January 31, 2011 by

Why do so few veterans ask for mental health help when help is available? This is a question being asked by the Defense Department, and they have asked a Clemson professor to help them find the answer.

A grant for $1.5 million has been awarded to Clemson University professor Thomas Britt by the U.S. Department of Defense. The grant is to research why more veterans do not seek available mental health treatment when it comes to dealing with psychological problems that are a result from combat experience.

Britt says there is a stigma attached to being identified with someone who has a mental health issue.

We’re initially going to do a pilot test with this particular grant, and then we hope to apply it to broader military personnel. And the intervention is just designed to effectively communicate to military personnel, when they need to get treatment, and basically to improve their attitudes towards treatment. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education, Health & Medicine, Military, News

SC health care stakeholders team up to grapple with ACA (AUDIO)

January 31, 2011 by

Whether all or parts of the Affordable Care Act can be repealed –or disregarded by states-in the future–it is the law of the land now.  Agencies, health care providers and advocacy groups have asked the non-political South Carolina Public Health Institute to help them sort out how to apply the law.  These stakeholders include Health Sciences South Carolina, the SC Hospital Association, AARP, Appleseed Legal Justice Center, SC Department of Health and Environmental Control, SC Department of Health and Human Services–to name a handful.

The institute supports and does research for nine teams studying different aspects of the new health care law –and how to apply it. With 46 provisions of the Affordable Care Act already in effect by this month, there are hundreds of implementation questions. Megan Weis, who is in charge of Outreach and Program Development at the SC PHI, says in some cases there are  more questions right now than answers.

For example, the Medicaid workgroup that I am staffing and working with very closely, there are a lot of questions about some of the regulations that are coming down from the federal government. So there’s parts of the Affordable Care Act where they say, “OK, you’re going to have requirements around XY and Z.” Well, do we know what those look like yet? No.

Weis spoke to SCRN’s Ashley Byrd:

AUDIO: Weis of SCPHI explains their work with ACA 6:09

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Graham on Afghanistan: patience and time is of the essence (AUDIO)

January 31, 2011 by

After a nine day tour of duty in Afghanistan as a colonel in the Air Force Reserves, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham returned to Washington Wednesday.

Graham says after nine years of U.S. military involvement in the country, more time is needed to properly train a skillful, able Afghan Army. Graham says, on paper, a non-commissioned officer must be able to read at least at a third-grade level. However, a recent assessment by NATO Training Commander General William Caldwell of the Afghan Army revealed that only 25 percent read at a third grade level.

Graham says he often asked by his constituents, “when are our soldiers coming home?” Graham says our soldiers want to come home just as badly as their families want them to, but they don’t want to leave the job unfinished because they don’t want to have to come back. Graham says progress is being made towards preparing the Afghan people to fend for themselves.

Graham says police are also being trained in order to stabilize villages and keep the peace.

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Filed Under: Military, News, Politics & Government

Lake City creating fitting tribute to native son McNair (AUDIO)

January 31, 2011 by

(SCRN Reporter Lindsay Buchanan, Florence, contributed to this report)

Friday, January 28 marked the 25th anniversary of the space shuttle Challenger disaster, which cost the lives of seven astronauts, including Lake City native Ron McNair.

On Saturday, McNair’s hometown was the center of a memorial service. A number of citizens turned out to honor McNair and visit the Florence County town’s old public library– now a museum showcasing McNair’s life history. Clyde Best, Publicity Chair of the Ron McNair Committee, says the development of the museum is just the first step.

AUDIO: Best says more phases of the project are forthcoming :18

McNair  graduated magna cum laude from North Carolina A & T State University with a B.S. degre in Engineering Physics in 1971. Awarded a Ph.D. in Physics from M.I.T. in 1976, McNair  was the first African-American civilian astronaut.

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Filed Under: Accidents & Disasters, Human Interest, News

Search for Britanee Drexel continues, mom optimistic

January 31, 2011 by

The search continues for teenager Britanee Drexel after nearly two years missing from a Myrtle Beach hotel. On April 25, 2009, Britanee Drexel was reported missing. She was last seen at the Blue Water Hotel in Myrtle Beach on Ocean Boulevard, but no sign of her ever since. However, Britanee’s mother, Dawn Drexel, is not giving up hope, as she remains optimistic nearly two years later.

Over the weekend, at least 150 people gathered in Georgetown County to look for any clues on the 17-year-old’s whereabouts. The search took place in a wooded area near Myrtle Beach along about a three-mile radius. The CUE Center for Missing Persons in Wilmington, NC, conducted and organized the search. Wilmington is about 75 miles north of where Drexel was last seen. Still no sign of Drexel.

Filed Under: Accidents & Disasters, News, Uncategorized
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