Spc. Alexander Neely An
infantryman with Headquarters and Headquarters Company of the 1st
Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, cleans the
dust off his M4 carbine during Operation Buffalo Thunder II in the
district of Shorabak, Afghanistan, June 28, 2012. The Army STARRS
program follows soldiers before, during and after deployments to try and
identify the factors that may pose risks to soldiers’ emotional
well-being and overall mental health.
CAMP
ARIFJAN, Kuwait – The Army Study To Assess Risk and Resilience in
Service members research team is currently conducting a study to better
understand the risks and factors associated with mental health, stress
and suicide.
The Army STARRS research study is a partnership between The National Institute of Mental Health and the U.S. Army to identify the factors that may pose risks to soldiers’ emotional well-being and overall mental health.
“It’s the largest study of mental health risk and resilience that the military has ever conducted,” said Dr. Kevin Quinn, medical psychologist, NIMH program officer, Army STARRS. “We want to understand what might put a soldier at risk or what might make a soldier resilient to things that can increase or decrease the potential for suicide.”
The Army STARRS research study is a partnership between The National Institute of Mental Health and the U.S. Army to identify the factors that may pose risks to soldiers’ emotional well-being and overall mental health.
“It’s the largest study of mental health risk and resilience that the military has ever conducted,” said Dr. Kevin Quinn, medical psychologist, NIMH program officer, Army STARRS. “We want to understand what might put a soldier at risk or what might make a soldier resilient to things that can increase or decrease the potential for suicide.”
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