From the perspective of where I work in the community, I think you have to get the information out there that it's okay to seek help, and I think there's a disconnect happening because of the image that many of these young folks who I meet on the street have about what their role should have been or what their role is as part of the military culture. I think right from the beginning there has to be a recognition that these OSI injuries occur and that it's okay to seek help and that you will be supported as you move either into the Department of Veterans Affairs or back into your role in the military. It's okay to ask for help. That's not the message they're getting at this point. They're getting the message that they will be moved out from the military into Veterans Affairs without the opportunity to go back in. That's the dialogue I'm hearing.
So the communication has to come much earlier and it has to be consistent across the board.