Veterans Affairs committee  There is training. There is psycho-educational training for rape victims. It's very specialized, and it's not easily adaptable to a military population. Because there are unfortunately a lot of rapes in America, really around the world, there is a very structured psychological ed

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you very much, sir. My pleasure.

Veterans Affairs committee  That's a very good question. I think there are other groups that can benefit from the battlemind training. And actually, other groups in the United States are using it, particularly the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and our State Department, which also deploys a lot of civil

Veterans Affairs committee  Certainly I think that if you sat through the training you would have a very good first-hand experience of what soldiers actually go through.

Veterans Affairs committee  That is a very good idea. Quite honestly, no thought has been given to that, but that is a very good idea.

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you, sir.

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you, sir.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, you're absolutely correct. One of the nice things, though, if there is a nice thing, about the Department of Veterans Affairs in the United States is that they are the single largest trainer of psychologists in the United States. They have this very robust training program,

Veterans Affairs committee  These are in no particular order, but you did, I think, get two--first, normalizing symptoms and reactions; and second, safety, personal safety for themselves and for their families. The third approach is relationships, as in relationships with buddies and relationships with spou

Veterans Affairs committee  That's a great question. This is an issue we're grappling with right now. The buddy system, of course, is an integral part of the army culture. Looking after yourself and looking after your buddy is critical. We've tried to capitalize on that. But you're absolutely right that w

Veterans Affairs committee  No, it's different. The Department of Veterans Affairs has unique requirements and different approaches in how mental health care is provided. That training is separate.

Veterans Affairs committee  As I mentioned, we do have the training for spouses, but for parents, we do not. We're in the process of developing what we're calling “community battlemind training”. That would be for parents, uncles, grandparents, members of the community on what they should know about how com

Veterans Affairs committee  Oh, the children. We have deliberately not attached the label of “battlemind” to children. We think it's inappropriate to do that. Instead, we have training. There is Sesame Street, which I'm sure you're familiar with, with the puppets. We have developed Sesame Street videos and

Veterans Affairs committee  No. Sir, you're absolutely correct. There are a lot of veterans from World War II on who have mental health issues, and are actually what we describe as high-functioning. They're able to do their job. They're able to raise a family. They're able to have a spouse who still stays

Veterans Affairs committee  The air force is translating the battlemind training program into a program they're calling “Wheels Down”, using an air force slogan; and the navy Seabees do use the battlemind training during post-deployment at their third location decompression site. The marines do not use it;