Useless window dressing: Pentagon To Investigate Mental Health In The Military

The investigation, still in the planning stages, would be a broad examination ranging beyond the specific case of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychiatrist accused in the 13 Fort Hood killings, officials said.

The inquiry, they said, could look at personnel policies and the availability of mental health services for troubled personnel.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates wants a unified probe that goes beyond the Army but has not decided how far-reaching the inquiry should be or who should lead it, Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell said Tuesday.

"There are issues that need to be looked at department-wide, and the focus at this point is trying to figure out some of these questions," Morrell said.

The Army's second in command said that officials feared more people like Hasan may be undetected inside the armed forces.

"I think we always have to be concerned about that," Army Vice Chief of Staff Peter Chiarelli said as he outlined separate efforts to curb rising suicide rates in the Army. The service has been the combat force most affected by the stress of fighting two wars simultaneously.

The Army has been preparing for its own examination of what went wrong in the Hasan case and ways to prevent a similar attack. That probe could stand alone or be part of a larger inquiry.
Hasan apparently slipped through cracks in the Army's personnel and mental health systems, keeping his job and readying for overseas deployment to Afghanistan even though aspects of his behavior and statements had alarmed co-workers and others

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/6593816/Fort-Hood-shooting-Pentagon-to-investigate-mental-health-in-military.html

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Useless window dressing: Pentagon To Investigate Mental Health In The Military

Useless window dressing: Pentagon To Investigate Mental Health In The Military

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