FMF Corpsman Rene Vincit’s service in the US Navy took him all over the world—from Afghanistan to Camp Pendleton. In 2016 while receiving outpatient therapy, he knew he was reaching a breaking point, and that the course of treatment he was receiving was not enough: if...
On November 8, 2014 while heavily intoxicated, Guadalupe Gutierrez attempted to commit suicide. Thankfully, she survived, and sought help. She admitted to her medical provider that she was self medicating with alcohol due to a sexual trauma. In January 2015 she went...
During his 18 years in the Army, Michael Matthews deployed to Iraq twice, Afghanistan once and Bosnia once. After each deployment, he drank to cope. In 2013, after the death of his son his drinking intensified. “I never grieved after my son died. Just numbness.” In...
Are you a former participant who came to us through a treatment program? Would you be willing to tell your story? We’d like to show the impact of these programs, not through numbers, but through your stories in your words. Try to answer these questions in your...
Happy Veteran’s Day to all who served, and to the family members who have stood beside veterans in support of their service. One of the most inspiring things about working in the military health system has been seeing people serve courageously in uniform, be...
