New rules for troops leaving the military miss mental health obstacles, experts say

New rules for troops leaving the military miss mental health obstacles, experts say

The Department of Defense recently updated its rules on “continuity of mental health care” for separating troops, a policy meant to connect departing service members to mental health resources as they leave service. But veteran mental health experts said the instruction makes the same mistakes — it focuses on service members already accessing treatment while in uniform, but does not implement new methods to include others as they enter a vulnera…