Get Help for Alcoholism, Drug Addiction, and Mental Health
Tragedy always brings sorrow, no doubt. In the aftermath, though, we can take lessons from those working to prevent tragedies from repeating. Efforts to support victims of the Ft. Hood shootings on November 5, 2009, are generating valuable lessons for those in need of mental health treatment and alcohol and drug treatment, and their loved ones. Seek help.
Those who suffer from mental health disorders, alcohol dependence, or drug addiction generally do not ask for help at the first sign of problems. They may also suffer co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders. In any of these cases it is likely that problems will mount before they ask loved ones for help, if ever. It is fair to say they are simply incapable of seeking help until it is too late.
To individuals who don’t have a problem with alcohol, drugs or their mental health, this may seem odd. When a problem can’t be solved individually, it is easy to ask someone for help. So if an individual in need of help is incapable of asking for it, others will generally not offer it because in polite society that may be rude.
Mental health and addiction professionals continually seek ways to get early help to individuals in need. A simple suggestion to the public is in the excerpt below from an article on the Behavioral Healthcare website. “Look to your left, look to your right and look within and basically determine who needs help.” This is true for veterans and the general public alike.
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Fort Hood, TX — Lt. Gen. Robert Cone, III Corps and Fort Hood commanding general, announced the formulation by post leaders and health experts of a behavioral health campaign plan addressing the psychological and emotional needs of the community during a special live broadcast Monday night.
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“Frankly, I believe as tragic as this incident may be, there could be some goodness that comes from this,” he said, “and that is, in fact, that we could establish a baseline for our real mental health needs here at Fort Hood.”
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“First and foremost, seek help if you need it,” Cone said. “If you’re suffering from the effects of this incident you need to come forward and let us help you with it.
“Look to your left, look to your right and look within and basically determine who needs help,” he added. “We’ve got the resources here right now. We’ve had a huge surge in the number of behavioral health providers that are available and we can accommodate the number of folks we think will come forward.”
Tarzana Treatment Centers in Los Angeles has the resources to provide mental health treatment for veterans and others as part of our commitment to integrated behavior healthcare in alcohol and drug treatment. If you or a loved one needs help for alcohol dependence or drug addiction, please call us now at 888-777-8565 or contact us here.
Southern California Locations for Alcohol and Drug Treatment
Tarzana Treatment Centers has locations all over Southern California in Los Angeles County. Other than our central location in Tarzana, we have facilities in Lancaster in the Antelope Valley, Long Beach, and in Northridge and Reseda in the San Fernando Valley.