'What we're pushing for now is to get more service members -- the higher-ranking levels, senior service members -- to not be afraid to report their mental health issues.'
"We say in the field, just because you don't have a diagnosed mental illness doesn't mean you're mentally healthy,” said Pearman, who is also a brain injury specialist who in the mental health department of a large Southern California hospital.
"What we're pushing for now is to get more service members -- the higher-ranking levels, senior service members -- to not be afraid to report their mental health issues,” Pearman said. "I actually see some that they're in denial. They don't want to face the fact that they're experiencing these issues. But, on the other end, many of them have realized that something is not right, and they want something done,” Pearman said.
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