' Give us a problem with your Soldiers ': CATEP becomes Fort Carson

FORT CARSON, Colo.-According to the army statistics, last year, approximately 103,000 Armywide + Soldiers vulnerable category of a post deployment health assessment. Because of this, about 14,600 self identified that they thought, they can be drinking too much alcohol. Only 400 was the army's substance abuse program.
Dr. Lester with military personnel at Headquarters McFarling, Department of the Army, said it was too late.These were serious incident-400 driving either because, while under the influence, a member of the family abuse and the like. what you want to visit the army Soldiers seek assistance before drinking becomes a serious problem.
Possible solution is currently being tested in the confidential Alcohol Treatment and Education Pilot program.
Wayne Stramer, Dr. Wanda Kuehr and Linda Martinez army installation management command Fort Carson McFarling became development 23 commanders and Soldiers short program, which begins with the development of the 30 post.
McFarling pilot program was initiated by the Fort Richardson, Alaska; common Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.; and Schofield Barracks bombing, Hawaii. At present, it is a pilot who has extended the Fort Carson, Colo., Fort Riley, Kan., and Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. Carson and Riley was elected to high deployment rate and Leonard Wood into the control as it is mainly training establishments.
The program is completely voluntary, and not a command notification before the military is ready to do so. Kate Azar, Clinical Director for the Fort Carson MP, said the soldier, Maqui Berry Pills who considers he has abused alcohol or alcohol-related problems is to become an Office that is located on the Mekong 6236 Street Family Readiness Center behind, and to request in order to comply with the Criteria for the registration of the card CATEP. the programme shall be adopted in accordance with the military to study. The military believes that he or she shall be eligible provided that he has given an appointment with a counselor. The Agency is open 4: 30-8 p.m. on Monday and Thursday and Saturday morning.Four financial management are in accordance with the Customs and psychiatrist is available through MP-5: 30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. phone number 526-2862.
Counselor and military figure out a plan of attack. Management of the programme may be anywhere from a few weeks to a maximum of one year. Currently, Stramer said, the program is limited to a period of one year.At the end of this period, the military must register CATEP is designed to be installed only in the short term solution and not in the long term therapy program in another program.
"I am really hopeful program information because I do not believe until they have some kind of problems are Soldiers," Azar said."If we can get them here before they are in trouble, we can develop support and be based on their internal motivation problem solver to Use alcohol."
Soldiers who may have alcohol problems and has not had the judgment to reduce alcohol-related incident, is limited to CATEP, McFarling said. It is also not Soldiers, which is unlawful or prescription drug abuse problems in addition to specific groups for. Soldiers, such as the armed policemen as programme nuclear weapon very personnel, security clearances and aviation, will not be able to join at present, these military occupations in natural health and animal welfare issues.If the Commander establishes that the Soldier is a program, he shall be accountable to the Soldier's privacy is maintained, in order to ensure the necessary unless there are compelling, such as a safety issue, let others know the command chain after discussing MP personnel also alcohol abuse education programs are an integral part of the programme, the Soldiers can only be experienced in the sale of wine alcohol for use as a program and a thorough review of the assistance is needed.
Kim Henry, Fort Carson of alcohol and drugs Control officer, said that this will be supplemented by the current MP-program for someone who may be able to talk to someone in the community of a large alcohol situation before the problem, but it does not want to affect his career with a flag.He said the life PRIME IN one of the programs they have used successfully and integrate the pilot here.CATEP staff also cooperate closely with other agencies.
"Our speaking chaplains, military life, consultants and hospital staff," Henry said. "Also we want to bring Family support groups and because they are sometimes notice this problem and say ' Hey, here's the program and you want to, you can know it. ' "the first people
Azar "we have not I hope our build confidence," said."We believe that it intends to start slowly, as is any other body, but then builds and builds builds and we hope it does that here."
The program has serious interest rates, high up. Lt.General Rick Lynch, are usually IMCOM is fully supports his as well as many local leaders.
Thistle "is a very passionate about the program. He wants to ensure that every access to the Soldiers," said Stramer. "He is very concerned about the large number of different army itsemurhia and wants to ensure that Soldiers who have problems to seek treatment.
Stramer added that last week Lynch noted that there is no taxation of the letting of freeze MP for hiring staff and headquarters to drive out actions IMCOM order management Fort Carson to hire staff need CATEP. This will enhance the local command-major-General General David g. Perkins, 4th light infantry and Fort Carson thus commanding general, and column Robert f. McLaughlin, garrison commander of the brigade commanders-wants to do.
Henry "General Perkins column McLaughlin-anything they can do, in order to qualify for the Solider on board," said. "They are looking for here's another way the army tries to help the Soldiers, which makes a request for assistance and to prevent other situations than. "
During the Fort Carson special representatives and active discussions took place with the Group of Soldiers, which was the point, which brought the Group field. some of the Soldiers was a skeptic, how well the voluntary program to work, others for confirmation that they thought was a good one soldier, at the same time when the idea program helps Soldiers who wanted to help themselves to the thought that the problem soldiers than disciplinary problems or otherwise unsuitable military service shall be released from the duty-can best. McFarling, therefore, reiterated its support for the program is for.
"Send us your Soldiers with the problem-there is no problem for the soldiers."