Special Ops commander tries to lessen the stigma of getting help [CNN.com]

Samantha Sangenito 10/7/154:00 AM

The head of the U.S. military's most elite forces doesn't just talk the talk of ending the stigma of seeking mental health help. He has walked the walk -- into the counselor's office himself.

Army Gen. Joe Votel, commander of U.S. Special Forces Command, has used the support programs offered by the U.S. military for his own family.

"We went down and took advantage of some family-life counselors that were available to us," he told CNN in a recent exclusive interview, though he didn't elaborate further. "It was right there available to everybody, and we took advantage of it."

[For more of this story, written by Laura Koran, go to http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/06/...al-health/index.html]

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