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One hundred years on from the end of the first world war, a group of veterans in Dorset are torn between their pride in their military careers and their anger over the lack of psychological support provided to them by the Ministry of Defence.
Between 11-20% of service members who returned from Afghanistan and Iraq suffer from post-traumatic stress, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
A new report shows there has been a steady rise in veteran suicide that overtakes the number of soldiers who were killed in combat. Col. Michael Hudson joins the show to discuss possible solutions.
NAMI’s CEO Daniel H. Gillison, Jr. and CSO Sherman Gillums, Jr. discuss veteran mental health in honor of Veterans Day 2021.
November 11th is Veterans Day, and with more than 20% of veterans returning home with major depression or PTSD, we need to focus on providing care to this underserved community.
Living with PTSD is difficult but you can recover and become more resilient.
We sit down 1 on 1 with former Green Beret Alan Shebaro to hear his inspiring story of survival. Alan opens up and talks about combat, the dark transition into civilian life, what worked in overcoming those struggles and what didn't work.
John Standish joined the Royal Air Force (RAF) Police in 1985 and served for six years, reaching the rank of Corporal. He became embroiled in a drinking culture that he continued to struggle with after her left the military.
Jack was wounded in Vietnam after landing in a hot LZ. He lost some of his Marines that day and after returning home, grieved their loss by turning to drugs and alcohol.
What discourages veterans from seeking treatment for post-traumatic stress? As part of our series War on the Brain, special correspondent Soledad O’Brien talks to former service members who have struggled to accept the diagnosis and get help.