PTSD

Executive Director, VA's National Center for PTSD

June is PTSD Awareness Month. The National Center for PTSD at VA continually promotes public awareness and understanding of PTSD. In June we ask everyone else to join our efforts.

One of the biggest issues Veterans face with mental health […]

Navy Veterans and students at Wharton’s MBA for Executives program

Switch publishes critical education and career information to help veterans transition, and we are constantly searching for new programs and resources to highlight for veterans. Through our research, no story has been as shocking as the debate unfolding in San Diego over a veteran transition center.

We’re right in the middle of PTSD Awareness Month, so […]

Air Force Veteran, Mission Continues fellow

When my volatility finally erupted, I couldn't understand the fear and anger on peoples’ faces. I ran the streets for a very short while but the people out there made it clear I needed to go. Even though I felt dirty and low down in my heart, I still carried myself with the dignity and honor that the military provided me. Anyplace I went, except for Afghanistan and Iraq, I felt like a fish out of water.

One of the challenges of diagnosing and treating complex injuries […]

U.S. Army Veteran

After my military service, I chose to drink. I chose to drink because it was easy, because it was fun, because I knew it and felt comfortable with it. Less than two years of that lifestyle, I gave it up. I got sober, and I took renewed interest in my college education by changing my major to study something I actually wanted to use to improve society.

U.S. Coast Guard Veteran

I specifically gone into teaching to serve underserved populations, and had failed. I knew it was in my best interest to find meaningful work in my community as soon as possible—then I found The Mission Continues.

National Program Director for Pain Management, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

At VA, we know PTSD is a complex condition that can’t be treated solely by drugs. This is one reason why VA is working aggressively to ensure that all Veterans with PTSD who are interested are offered one of the behavioral therapies that have been proven to be effective.

U.S. Marine Corps Veteran

The lesson I want to pass on to everyone is this: do something when you come home. We all don’t have PTSD, but we all come back different. Do something that consumes your whole mind when you come home. Follow through with it—I did.

Vietnam War Veteran

To all of you Vets, Vietnam or otherwise, please don’t give up. You are entitled to benefits if you were affected by the wars exposure. Don’t wait like I Idid—file your claim and get your benefits. You deserve them. It took me a long time to realize that.

(Photo by Joe Amon/The Denver Post) Last month, I wrote […]