PTSD

Her son was diagnosed with PTSD while he was in the Air Force, and after his deployment he showed suicidal signs that she didn't recognize. Now, she is turning the tragedy into help for others.

The Mental Health for Heroes Foundation hopes to provide around 250 hours of paid counseling a month and other mental health services to first responders and their families.

The center in Temple Terrace will serve as a one-stop shop for veterans experiencing mental and behavioral health issues. The VA is also starting to build a health clinic in Lakeland.

SOF Missions provides free health care options for post-combat veterans seeking trauma care, with an overall mission to combat the veteran suicide crisis.

With new research released last year, Congress mandated a pilot program that will pay to train service dogs and place them in veterans' homes.

Fewer than 20 percent of veterans suffer from PTSD, but most Americans think the disorder is far more common.

Natasha A. Pierre, executive director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Hillsborough County, says that every person should do a daily check-in on their own mental state.

Dr. Cynthia Gries, the hospital system’s lung transplant director, has treated COVID-19 patients throughout the pandemic, says it’s common for her to see symptoms of PTSD in patients after they recover.

The proposal would create a one-stop number where veterans can get everything from peer-to-peer support to service referrals.

Months of physical distancing and pandemic anxiety have been especially tough on veterans who were already dealing with post-traumatic stress and other combat-related injuries.