Understanding PTSD: When Trauma Doesn’t Fade When you have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), it’s hard to feel safe. The traumatic event – natural disaster, combat, sexual assault, accident – can take hold, and you find you can’t stop thinking about it. Maybe you have nightmares and trouble sleeping. Maybe you feel on edge and unsettled […]
Hope for Heroes
A recent report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) highlighted that veterans, their families, and service members have unique holistic needs. These needs require culturally competent approaches with multidisciplinary services and treatments. Additionally, the National Veterans Foundation found that service members form a lingering sense of comradery after service. Most veterans establish trust with […]