Marine Veteran Ben Kaler and Chaplain Habiby both served in 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines. Ben in Iraq and Habiby in Vietnam. Now Kaler is working to train Habiby and other clergy to educate faith communities to use their resources to better support Veterans and their families.
For Detrick, the events of the day took an emotional toll, resurfacing memories he’d rather forget of his time in Afghanistan.
Soldier’s Best Friend is an Arizona based non-profit that connects Veterans suffering from combat injuries, such as PTSD or TBIs, with therapeutic companion dogs.
Separating the service member, soldier and Veteran from the politics of the war is the true, lasting legacy of Vietnam. And it starts with a much appreciated “thank you for your service.”
VA launched a pilot telehealth program today that will give rural Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder remote access to psychotherapy and related services.
It’s no secret that substance abuse is a growing problem in the United States and Veterans are not exempt from this dangerous trend.
At VA hospitals throughout the nation, opportunities are available for […]
VA announced a collaboration encouraging women to donate their brains for the purpose of research of the effects of traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Army Veteran Bryan Smethurst served in Afghanistan and overcame addiction stemming from post-traumatic stress disorder.
According to psychologist Michael Terman, as many as 60 million […]
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) — first used in the 1930s to treat decompression sickness in deep sea divers — is now being offered through VA to a small number of Veterans diagnosed with PTSD. It’s the latest effort from VA’s Center for Compassionate Innovation (CCI) to promote promising treatments for chronic health conditions that may resist traditional therapy.
A month and a half after the devastation of Hurricane […]