Veterans and mental health: Understanding common struggles and learning how to provide support from mhi Watch Video
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⏲ Duration: 33 min 34 sec ✓ Published: 26-Apr-2019
Description: This webinar is part of the California State Library's Mental Health Initiative: Where Compassion Meets Action. nnVeterans may experience a wide range of mental health conditions after their military service. Statistics show that 37% of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who receive health care from the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) had a mental health diagnosis, with PTSD being the most common. The VHA reports that veterans are committing suicide at alarming rates: 22 veterans die by suicide