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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and War Veterans

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War takes a terrible toll on everyone:  soldiers, civilians,
families on both sides of the conflict.
"People who suffer from PTSD and depression are significantly more likely to take their own lives. One hundred twenty six U.S. veterans kill themselves each week – 6,552 each year. Since 2001, more Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans have committed suicide than the number of soldiers lost in combat."

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Expedition Balance

The human cost our veterans are paying.

When veterans come back with PTSD and depression, they face even greater challenges at home. Aside from the physical and psychological pain that come with reliving horrific events, there’s a numbness and an inability to reengage in life. Relationships are strained. Normalcy is unattainable. For many, it all begins to fall apart.

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