John 14:1
“Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.”
22 Suicides a Day
Every single day, 22 veterans take their own lives. That’s 22 suicides a day, a suicide every 65 minutes. As shocking as that number is, the real number may actually be higher.
The VA researchers used death records from 21 states to come up with a 2010 national estimate for veterans of all ages. As a group, veterans are old. Military service being far rarer than it was in the days of the draft, more than 91% of the nation’s 22 million veterans are at least 35 years old, and the overwhelming majority did not serve in the post-9/11 era.
About 72% of veterans are at least 50. It is not surprising, then, that the VA found that people in this age group account for 69% of veteran suicides — or more than 15 of the 22 suicides per day. Help Stop Veteran Suicides
Veteran Homelessness
The key to ending homelessness is housing. We would Challenge each of you to help End Veteran Homelessness by making a permanent commitment to ensure homelessness is rare, brief, and non-recurring, beginning with Veterans.
Since 2014, 71 communities across 33 states
and the entire states of VA, DE, and CT
have been confirmed as having achieved the goal of this
Challenge by federal partners including the U.S Interagency Council on Homelessness, the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development, and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
PTSD
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a type of anxiety disorder brought on by a terrifying or horrific event, such as witnessing a death or losing a loved one. Understanding PTSD treatments that are available is the first step towards learning how to cope with this disorder.
Cognitive Processing Therapy
Old and new PTSD treatments fall into two main categories: psychotherapy and medication. Different treatment centers for PTSD may offer different treatment options, but cognitive processing therapy (CPT) is a common form of psychotherapy. CPT focuses on helping patients to understand how they view themselves and their trauma, by encouraging them to talk about the impact the trauma has had on their lives and to evaluate ways to move past it. For example, it may involve helping people to realize they weren’t responsible for events that were beyond their control but for which they blame themselves.