Families Catch Fallout From PTSD

Spouse Calls Column: Families Catch Fallout From PTSD

February 24, 2008

Of all the subjects covered on the Spouse Calls blog, none is more heartbreaking than post- traumatic stress disorder and its effects on military spouses and families.

An upcoming column will feature resources and counseling for those affected by PTSD. These blog excerpts will explain why:

I live in New Jersey. I have searched endlessly, to no avail for a support group for the loved ones of PTSD veterans. I even tried starting one of my own. The vet centers, and the VA clinics and hospitals say they are including family members and loved ones, but I have not found that to be true.

Many of the veterans’ wives and significant others that I know are left without a support group. Does anyone else have live support in your area?
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http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/ArticleID/9405

If anyone is in the Orlando Florida area, I'd be happy to begin a support group. I believe it is vital having support to get through all of this. Vietnam veterans and their families didn't have it and it cost too many marriages as well as lives .