PTSD takes A Different Kind of Courage

I am an American Soldier.

I am a Warrior and a member of a team. I serve the people of the United States and live the Army Values.

I will always place the mission first.

I will never accept defeat.

I will never quit.

I will never leave a fallen comrade.

I am disciplined, physically and mentally tough, trained and proficient in my warrior tasks and drills. I always maintain my arms, my equipment and myself.

I am an expert and I am a professional.

I stand ready to deploy, engage, and destroy the enemies of the United States of America in close combat.

I am a guardian of freedom and the American way of life.

I am an American Soldier.

Add this to it.

They are fallen comrades who have been wounded. Don't leave them behind!

Military Program: Overview
Now available: A Different Kind of Courage, a new video to encourage help-seeking for psychological health
View the promo of our new video (4 minutes)
View the full length version of our new video (25 minutes)
Press release for A Different Kind of Courage
Video order form
For a DoD overview of the program, please visit: www.pdhealth.mil/mhsa.asp
The Mental Health Self-Assessment Program® (MHSAP) offers service personnel and their families the opportunity to take anonymous, mental health and alcohol use self-assessments online, via the phone, and through special events held at installations. The self-assessments are a brief series of questions that, when linked together, help create a picture of how an individual is feeling.
The program is designed to help individuals identify their own symptoms and access assistance before a problem becomes serious. The self-assessments address posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, generalized anxiety disorder, alcohol use, and bipolar disorder. After completing a self-assessment, individuals receive referral information including services provided by TRICARE, Military OneSource and Vet Centers.
The program, part of the Department of Defense continuum of care, is fully funded by Force Health Protection and Readiness, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense, Health Affairs.
To take a free, anonymous self-assessment, visit http://www.militarymentalhealth.org/ or call 1-877-877-3647.

Battlemind needs to be replaced with this video. It's honest and makes PTSD real. If you really want to help them, play this video from coast to coast, when you deploy them and when they are coming home.

Linked from Veterans for Common Sense