Using Art To Help Deal With PTSD

Using Art To Help Deal With PTSD
American heroes in Southern Colorado are suffering. They're dealing with the stress of deployments; some of them have post traumatic stress disorder.
Oct 16, 2011
Reporter: Alyssa Chin

There’s a new type of help for American heroes in Southern Colorado who are suffering. They're dealing with the stress of deployments; some of them have post traumatic stress disorder.

An organization called Military Creative Expressions is in Colorado Springs. They’re using art to help our veterans and retired military personnel heal.


Sunday they held an exhibit in Old Colorado City. 11 News talked to one artist who's dealing with PTSD and she said this is the only way she can cope.

After more than 17 years in the military, Juliet Madsen was forced to retire. An explosion in Iraq caused her to come home with a traumatic brain injury and she developed PTSD.

"They don't have a lot of female PTSD programs," Madsen said.
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