Suicide awareness month: Helping vets with PTSD
HLN News
By Kelly Bowman
September 21, 2014
An average of 22 veterans commit suicide every day
Battle Saint is an organization raising money to help wounded warriors
When military men and women leave the battlefield, their fight doesn't always end when they get home. Psychiatrists believe that one in three U.S. service members will suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder after serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, and an average of 22 veterans commit suicide every day.
September is National Suicide Awareness Month. Battle Saint is an organization raising money to help wounded warriors with physical rehabilitation and post-traumatic stress. The organization's founder says with only one percent of the U.S. population serving in the armed forces, it’s up to the rest of us to come together and do something for the men and women who sacrifice so much.
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