CNN Health: My grandfather hid the emotional toll of World War II from his family for decades
Frank Murphy flew 21 perilous missions as a navigator of a B-17 for the Eighth Air Force’s 100th Bomb Group, nicknamed “the Bloody Hundredth.”
The Hill: Suicide crisis in the military fueled by ineffective screening for brain injuries
The Department of Defense’s oversight chief in March acknowledged something critical in the quest to stamp out suicide among current service members and veterans: that the armed forces are woefully ineffective at screening service members for traumatic brain injuries and for following up with those that suffer from them.
- 4.17.2023
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PRESS RELEASE: Veterans Exploring Treatment Solutions (VETS) Applauds Bipartisan Push to Include Active Duty Military Members in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Research
Veterans Exploring Treatment Solutions (VETS), a nonprofit organization focused on improving the lives of veterans through psychedelic-assisted therapy, announces its support for Rep. Dan Crenshaw's Bipartisan Letter to urge the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to include active duty servicemembers in their research on psychedelics.
DailyMail: 'They're not fairy tale magic shaman potions.' Meet the wounded warriors who want red state Republicans to let psilocybin mushrooms turn the tide on veteran suicides
Military veterans trying to overcome the horrors of war are increasingly finding themselves in an unlikely position — persuading Republican politicians to legalize the healing power of ancient psychedelic plants.
Spectrum News 1: How psychedelic healing helps traumatized veterans
SAN DIEGO, California — The year was 2013. Marcus Capone medically retired after a 13-year career as a U.S. Navy Seal. He had been struggling with depression and PTSD, and while home with his wife and kids in San Diego, he knew it was time for a change.