It's tragic and troubling that our service men and women might return home from battle only to take their own lives because they are tortured by something they experienced during their service. Today in @VetAffairsDems, we tackled how we can identify red flags, like PTSI.pic.twitter.com/Wyx40l9dXg
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I was joined by
@danielsparents, who tragically lost their son, Daniel, to suicide at 30 because he didn't get the care he deserved. Now, they are tireless advocates for fixing and reforming the broken healthcare system at the@DeptVetAffairs.1 reply 0 retweets 3 likesShow this thread -
I am honored to work with them, but it shouldn’t take parents and a loss like the Somers family experienced to change the system. Instead, we should be reducing the stigma that prevents so many from getting help.
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I introduced a resolution to create National Post Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Month and reduce the stigma that comes with labeling post-traumatic stress as a disorder. It is my hope that this would lead many more veterans to seek mental health care. #SuicidePreventionMonth
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