Speaking now @OversightDems #NationalSecurity hearing “Connecting #Veterans with #PTSD with #ServiceDogs” https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/connecting-veterans-with-ptsd-with-service-dogs/ …
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With post-9/11 veterans returning from wars in
#Iraq#Afghanistan, effective treatment for#PTSD is one urgent area of veterans' healthcare
Up to 20 out of every 100 veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom have P.T.S.D. in a given year.
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Prevalence of
#PTSD among Iraq & Afghanistan veterans is primarily the result of multiple tours of duty & repeated & severe combat exposure -
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@DeptVetAffairs reported#veterans w/#PTSD are particularly vulnerable to suicide risk. This continues to affect vets at devastating rate. - 10 more replies
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