Source: Click here On September 20, 2004, 35 days after landing in the Sunni Triangle, Jake Schick had a bad feeling as his Marine Corps unit went out on their 29th mission. As they drove out, they ran over a mine, and Schick was severely wounded and lost his right leg. When he returned to the United States, Schick was diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), becoming dependent on pain medications and contemplating suicide. Two

Source: click here If you have recently lost a loved one with whom you would otherwise be sharing this holiday season, you might be finding yourself wanting to burrow under your covers with a box of tissues until the holidays have passed. If this sounds like you, it's time for some T.L.C. I don't believe we should ever push down our emotions, though social conventions might make it advisable to develop strategies for dealing with these challenges privately or having a dear an

Source: click here ​ Little in her background suggested that Venus Azevedo-Laboda would become an expert on post-traumatic stress disorder. After all, she was a retail store manager, not a psychologist. The change came suddenly and tragically when her brother, U.S. Navy Combat Corpsman Phillip A. Azevedo, took his own life in March 2012. He was just 25 years old. It ripped her family apart, and she blamed herself. She knew he had PTSD, and that he was self-medicating with alc

Source: click here ​ MagicalButter and the Weed for Warriors Project kick off the 2nd Annual Cannaball Run for Vets for cannabis Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder treatment to highlight the mounting evidence surrounding the issue of PTSD. The cross country education and awareness campaign will begin on October 17th in Los Angeles, California and stop along seven major U.S. cities as it heads toward the Nation’s Capital, Washington, D.C., for the culminating Veteran’s Day event

Dane's family invites you to honor his life while supporting the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention by participating in the Out of the Darkness Walk in Carlisle, PA on October 18th, 2015. CLICK HERE for the link for the event in Carlisle, if you want to donate to our specific team, hit "View more" under teams and search for "team Freebird". To visit Team Freebird's fundraising page: click here Anyone is welcome to join us at the walk as well!! More event details are b

Source: click here Military veterans are committing suicide. Prescription painkiller overdose deaths are skyrocketing. There is a national discussion around these issues. Medical marijuana can help. In these cases it could save lives. A special working group of Pennsylvania House Representatives is trying craft a medical marijuana bill for the lower chamber. A bill already passed the state Senate earlier this year. Two of their biggest issues are whether to include Post Traum

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Source: click here The tragic act of taking one’s own life happens too often among every group of people, young and old, sick and healthy, religious or non-religious, eastern, western, northern or southern — all parts of humanity feel the pain of this type of irreversible loss. In the United States, however, it seems military veterans take their own lives at a much more alarming rate than any other demographic. We can perhaps learn part of the reason for this from a very famo

Posted by Dianne Dunmire, Dane's third grade teacher: "Dave Dunmire and Nate Jones ran the Zero Prostate Cancer 5k yesterday. Dave ran to honor Cpl Dane Freedman -Donnamarie Freedman. Dave wasn't feeling his best, but running for Dane gave him the incentive he needed...thank you, Dane! We will never forget!" We are so humbled that you continue to run races in honor of our Dane. Thank you for never forgetting him. #run #awareness #suicide #suicideawareness

Thank you to 22 Too Many for partnering with 22 Flags 22 Horses 22 Too Many and raising awareness about the overwhelming rate of suicide our Veterans are facing! Cpl Freedman was honored at the Mercer County Homecoming Parade in Illinois on September 24th, 2015. #veteran #suicide #suicideawareness