Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Did you know that 30 percent of active duty and reserve military personnel deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan have a mental health condition requiring treatment? Of that percentage, approximately 730,000 men and women experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depression. Here is where we as a nation are failing our Veterans: Only 50 percent of returning Veterans receive mental health treatment. According to the Veterans Administration (VA), approximately 22 Veterans die by suicide every day. In recognition of Mental Health Month in May, the ..read more