Chicago Tribune

Eugene Lipov: Renaming PTSD could help reduce its stigma and get veterans and others to seek treatment

Although Veterans Day is firmly in the rear view, the difficult and critical work of offering veterans relief from their trauma remains a daily challenge. Reducing post-traumatic stress among military ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org

PTSD carries a stigma for veterans - regardless of whether they suffer from it

Over her 28-year Army career, Brogan Farren worked as a helicopter pilot and military planner. She deployed to combat zones and flew peacekeeping missions. And when she retired three years ago, Farren ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Advocates have long fought stigma surrounding PTSD. Now some worry the Nathan Fletcher scandal ‘taints everybody who is dealing with this’

SAN DIEGOSAN DIEGO — As Nathan Fletcher prepares to step down Monday as supervisor amid sexual-misconduct allegations, he leaves an open seat and unanswered questions about the mental health struggles ...
WGN-TV

Changing the Stigma: PTSD to PTSI

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO — From battlefields overseas to the ...
WTOL

'Suck it up, buttercup': First responders push back against mental health stigma

SYLVANIA, Ohio — An average person can see two or three traumatic incidents in their life, while first responders can see more than 180, according to First H.E.L.P., a national organization that works ...
News9

Firefighter Who Survived 9/11 Works To Break Stigma Surrounding PTSD, Mental Health

A volunteer firefighter who survived the September 11 terror attacks is on a mission to break the stigma surrounding mental health and PTSD. Ron Weisberg's service ...
WKYC3

'The key is reducing the stigma': Advocates push for PTSD awareness on Veterans Day

CLEVELAND — They selflessly served our country, making countless sacrifices, yet many of our nation's veterans suffer from invisible battle wounds that can be harder to recognize than the physical ...
Daily Herald

'There are people here who will walk with you': St. Charles nonprofit combats stigma of PTSD

Fighting the stigma of post-traumatic stress disorder among military personnel, veterans and first responders has become a mission for Zoeie Kreiner of St. Charles. Kreiner comes from a large military ...
Yahoo

Veteran talks about removing stigma around PTSD, mental health

Jul. 9—DICKINSON, N.D. — Although mental and physical health are often viewed as being separate aspects of general well-being, the reality is that the mind and body are actually very closely linked to ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Stigma of PTSD is costing U.S. lives

Recently, I was in Washington, D.C., with Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America and fellow Iraq and Afghanistan veterans for an event called Storm the Hill. Our mission: to meet with members of ...
Time

Leadership not Lexicon Will Break the Stigma of PTSD.

My colleague Mark Thompson has mounted three posts mentioning Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder today. I’m not shooting for the superfecta, but I do want to comment on a point Mark made As I noted in one ...