Mar 30 Watch Washington Post looks at lives of Iraq, Afghanistan veterans By PBS News Hour The Washington Post launched a special series Sunday called “A legacy of pain and pride” which looks at the lives of military veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan through stories and polls in conjunction with the Kaiser Family Foundation. Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Mar 24 Watch Healing the psychological scars crippling Liberia in the wake of civil war By PBS News Hour After 14 years of civil war, more than 40 percent of Liberians suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. But most have nowhere to turn; the cash-strapped West African nation has only one psychiatrist for 4 million people. Special correspondent Molly Knight… Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch Teaching students how to combat traumas of poverty on the yoga mat By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 23 Watch Military using unproven programs to take on mental illness By PBS News Hour Nearly one thousand veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan are diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder each week. A recent report from the Institute of Medicine found that few of the military programs for preventing mental illness have been tested or… Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch President Obama Announces BRAIN Initiative President Barack Obama unveiled the BRAIN Initiative, a new effort to map the human brain. Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch Service Members Grapple With PTSD In this Dart Society video, several former service members talk about having PTSD. Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch Vet Activist Goes on Hunger Strike in Front of White House Vet Activist Goes on Hunger Strike in Front of White House… Continue watching
May 28 Watch ‘Hell and Back Again’: What it Means to Lead Men in War, and Then Return Home 'Hell and Back Again': What it Means to Lead Men in War, and Then Return Home… Continue watching
May 28 Watch From ‘Boots to Suits,’ Transitioning From Military Service to Civilian Life From 'Boots to Suits', Transitioning from Military Service to Civilian Life… Continue watching