THE STIGMA KILLING YOUNG AMERICAN HEROES is based on ignorance and bureaucratic processes that have needed changing for decades, if not centuries. The brave men and women that make up our military are hesitant to seek mental health treatment from military practitioners because they are afraid, and rightly so, that their careers and/or security clearances could be at stake if they did.
Our young men and women in the military are returning from deployments having experienced horrifying events, either directly or as an observer. Estimates range from 20 to 50 percent of those returning from combat suffer from a mental health issue of one kind or another. The incidence of PTSD has been reported as high as 20 to 30 percent of military returning from recent combat. Yet many, if not most, do not seek treatment because they are afraid they will damage their career.
This video was made upon request of President Obama in preparation for the 2012 State of the Union address. He had requested videos to be uploaded voicing relevant concerns and there is nothing more important than saving human lives, particularly those of our brave men and women in uniform, so I sent him this message asking him to help end the negative stigmas against PTSD and mental health treatment in the military. He never responded.
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