The blog FaithDeployed posted a story about one soldier who found help for PTSD through a faith community ministry…

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From the Department of Defense…”Citing the direct correlation between military deployments and post-traumatic stress disorder, President Barack Obama said he’s hopeful that increasing the size of the force will help to reduce incidents of stress.

Obama joined Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki yesterday to discuss a broad range of veterans issues, including his commitment to tackling the causes behind PTSD and providing resources to help those experiencing it.... Read more here

Local churches and other ministries are organizing to reach out to veterans with PTSD.... Read more here

Some may think military chaplains don’t experience the same dangers of battle or front-line experiences as other servicemembers. A chaplain seems unlikely to receive PTSD diagnosis. In his recently published book, Faith Under Fire, Army chaplain Roger Benimoff describes his experiences with post-traumatic stress disorder following his second deployment to Iraq. Redbook magazine tells his wife’s story of watching her husband, and her marriage, unravel.... Read more here

Combat stress.... Read more here