June Is PTSD Awareness Month

June Is PTSD Awareness Month

by | Jun 22, 2022

Since 2010, every June 27 has marked PTSD Awareness Day, which works to end the stigmas surrounding post-traumatic stress disorder while encouraging those who suffer from PTSD to seek treatment. June is also PTSD Awareness Month. PTSD Has Gone by Many Names PTSD is...
June is National Post Traumatic Stress Awareness Month

June is National Post Traumatic Stress Awareness Month

by | Jun 1, 2022

The Veterans Affairs reports that approximately 20%, 12%, and 30% of Service members and Veterans that served in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) or Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), the Persian Gulf War, and the Vietnam War, respectively, have had Post Traumatic Stress...
How To Conduct a “Buddy Check”

How To Conduct a “Buddy Check”

by | Oct 14, 2019

By Paula Bibby Membership Director Department of California, The American Legion   The week of Nov. 4-11 leads us into Veterans Day and has been designated as Department of California “Buddy Check” Week.  This is an ideal time for post commanders to...