Anger. Withdrawal. Taking too many risks. Alcohol or drug abuse. Flashbacks. After years of war, Veterans can find themselves dealing with stress, anxiety, or PTSD — and their families struggle to find ways to help them cope with the symptoms and stress that comes...
For Veterans and their families, coping with the loss of a family member to suicide means a lifetime of picking up the pieces and trying to make sense of the loss of their wives, husbands, fathers, mothers, daughters or sons. Next Chapter was created by the Colorado...
Money. Finances. Planning for the future. These are all sources of stress for transitioning military members, veterans and their families. For many, they are working their first civilian job and must navigate the insurance market, determine work benefits or save for...
Military life means missing out on a lot of family moments—birthdays, holidays, graduations. It might mean leaving behind a baby and coming home to a toddler or saying goodbye to a middle-schooler only to return to a high school freshman—complete with all the teenage...
Hanging up the uniform can bring mixed emotions, regardless of the time served or the military branch of service. Change is never easy. Leaving the military comes with its own sense of loss: easily-made friendships borne of spending long hours together, forged under...
Saying “thank you for your service” might not resonate with every military member or veteran. Showing gratitude is always appreciated, though. These men and women have spent months away from families, and sometimes those months represent years of missed birthdays,...
