Reach out for Help
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More than half of suicides are NOT mental health-related.* This means:
Yes, that leaves the other half of suicides related to mental health. Some of us could use help from mental health resources. Find someone to talk to and connect with.
A lot of us could use help from our peers and community around us, and it may not be mental health-related.
Trauma and stress has a lot do do with pushing someone to take the irreversible step. (The Stress Bucket filling up. )
Impulsivity can play a role in suicides, so developing a pre-crisis firearm storage plan is crucial for surviving potential suicide. Talk to your family, friends and loved ones if you need to coordinate a plan.
*Statistics from Rethinking Suicide, Craig Bryan, 2021.
Self Help
What would you do if you saw another veteran going through hardship? It’s always easy for us to recommend things, but it’s never easy… but sometimes we need to push ourselves to seek help.
Enroll in a local Alcohol Anonymous peer group. <Click Here>
Mental health is something that we need to regularly maintain. There are organizations that can help. The PTSD Foundation also locally operates Camp Hope for veterans to work through stress and trauma. <Click Here>
It is normal to seek out religious organizations. Many veterans find reconciliation and direction through faith.
Learn to process trauma through hobbies like gardening, tuning cars, competitive marksmanship, sports leagues, and more. Discover the world and meet new people through positive communities.
Enroll for federal and state veteran benefits to start improving your quality of life. Your local county Veteran Services Department can help guide your journey. <Harris County VSD>
Learn mindfulness through yoga or meditation.
Help a Loved One
Sometimes veterans don’t communicate well even when they love you.
Ask one of the veteran’s close military friends for help. Sometimes it’s easier to talk about experiences that led to trauma with people from the military world.
Seek out veteran peer support organizations to help. Military veterans have a culture that may not be easily translated to civilian live. Your local county Veteran Services Department can help guide your journey. <Harris County VSD>
Questions? Talk to us!
No question is stupid. The military did not fully prepare us for a transition back to our families and the civilian world. Many of us are veterans, and many of us had questions coming back, now we get to help our fellow veterans.
You can ask questions on behalf of your loved ones!
We Can Help.
We know veterans,
because we are staffed by veterans.
- Harris County Veterans Services Department.
Mental Health
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The Harris Center
As the largest provider in Texas, The Harris Center for Mental Health and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) strives to provide high-quality, efficient, and cost-effective services so that persons with behavioral health and developmental needs may live with dignity as fully functioning, participating, and contributing members of our community.
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PTSD Foundation of America
The PTSD Foundation of America takes a whole-person approach, offering evidence-based peer-to-peer mentoring, both on an individual basis and in group settings. In addition, our programs and services are free to the Veteran and their family so that the focus remains on their journey to healing.
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Easter Seals
For over 75 years, Easter Seals Greater Houston has been offering help, hope and answers through therapy, training, education and support services.
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UT Health Trauma and Resilience Center
The UTHealth Trauma and Resilience Center (TRC) is a multidisciplinary treatment, research, and education center devoted to helping people who are experiencing psychological problems in the aftermath of traumatic life experiences.