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  • PAWS: Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers

    PAWS: Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers

    PAWS is a groundbreaking initiative aimed at providing dog training to Veterans diagnosed with PTSD.

  • Resources and plans for Veterans facing challenging summer activities

    Resources and plans for Veterans facing challenging summer activities

    Summer can be a joyful time of year, but some outdoor activities can be hard for some Veterans. In this guest post, former VA Secretary Bob McDonald shares resources and plans to navigate summer activities.

  • Climbing therapy supports Veterans living with PTSD

    Climbing therapy supports Veterans living with PTSD

    Stories of growth and recovery from the climbing walls – how combining physical and psychological challenges promotes overall well-being.

  • Five virtual resources to explore on PTSD Screening Day

    Five virtual resources to explore on PTSD Screening Day

    June 27 is PTSD Screening Day. From screening tools to success stories, Veterans can find VA resources to navigate PTSD care.

  • VA Leading the Way: Screening, treatment can improve the lives of Veterans with PTSD

    VA Leading the Way: Screening, treatment can improve the lives of Veterans with PTSD

    Having PTSD can lead to a sense of isolation and hopelessness. But there is hope for Veterans.

  • First NIH-funded clinical trial shows service dogs lower severity of PTSD symptoms in Veterans

    First NIH-funded clinical trial shows service dogs lower severity of PTSD symptoms in Veterans

    The first National Institutes of Health-funded clinical trial of its kind, published in JAMA Network Open, links the pairing of Service Dogs with military Veterans to lowered PTSD severity, diagnosis odds, and other negative mental health symptoms.

  • Rapid recovery – massed treatment for PTSD

    Rapid recovery – massed treatment for PTSD

    Drs. Colleen Becket-Davenport and Jennifer Schuster Wachen discuss massed treatments for PTSD

  • PTSD Bytes: PTSD and HIV

    PTSD Bytes: PTSD and HIV

    In this episode of PTSD Bytes, integrated health psychologist Dr. Octaviana Hemmy discusses treatment for HIV and PTSD.

  • Misconceptions about PTSD: Part One

    Misconceptions about PTSD: Part One

    In a two-part series, Dr. Colleen Becket-Davenport discusses some common myths surrounding PTSD with Dr. Kelly Maieritsch.

  • Using virtual reality to treat PTSD

    Using virtual reality to treat PTSD

    Virtual reality therapy lets Veterans confront and manage traumas in a safe and controlled environment. It’s a path to recovery.

  • PTSD Bytes: Social media use and PTSD

    PTSD Bytes: Social media use and PTSD

    In this episode of the PTSD Bytes podcast, we discuss the relationship between social media and mental health.

  • Leashes of Valor: Discover how one leash can save two lives

    Leashes of Valor: Discover how one leash can save two lives

    Discover how nonprofit, Leashes of Valor pairs post-9/11 Veterans with service dogs from shelters, aiding recovery from PTSD, TBI, and other military traumas.

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Last updated December 16, 2025

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