New center in Mesa opens to help veterans, first responders combat depression and PTSD
New center in Mesa opens to help veterans, first responders
The Survivors Of War Rehabilitation and Evolution Center has opened in Mesa to help veterans and first responders combat depression, PTSD and suicide through their counseling services, weight training and jiujitsu programs. FOX 10 s Bailey Miller reports.
MESA, Ariz. - In honor of Memorial Day, the Survivors Of War Rehabilitation and Evolution Center has opened in Mesa to help veterans and first responders with post-traumatic stress disorder.
On average, 22 veterans commit suicide every day, and that number goes up on Memorial Day. The goal of the nonprofit Veterans of War is to change this.
Why is May the Highest Month for Suicides?
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The month of May is springâs overture when natureâs rebirth manifests in color, youth and vigor. Flowers reach full bloom. Trees leaf out. The soil, revitalized by winterâs slumber, pushes shoots of green toward the Sun. Our fellow animals conduct their daily tasks with renewed vigor, while the birds sing their lilting melodies. This riot of sensory delights is the coming out party for new life. And it heralds the peak season for suicides.
Contrary to conventional wisdom suggesting the dark, cold winter pushes many to a new emotional low, more people take their lives in spring than any other season, and May is often the worst month in this regard. This paradoxical phenomenon is global. Spring in the southern hemisphere exhibits the same troubling trend. In the United States and many other northern regions, December, when daylight tanks, usually records the fewest suicides, and January, in
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Help save a veteran s life
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Did you know that every day a veteran takes his or her own life? Did you know that 76% of these deaths are with a firearm? Did you know that rural areas have more suicides than urban areas?
You can help someone who has served in the military go on to live. First, know your neighbor who has served; he deserves your time.
Watch for signs that he is in distress. Validate his feelings of hopelessness. Ask if he has a firearm close at hand. Offer to keep the firearm for a few days until he can get some help. Encourage him to get the help he deserves. If you can’t store the weapon, ask a local gun shop to help you out.