Veteran's Mental Health Roundtable Discussion

In this special episode of the Visible Man podcast, VM Admin and veteran Bob Jurgensen sits down with fellow vets Roderick Castle, a crisis intervention specialist with the Veterans Outreach Center, and Matthew Murray, a veterans service officer with the Monroe County Veterans Service Agency to discuss veteran mental health, what’s being done about it, and what we can do to help. If you’re a veteran in crisis or concerned about one, please call the Veterans Crisis Line at 1-800-273-8255 and press 1 Notes What are we seeing and hearing from veterans regarding their mental health? How COVID affected veterans' mental health How can we help break the barriers and end the stigma regarding veterans' mental health? How do the various veterans' agencies work together to help veterans? PTSD in the military What’s out there to help veterans convert back to civilian life? Opening up the dialogue about veteran suicide How can civilians help veterans? Links Veterans Affairs: https://www.va.gov/ Veterans Outreach Center: https://veteransoutreachcenter.org/ Monroe County Veterans Service Agency: https://www.monroecounty.gov/vsa Subscribe to Beck’s Kid’s YouTube Account: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKpj0_F_zTScHPAoBwNwZQ Support VM: https://www.patreon.com/visibleman National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-TALK (800-273-8255) or text “VM” to 741741 American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) Loss Survivors: https://afsp.org/ive-lost-someoneAFSP After an Attempt: https://afsp.org/after-an-attempt National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) for family members and caregivers: https://www.nami.org/Your-Journey/Family-Members-and-Caregivers NAMI: https://www.nami.org/home Join Us: https://discord.gg/YbQDWqUC Visible Man: https://www.visibleman.org/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSPFY2_fDLiw0WLcxZErasg Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/visibleman.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/VisiblemanO Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/visibleman_org/ Catch up on past episodes here: https://visibleman.org/the-visible-man-podcast/