Coming This May

Veterans share their stories for Mental Health Month

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May is Mental Health Month

FEELING LIGHTER
Chris
CHRIS, U.S. MARINE CORPS VETERAN
HOPEFUL
Valerie
VALERIE, U.S. ARMY VETERAN
GIVING BACK
George
GEORGE, U.S. ARMY VETERAN
PART OF SOMETHING
Mike
MIKE, U.S. MARINE CORPS VETERAN
PROUD
Laura
LAURA, U.S. NAVY VETERAN

Countless Veterans have found a renewed sense of self, purpose and hope with the help of mental health care and the support of their loved ones and communities.

Hear real Veterans tell their stories about what made the difference in their mental health journeys and how it changed their daily lives.

TODAY, I AM Feeling
Lighter

Music sets the tone for my mood. If I’m stressed: time to pick up the guitar. ... I’m a happier person.

What lifts Chris up

Chris, U.S. Marine Corps Veteran

Valerie, U.S. Army Veteran

TODAY, I AM Hopeful

For the first time in my life, I recognized that I was not to blame — that there was hope.

How Valerie found hope

TODAY, I AM Giving
Back

Working with a Veteran is happiness for me.

How George gives back

George, U.S. Army Veteran

Mike,U.S. Marine Corps Veteran

TODAY, I AM Part of
Something

There’s a lot of us out here who’ve been through this, and ... gotten to the other side.

Where Mike found his community

TODAY, I AM Proud

My sobriety today means the world to me. It means ... that I can be proud of myself.

What makes Laura proud

Laura, U.S. Navy Veteran