This vital app connects veterans to talk about mental health and trauma

Three years ago, Justin Miller had a six-hour phone call he says saved his life.

Miller is a medically retired military veteran, previously serving two deployments in Iraq. The trauma of combat led him to develop severe post-traumatic stress disorder and a traumatic brain injury. 

The nightmares didn’t let him sleep, and he was scared things would never get better. 

“I called the VA after having a particularly bad nightmare and told them I needed to see someone now,” Miller says. “They scheduled me an appointment for two days later. Here I am, on the verge of killing myself, and I need to wait two days to see someone.” Read more…

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