Veterans with untreated PTSD are more likely to wind up in the criminal justice system.
by Erica Mu
JOHN GALVAN: You get rage you can’t understand and you can’t control it. When I got arrested I was telling the police, “You need to get me away from this situation. There’s a high potential that I’m gonna do something that’s gonna be really bad.” Better to get arrested and get some psych help than be free.
But getting veterans like John Galvan the help they need shouldn’t come only after a jail sentence. So a pilot program is helping train law enforcement officers to identify distressed veterans and help them diffuse as ituation before it escalates to crisis and arrest. In the second part of KALW News’ series on returning veterans, reporter Lilah Crews-Pless takes us to a Combat to Community training near Sacramento.
Read Full Article at KALWNews.org
ATTENTION READERS
We See The World From All Sides and Want YOU To Be Fully InformedIn fact, intentional disinformation is a disgraceful scourge in media today. So to assuage any possible errant incorrect information posted herein, we strongly encourage you to seek corroboration from other non-VT sources before forming an educated opinion.
About VT - Policies & Disclosures - Comment Policy
Due to the nature of uncensored content posted by VT's fully independent international writers, VT cannot guarantee absolute validity. All content is owned by the author exclusively. Expressed opinions are NOT necessarily the views of VT, other authors, affiliates, advertisers, sponsors, partners, or technicians. Some content may be satirical in nature. All images are the full responsibility of the article author and NOT VT.
