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Spring 2013
NAMI Fresno Newsletter
NAMI Walk 1
Meet Lori President’s Message
2
Suicide Hotline 3
Mental Health Board
Family Forum
4
Dinner Dance 5
Volunteers of Quarter 6
Peer Support Groups 7
NAMI Classes &
Support Groups
8
Schizophrenia 10
Membership 11
Inside this issue:
National Alliance on Mental Illness
9th Annual
Walking for Mental Health Saturday, May 11, 2013 check-in: 7:30 am
5K (3.1miles): 9:00 am
Roeding Park; enter on Belmont, Fresno
Umbrella Grove
NAMI Fresno fundraiser for
Mental Health Awareness
* Walk as an individual—no registration fee; donations
from friends & family encouraged
* Organize a TEAM of: friends, family, employees, club...
Choose a name; Design a Team T-shirt;
Fund-raise and compete for prizes
* Register on-line @www.namiwalks.org; select “Find a Walk”…
Call Kaelyn, NAMI Fresno office—224-2469 for assistance
* Donate items for The Country Store
NAMIWalks Country Store needs donated items, such as gift baskets, antiques, handmade
blankets & kitchen towel sets, gift certificates...BE CREATIVE!! For more information,
call Laurie Randle 559-273-6000 or NAMI Office, 224-2469.
* Please drop items off at the office, M-Th, 9 am– 3 pm. (Please call first)
Gold
The Roz Group
Silver
Brauti & Sons
Community Behavioral Health
Start/Finish Line
Kings View Corp
Bronze
A to Z Insurance
NAMI Fresno Board 2013
Bronze
Otsuka Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Supporter
American Ambulance
Brooks Health Care
Exodus Recovery, Inc
Georgia Knapton-Travel Express
The Thornton Family
The Saxton Family
Kilometer
Chad J Anderson, DMD, Inc
Guy Desrosiers Carpet Services
Mulholland Citrus
Signal Communications Systems
Tri County Grading & Paving
Walk Sponsors 2013
4th Tuesdays Education 12
Local Crisis Lines:
Emergency 911
Local Suicide Hotline
1-888-506-5991
CCAIR– Children’s
Crisis Services
559-600-6700
EXODUS Adult
Crisis Center
Psychiatric ER
559-512-8335
Urgent Care
Wellness Center
559-600-9171
Fresno Police
559-621-7000
Fresno County Sheriff
559-488-3111
Clovis Police
559-324-2800
National Suicide Hotline
1-800-273-8255
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Hi I am Lori Sholders. I am so honored to serve NAMI FRESNO as
the NAMIWALKS Chair and would like to share a little of how I
came to know of NAMI.
About 10 years ago. I had struggled to help my son Justin with what I
thought was chemical dependence. We found out there was more
going on inside his mind then just addiction. Justin was able to hold a
good job for many years, but one morning in March 2002 he has his
first break. He saw signs coming from his bible and as he listened to
angels, bright lights appeared to him...he reverted back to being 6
years old. No longer able to work, he entered into his first program
and was being treated for addiction.
As time & money went on, his addiction to meth got worse. Justin
went in and out of the PAC Unit, as it was known at the time. I was
there with him so many times to give him support. While there, a staff
person told me about NAMI. I was able to connect and get the support
I so desperately needed.
Justin was soon put on conservatorship. Still struggling with addiction
he would run away, return back to the PAC unit, was sent to
Sacramento County and then sent to Crestwood Behavioral
Rehabilitation Center in Bakersfield.
Again I was introduced to NAMI and took the Family to Family Class.
Education has been so amazing in helping me learn to love my son
unconditionally. I have grown to love my son so much, because of
being able to understand what goes on in his head.
Over the years we have had our share of up’s and downs. I am grateful
for all the support NAMI provides and the wonderful people I have
met. I am not sure where I would be without the education and
support NAMI has given to me.
In time I was ready to get into service for others as a teacher for both
BASICS & Family to Family classes. Giving back is very important to
me and I am so excited about being the Walk Chair.
On WALK day, I look forward to meeting all the Team Captains and
Walkers. See you there.
Lori
Did you know that so many people don’t know who NAMI is?!
I encourage you to talk to your friends and family, co-workers,
merchants and everyone you know— share how NAMI gives Support
& Education to anyone touched by mental illness
Sign up on-line to be a WALKER or create your own TEAM.
Information packets, posters, team building ideas, and fundraising
ideas are all available in the team packet.
Kaelyn at the NAMI Fresno office can help with on-line registration
& will answer your questions. If you need something please let us
help you build to success. Together We can do this!!!
If you’d like to volunteer on the day of the walk, please get in touch
with the NAMI Fresno office (559) 224-2469.
Justin Dobbins and Lori
Sholders. My amazing
son ~ I love you Justin.
If you missed Jack
Moore at the NAMI-
WALKS Kickoff
Luncheon as MC,
you don’t want to
miss him at the
Walk…
Thank you Jack for
filling some big
shoes!!
Meet Lori Sholders—Walk Chair
President’s Message
NAMI Fresno began 2013 by welcoming 10 new members to the
NAMI Board. They bring a wealth of skills and knowledge from
their personal family stories and from careers & community
participation over the years. Thank you for your new dedication to
NAMI Fresno!
Always our MISSION, NAMI strives to facilitate SEARS:
Support, Education, Advocacy, Recovery & Wellness and the
reduction of Stigma about mental illness for our families &
throughout the community.
NAMI Fresno invites YOU to step forward to VOLUNTEER by
contacting our new Volunteer Coordinator: Winnie Huff, by calling
the office: 224-2469 or emailing: [email protected]. We are
especially in need of assistance with the Newsletter, Fundraising,
Membership development, BASICs teachers, & Children’s Mental
Health, Speakers’ Bureau and more.
Get involved by helping NAMI expand our positive impact in
the community on behalf of all those suffering from mental
illness and their families.
My best to all of you, Mary Lou Brauti-Minkler, President
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Who: Chair: Carolyn Evans Board of Supervisors: Andreas Borgess Vice Chair: Kathleen Garabed Additional Board Members, up to a total of 20 Secretary: Betty Jo Dickie
What: As mandated by state law, the Mental Health Board (MHB) is the public advisory board on children’s and adult mental health issues. Members are appointed by the Fresno County Board of Supervisors to represent each district. At least 50% of the Mental Health Board members must be consumers and/or consumer family members.
When: Third Wednesday of each month at 2:30—4:30 p.m.; all Board & Committee meetings are open to the public
Where: Blue Sky Wellness Center 1617 E Saginaw, Fresno 93704
Questions: Call– Sandy Seely, (559) 600-9193
The following Committees are chaired by Mental Health Board members and are OPEN to the public.
Consumer / Family Forum Wednesday, April 17; 2:30-3:30 p.m.
The first full hour of the Mental Health Board agenda will be devoted to hearing from the public.
Share your ideas, what is working, what isn’t working, what you believe is needed to improve services,
housing, medical care for the County’s mentally ill including your family member.
The Board’s purpose is to listen to you.
Attention all NAMI / Family Members Let’s meet at 2:00 p.m., before the Forum. Let’s discuss the issues about which we plan to speak–
housing, need for inpatient mental health services for children and youth, a local IMD, ROI—Release
of Information, individual counseling, jail mental health services, job coaching, anything of concern to
you or your family member.
Mental Health Board 2013
Committee & Chair Time & Location of Meeting
Adult Services Committee
Kathleen Garabed, Chair
1st Monday of the Month, 10 a.m.
Blue Sky Wellness Center
Children’s Services Committee
Carolyn Evans Chair
4th Thursday of the Month, 9 a.m.
Comprehensive Youth Services (CYS)
Justice System Committee
Carolyn Evans
1st Monday of the Month, Bi-monthly, 1:30-3:30 pm
Blue Sky Wellness Center
What a success! Thanks to your support and dedication, we raised over $10,000! Baskets were
put together with items donated for our Silent Auction. Desserts were homemade and donated by
our members for the Dessert Auction. Dinner was delicious! Dancing was spirited! Winning an
item from our auction was the real highlight! Thanks to the entire event committee and
especially our chair-Dolores Monahan.
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2013 Winter Wonderland2013 Winter Wonderland
Central Valley Suicide Prevention Hotline—Now Open—1-888-506-5991
Valley Suicide Prevention Hotline is an immediate, free
and confidential support for individuals experiencing a
suicidal crisis. Hotline Availability— 24 hours a day, 365
days a year.
Hotline’s Commitments:
Save lives
Offer immediate support
Develop safety plans
Provide appropriate referrals
Reach out to callers -post crisis follow-up
Volunteer opportunities include: telephone
consulting (post Kings View training), office work,
community advocacy promoting the suicide prevention
program and other activities.
To become a volunteer for this critical program (in
either English or Spanish), please call:
Morrissa Holtzman, LCSW. at (559) 256-0100 ext.
5002 or go to: www.CVSPH.org or ww.kingsview.org
Administrated by Kings View Behavioral Health
Systems with statewide CalMHSA funding.
Guiding Principles
Communicating with Persons with Severe Mental Illness
When trying to relate or communicate with an individual who has a severe mental illness or is
exhibiting psychotic behavior, and is in crisis, these tactics and attitudes seem to work best:
COMMUNICATION
Speak calmly and slowly; repeat
yourself.
Listen and respond to feelings, not
content.
Give firm, simple and clear directions.
Help the person focus on your voice.
Make your actions and explanations
clear.
TIME
Slow down
Assess the problem and develop a
plan.
Give the person time to process what
you say.
Give the person time to “vent.”
Use time to obtain appropriate
resources.
TONE
Be calm and non-confrontational.
Be respectful.
Be patient, attentive, and reassuring.
Be truthful.
Avoid taking what is said personally.
ATMOSPHERE
Reduce distractions.
Keep the scene calm and controlled.
Maintain personal space and move
slowly.
Observe verbal and non-verbal cues.
Where possible allow the person to
pace.
Guiding
Principles
* Tone
* Atmosphere
* Communication
* Time
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Page 6 Spring 2013
Volunteers of the Quarter
NAMI Fresno’s IOOV Team
continues to present powerful
messages of over-coming the challenges
of living with a mental illness. Our 3
trained presenters, Sergio Fausto, David
Kazarian, and Nancy Luccardo share
compelling and personal stories of their
lived experience and have now presented
to over 40 community groups, health care
providers, faith-based groups, students,
faculty in schools and universities, and to
peers like themselves.
The other member of the team, IOOV
Coordinator, Chuck Diddy, deserves
kudos for all his guidance and support
and for his outreach into all corners of the
community setting up their
speaking venues and making multitudes of
compassionate friends all along the way.
1(877) 999-8322
Donate your truck,
car, boat, motorcycle,
or motor home—
—fast, free & easy!
On March 6, IOOV Sergio, David, and Nancy
presented at Fresno State to over 60 students,
faculty, and staff in the psychology department..
sharing their stories of dealing with their mental
health disabilities, and their hopes and dreams for
the future. They were so well received that more
than 96% of those surveyed stated they gained
valuable information, and 90% learned something
new, as stated in the full page feature article that
ran in The Collegian, the campus newspaper, later
that week.
And Their Beat Goes On...
It is with regret that NAMI Fresno, because of its limited budget, can no longer afford to have an executive director and have ended that position. Consequently, Cynthia Wells is no longer employed with NAMI. Her compassion and advocacy for families and consumers alike will be greatly missed and we all send a warm “thank you” to Cynthia for her 4 ½ years of dedicated service.
We hope we can all still benefit from her knowledge and skills as a mental health colleague and advocate for families and consumers.
Changes at NAMI Fresno
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Group Orientation every Monday & Thursday at 2 pm
Required before coming to groups
Groups are open to all Fresno County DBH clients
Wellness Support Groups Everyday at 1:30-3 pm
Monday: Mindfulness Principles in Wellness & Recovery
Carole Parks and Jason Fritts
Tuesday: Wellness & Recovery ACTION Plan
Diane Prosser and Hiromi Bacon
Wednesday: Cognitive Behavioral Principles in Wellness
& Recovery
Joan Hennes and Chris Squire
Thursday: Mindfulness Principles in Wellness & Recovery
Carole Parks
Friday: Mind Over Mood
Sonia Yemenjian and Mary Her
Mindfulness Based LGBTQ Support Group-2-3:30 pm
Carole Parks and Ana Lopez
For more information call 600-9171 or speak with your
assigned therapist/case manager.
Fresno County Dept of Behavioral Health, Urgent Care Wellness Ctr
4411 E Kings Canyon Rd, Fresno CA 93702, (559) 600-9171
DBH—Urgent Care Wellness Center
Peer / Consumer Support Groups
DBH—First Onset Team with Dr Oldham
Family Education Meeting
4th Thursdays; 3:00-5:00 pm
DBH—4441 E Kings Canyon Rd; East Conference Room
Meeting open to ALL parents of family members with
Schizophrenia or any major psychosis. Find Support. Have
questions answered. Feel alone no more.
Call 230-2501 for more information
and to take a Tour
Support Groups
* Anxiety * Depression
* Bipolar * Co-occurring
* DBSA * Schizophrenia
* PTSD * Family Support
* Women’s * Spanish Women’s
* Spanish Men’s
Additional Groups
* Holistic Health * Journaling
* Self-Esteem *Relapse Prevention
* TAY Self-Esteem
* TAY Daily Living Skills
TAY (Transitional Age Youth, Ages 18-29)
Activities
* Bingo * Blue Sky Art
* Dan’s Humor * Blue Sky Cinema
* Karaoke * Blue Sky Beading
* Reading Circle * Creative Writing
* Communications * Pool Tournaments
* Scrapbook Journaling
Resources
* Clothes Closet * Literacy Program
* Computers * Work-out Gym
* Library * Showers
* Laundry Facilities and MORE...
BLUE SKY Wellness Center
1617 E Saginaw, Suite 108
West of Blackstone between Dakota & Griffith
Mon-Sat; 8:00 am-5:00 pm
Mental Health America of the Central Valley MHA-CV
* Parent Support Group—Parents of children ages 0-26
3rd Tuesday, 6:30-8:00 pm; 1st Congregational Church
* Fresno Interfaith DBSA Peer Support Group, 18+
Bi- Monthly, Wed, 7-8:30 pm Unitarian Universalist Ch
Call (559) 981-6966 or Email: [email protected]
NAMI FRESNO Education Courses
Call NAMI Fresno office (559) 224-2469 to put your name on the waiting list for the next class
All Classes and Support Groups are Confidential and
Family to Family:
This is a free 12 week, class for family members, caregivers or
close friends of individuals living with severe mental illness.
Topics include:
* Signs & symptoms of the major mental illnesses
* Basics about the brain
* Medications & evidence-based treatments
* Crisis intervention & Relapse Prevention
* Communication skills & Problem-solving
* Wellness & Recovery
* Self-care for the family member
* Advocacy
NAMI FRESNO Support Groups
A generous GRANT from Trinity Lutheran Church
is providing funding for 2 Family-to-Family Classes:
1. Current Class—April 4 to June 20
2. Class for VA families—date TBA
A heartfelt Thank You to Trinity Lutheran
Church Mission Fund Educational Meetings
4th Tuesday; 7-8:45 p.m.
Trinity Lutheran Church
Professional & community expertise on a
variety of medical, social, & legal issues
pertaining to biological brain disorders.
See April-June schedule on back page
Next BASICS 7-wk class begins June 27 to Aug 8
Call the Office NOW to sign up-224-2469
Parents/Guardians (of Children/ Adolescents) Support Group 1st Tuesday 6:30-8:30 p.m. RSVP ONLY Location: 2505 W. Shaw Ave., Bldg A Call: (559) 435-6823 for directions
Families of Adults Support Group 2nd Tuesday, 7-8:45 p.m. Trinity Lutheran Church 3973 N Cedar, between Ashlan & Dakota
Beautiful Minds Family Support Group 3rd Tuesday, 7-9 p.m. Home of Curt & Jeanine Thornton Call (559) 439-0853 for directions This faith-based adult group studies biblical principles helpful to family members of those with mental illness. No child care can be provided.
NAMI Connections– Peer Support Group Every Wednesday, 1-3 p.m.; drop-in basis ok Hope Lutheran Church; 364 E Barstow in Fresno
NAMI Fresno Newsletter
Peer to Peer:
This is a free 10-wk class, for persons with serious mental ill-
ness who are interested in establishing & maintaining wellness.
Topics include:
* Stigma & discrimination
* On-going Relapse Prevention Planning
* Signs & symptoms of the major mental illnesses
* Language, Emotions
* Addictions, Spirituality, Medication
* Coping strategies, Decision-making
* Relationships
* Empowerment, Advocacy
NAMI BASICS
This is a free 7 week class for parents and other caregivers
of children & adolescents living with mental illness.
Topics include:
* Understanding the bio-psycho-social causes
* Diagnoses & evidence-based treatment
* Crisis intervention & relapse prevention
* School & classroom interventions
* Navigating systems: school, mental health,
juvenile justice
* Effects on the whole family
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Spring 2013
Spring 2013
NAMI Fresno MISSION
S • Provide group SUPPORT for families
hose who deal with mental illness
E • EDUCATE families, friends and the public
about mental illness
A • ADVOCATE for better treatment and services for the mentally ill. ADVOCATE for legislation that addresses needs of the mentally ill and their families.
R • Emphasize the RECOVERY & Wellness
Model of self-care & relapse prevention
S • STIGMA-Busting
S E A R S
NAMI CA Teacher Trainings 2013
Call NAMI Fresno Office 559-224-2469
Family to Family, May 31-June 2, Citrus Heights
Peer to Peer, May17-19, Chico
June 21-23, Campbell
IOOV, Apr 27-28, San Diego
May 4-5, Campbell
May 18-19, Redding
June 22-23, Ontario
BASICS, Sept—Oct TBA
NAMI WALK—Sat, May 11, 7:30 am—11 am
NAMI Fresno in the Community
Depression & Anxiety
Screening—CSUF
Thurs, March 21
9 am—4 pm
Student Health Center
Screening for CSUF
Students
Khmer & Lao New
Year Celebration
Fri, April 5
3 — 5 pm
Holistic Cultural
Wellness Center
For all Ages
The Face of Change
Health & Environment
Resource Fair
Mon, April 22
10 am—2 pm
Fresno City College
For FCC Students
“Bulldogs Care:
Hidden Wounds
(Depression &
Suicide Prevention
Seminar)
Resource Fair
Mon, April 22
11:30 am-1:30 pm
Smittcamp Alumni
House
For University
Students
CA Health
collaborative
“Reality Tour” life
of a Child on Drugs
Resource Fair
Sat, Apr 27
3 pm—6 pm
CSUF
Alice Peters Aud
For Parents &
Children, Ages 10-
18.
R U OK?
U MATTER!
Youth & Adolescent
Forum
Mental Health &
Suicide Prevention
Resource Fair
Sat, May 4
9 am-3pm
Fresno Convention
Center Valdez Hall
by SOS & DBH
For High School
Students
To help fulfill the goals of our Mission, NAMI Fresno is increasing our visibility in
the Community to help Educate about mental illness and to Break Stigma that still
surrounds those suffering from mental illness.
Call NAMI Fresno Office, 224-2469 to sign-up-for the NAMI Table
We Need Volunteers! It’s FUN; it’s EASY
Thanks to Rita Haynie
Winnie Huff, Carolyn
Evans & Mary Lou
Thanks to W
innie Huff
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1) Altered Perceptions—Everything we know about the world must come through our senses. People with
schizophrenia experience a grossly distorted reality. Their perceptions often lack coherence and
predictability. They talk about the terror of “waking up in a strange room”.
2) Cognitive Confusion—Patients have described themselves as “confused”, “hazy”, “bewildered”, and
“disoriented”. They have reported that they suffered thought blocking and sometimes felt their mind
going blank, and that they were unable to maintain cognitive control over their ideas. The sense of time
was often distorted during acute stages of the illness.
3) Attention Deficit—Patients often report that they have problems of attention and concentration,
reporting that their mind wanders a great deal. As one patient said, “it is not that he cannot keep to the
point, but that there are so many points and all equally and insistently insignificant”.
4) Impaired identity—Alteration in the sense of self is common in schizophrenia. Most people have a
clear sense of where their bodies end and the rest of the world begins. Without this capacity, orienting
oneself in the world is extremely difficult.
Some people with schizophrenia who seem withdrawn are actively fighting “internal terrors and external
realities” to keep their emotional balance and social composure in a world the cannot always translate.
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Schizophrenia and the Distortion of Reality
Anosognosia
Anosognosia is a biologically based symptom of serious
mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia and bipolar
disorder, especially in those who have psychotic features.
The term means “lack of insight” or “lack of awareness”
and makes the person incapable of realizing his or her own
illness.
Impaired awareness is the single largest reason that
individuals with schizophrenia (50%) and Bipolar (40%)
do not seek help or do not adhere to treatment.
The term anosognosia was first used by a French
neurologist in1914 in describing the unawareness of illness
that occurs in some individuals with strokes, brain tumors
or brain injuries, Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s disease.
The term has been used in psychiatry only since the late
1980s when it became better understood that schizophrenia
and bipolar often cause anatomical & neurochemical
changes to the brain, especially the right hemisphere—
mostly in the frontal lobes, which organize information
and help interpret experiences, and in the parietal lobe.
Continued research in the last 2 decades has concluded
that individuals with these illnesses do not suffer from
denial but from anosognosia, a biologically based
symptom which prevents them from understanding that
they are ill. Taken from TAC-Treatment Advocacy Center & I’m Not Sick, I Don’t
Need Help, by Xavier Amador
Best resource describing anosognosia: I’m Not Sick, I
Don’t Need Help! by Xavier Amador. Copies in English
& Spanish available in NAMI Fresno library.
The Internal Stress of Schizophrenia by Dr Agnes Hatfield
In a study reported in Hospital & Community Psychiatry (Nov 1989), Dr Agnes Hatfield draws on a wide
range of first-person accounts by patients with schizophrenia to identify four internal sources of their stress:
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Receive NAMI Fresno’s quarterly newsletter as well as newsletters from the NAMI CA and NAMI National
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NAMI Fresno Board 2013
Mary Lou Brauti-Minkler President
Jim Rice Vice President
Roberta Lerch Treasurer
Bridgitte Mojica-Lopez Recording Secretary
Nancy Luccardo Corresponding Secretary
Dr. Rick Adams
Chuck Diddy
Winifred Huff
Dr. John Minkler
Dolores Monahan
Jack Moore
Kimberli Moore
Laurie Randle
Lori Sholders
Please attend the NAMI Fresno OPEN Board Meetings: 3rd Monday of
the month at the NAMI Fresno office 6:30-8:30pm
ATTENTION—New Day—3rd Monday
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Phone: 559-224-2469
Fax: 559-438-6630
Email:[email protected]
www.namifresno.org................
NAMI Fresno
7545 N. Del Mar Ave.
Suite 105
Fresno, CA 93711
4th Tuesday Education Meetings
7-8:45 pm at Trinity Lutheran Church—New meeting room
3973 N Cedar, between Ashlan & Dakota
Tuesday, April 23 Understanding WRAP & SEES—Programs for Consumers
Speaker: Joan Keenen, Dept. of Behavioral Health
Learn about the Wellness & Recovery Action Plan
& Supported Education & Employment Services
available for your Loved one.
Tuesday, May 28 ALERT from the Lock It Up Project Speaker: Toua Moua, The Health Collaborative
We’re losing our teens & young people to prescription drug
abuse; from drugs obtained from family or friends. Learn to be
SAFE with all prescription drugs—yours & those of your
loved ones. Learn how to SAFELY dispose of ALL medications
Tuesday, June 25 PTSD—Post Tramatic Stress Disorder
Speaker: Elizabeth McKee, PhD, VA Hospital
Signs & symptoms of PTSD, how to get help,
effect on the family, how to give support to our
Loved one.
