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

• 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?

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• Veterans Outreach Center: https://veteransoutreachcenter.org/
• Monroe County Veterans Service Agency: https://www.monroecounty.gov/vsa
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• After an Attempt: https://afsp.org/after-an-attempt
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