September was Suicide Prevention Month and it serves only proper to address this issue again since the holidays are rapidly approaching. For many veterans, seasonal cluster craziness can pound them mercilessly. PTSD and other mental health issues that go on undiagnosed and untreated, or sometimes ignored, can lead to the most desperate and tragic endings for a veteran. The unique healthcare needs of Vietnam veterans, whose mental health care went sadly unaddressed,and the new population of military folk, both men and women returning from the Middle East, must be addressed. [Read more…]