Adam, an Army Veteran, suffered from a life-threatening condition due to a chemical he encountered while serving overseas. As he was physically recovering, he fell into what he describes as a “deep, dark hole.” His mother knew he desperately needed help and reached out to VA.
Adam says it took his entire team at the Huntington VA Medical Center to pull him out of that dark place. “The health care at my VA – it helped saved my life,” says Adam. “They’re heroes to me because they never gave up.”
Veterans enrolled in VA health care receive high-quality mental health services, including inpatient and outpatient care for depression, readjustment, substance use disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, military sexual trauma and more.
“I didn’t feel like I deserved to feel anything but darkness, anger, depression,” says Adam. “Now I’m living life to the fullest. I’m enjoying every day.”
Veterans can learn more about VA mental health services and how to apply for VA health care at Explore.VA.gov or by clicking on the button below.
If you or a Veteran you know is in crisis or having thoughts of suicide, call the Veterans Crisis Line at 1-800-273-8255 and press 1.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Affairs.
If you are in crisis and need immediate help, please call 1-800-273-8255 and (PRESS 1) or visit http://www.veteranscrisisline.net/.
Please remember the only secure way to ask personal questions is at https://iris.custhelp.com.
Explore VA benefits at explore.va.gov
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