PTSD, which stands for post-traumatic stress disorder, typically occurs in people after they have experienced a particularly traumatic event like war, violent physical/sexual/verbal assault, accidents, medical trauma, and so forth. Many people recover from PTSD after a few days, weeks, or months. Yet, for others, the recovery road might be much longer. Join some of our Crisis Prevention and Intervention team members, individuals with lived experience and one of their partners in the Montgomery County Veterans Response Team (VRT) as they discuss PTSD and how to support those in our community who may be struggling. Trauma is part of human experience. Healing happens in connection to our community. 

Resources:

Montgomery County Veterans Response Team: https://www.pafop14.org/?zone=/unionactive/view_article.cfm&HomeID=916400 

NAMI Montgomery County: https://namimontcopa.org/

Victim Service Center of Montgomery County (888-521-0983): https://www.victimservicescenter.org/

Montgomery County Mobile Crisis (1-855-634-4673): https://www.accessservices.org/services/mobile-crisis/   

Peer Support Talk Line (Call 855-715-8255; Text 267-225-7785): https://www.accessservices.org/services/peer-support-and-teen-talk-line/