TORONTO ? The roll-out of a new smart-phone app and money for a two-year study should go some distance toward helping Canadian veterans and others cope with post-traumatic stress disorder, the federal government announced Monday.
The initiatives should also help families of vets, Veterans Affairs Minister Steven Blaney said in making the announcement at the start of Mental Health Week.
?Our government recognizes the seriousness of PTSD among veterans and Canadian Armed Forces personnel and its impact on their families,? Blaney said.
?These important initiatives ? will assist us in addressing the mental-health needs of those who sacrificed so much for their country.?
Dubbed ?PTSD Coach Canada,? the free app ? initially announced as a test in February ? provides users with [...]
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Source: http://www.ipolitics.ca/2013/05/06/feds-announce-new-efforts-to-deal-with-ptsd/
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