The Florida chapter of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) is hosting a seminar on mental health and veteran rights on Saturday, January 4th from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM EST in their office located at 109 North Fort Harrison Avenue Clearwater FL 33755.

The seminar is complimentary and refreshments will be served.

This event will be accessible through zoom. Email [email protected] in order to receive the zoom link.

During the first 3 years of World War 2 only ten soldiers per 100,000 committed suicide a year while in 2021, research revealed that “that 30,177 active duty personnel and veterans who served in the military after 9/11 have died by suicide - compared to the 7,057 service members killed in combat in those same 20 years. That is, military suicide rates are four times higher than deaths that occurred during military operations.

What could account for this tremendous discrepancy? How could it be that the number of veterans and soldiers suicide is four times more than soldiers killed in action? Is there a hidden factor that could contribute to this situation?

Learning Objectives:

- Get familiar with some of the issues veterans are facing today.

- Find out to what degree over-using medication can affect our troops and the veterans' community.

- Learn about veterans' rights.

- Get informed about alternative solutions that exist for our veterans.

Submit your questions to [email protected]

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