Current events can be triggering for veterans, impacting their mental health and overall well-being.  In trying to make sense of world events, veterans often experience emotional, behavioral, cognitive and physical reactions. These reactions can lead veterans to further distortions, thereby further affecting their view of themselves, others and world events. This training will help veterans process events around the world that may impact their mental health. Additionally, relatives of military veterans and friends will benefit from this training by discovering ways to be supportive.

Workshop Objectives:
 

• Identify how stress affects the brain and reactions
• Identify the importance of acknowledging emotional distress
• Describe how personal accountability helps people cope with stressful times
• Identify ways to be supportive