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Service dogs have long helped veterans with vision or mobility problems. Now the PAWS Veterans Therapy Act will help connect specially trained dogs to some veterans with symptoms of traumatic stress.

Tonight at 8/7c on OWN, watch the season 6 finale of Queen Sugar. Queen Sugar follows the Bordelon siblings. Now at the end of its sixth season, this popular drama series has tackled topics like police corruption, parenthood, PTSD, and adult relationships. Another season of Ava DuVernay’s Queen Sugar concludes tonight, and you don’t want to miss the finale. Where to watchAbout the showFrom award-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay (“When They See Us”), the contemporary drama “Queen Sugar” returns as newlyweds Ralph Angel (Kofi Siriboe) and Darla (Bianca Lawson) prepare to welcome a new baby while struggling to make financial ends meet.

One Michigan man is working daily to help veterans like him cope.

Here's what on tap for Veterans Week 2021 at U-M.

It’s been three years since the Camp Fire swept through Northern California, but many residents still face serious mental health issues. Is what’s happening there a warning to the rest of us?

First responders are more likely to suffer from PTSD than the average person.

First responders are more likely to suffer from PTSD than the average person.

Former triathlete Kayleigh Adams endured a fourth-degree tear that led to her needing a colostomy bag.

Many Louisiana residents are without electricity and water after Ida left a path of destruction. Hospitals, already stretched thin by the pandemic, are relying on generators. Omar Villafranca has the latest.

Government rescue crews and citizens using their own resources saved entire communities stranded in LaPlace by flooding from Hurricane Ida.

More than a million customers in the New Orleans area could be without electricity for days or longer after the power system was decimated by Hurricane Ida. Omar Villafranca takes a look.

Flooding caused by Ida and the debris left in its wake have made roads across Louisiana impassable, affecting rescue efforts. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.

Here’s the latest for Monday, August 30: Last U.S. troops out of Afghanistan; Huge wildfire moves toward Lake Tahoe region; Hurricane Ida leaves destruction; Aircraft pierces eye of storm.

Since WWII our whole country has suffered from PTSD

Even veterans of the War in Afghanistan who support Biden’s strategy are ‘frustrated’ at how he’s handled the military’s withdrawal.

A former Washtenaw County Sheriff’s deputy is working with his wife to raise awareness about police suicide and mental health.

Surveys show PTSD and anxiety symptoms among police officers and firefighters rose remarkably in 2020.

Many front-line workers are experiencing PTSD after working through the pandemic.

WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. – First responders have some of the most stressful jobs that exist and, over time, that work can really take its toll -- emotionally and mentally. To help these responders work through their experiences, the West Bloomfield Police Department decided to tap some of their own to lend a hand. The department created a peer-to-peer support group, taking seven leaders in the department and training them to offer mental and emotional support. And if any of the peer support team members feel someone’s safety is at risk, they can call in the professionals. For West Bloomfield, that’s psychologist Melanie Schwartz.

Saginaw-area mental health professionals have seen an increased need for their services since the pandemic began nearly a year ago. Nearly one in five U.S. adults were living with a mental illness in 2019, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Now, an increased need for mental health resources is apparent on the local and statewide levels. In mid-Michigan, Saginaw County Community Mental Health Authority has responded to an increased need for services by extending its hours. “There’s definitely been a trend of an increased need for mental health services,” she said.

About a third of diagnosed COVID-19 patients will have some type of neurological symptoms including seizures and strokes. We don’t have solid data on how many will battle brain fog, but many report it. “Even still today, with this interview, I’ve got a notebook sitting right here.”What causes COVID brain fog? Post-COVID brain fog is being studied. If you’re suffering from brain fog or other memory issues, it’s important to tell your doctor because there are steps you can take to help your brain recover.

Im worried I will develop PTSD.Hospital administrators say Davis experiences are hardly unique, and that is why they expect to confront a surge of mental health disorders affecting physicians and nurses who have battled COVID-19. AdvertisementThe degree of stress that front-line healthcare workers are experiencing is extraordinary, said Dr. Dennis Charney, the dean of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. With no proven treatments or cures, physicians and nurses say they have often felt powerless to prevent the sickest from dying. Nearly 14,000 people have perished from the disease in the city, health officials say. Other major hospitals in New York City, including those affiliated with New York and Columbia universities, have launched similar efforts.

U.S. Navy veteran, wife and mother says after she left her 20-year military career behind, she not only struggled with PTSD, but also battled cancer, chronic pain and depression. This U.S. Navy veteran, wife and mother says after she left her 20-year military career behind, she not only struggled with PTSD, but also battled cancer, chronic pain and depression. But with chronic pain in her legs and arms, traditional painting wasn't an option. She discovered a technique called "pour painting," where an artist mixes up colors and a painting medium in a cup and then pours it onto a canvas. Nelsen is working with the ViBe District and MOCA on an event called "The People's Pour" scheduled for October 10.

Tilray has begun shipping CBD to researchers at New York University to study alcohol and post-traumatic stress disorders, the Canadian pot company announced Thursday. The NYU researchers will test CBD in clinical trials aimed at treating alcohol use disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. Strict regulations have made it difficult for researchers to study cannabis. Scientists are hopeful about CBD's potential to treat alcohol use disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. He pointed to animal studies suggesting that CBD could treat alcohol use disorder and PTSD, as well as other early research showing CBD might reduce anxiety, depression and more.

"48 Hours" Presents: Private Needham's War A young soldier suffering from PTSD is accused of killing his girlfriend -- was she another casualty of war?

Veterans struggling with PTSD are finding comfort on a rural Virginia farm, easing their stress by helping care for horses. Weijia Jiang reports.

Preview: The War Within The VA has implemented new therapies to help the thousands of veterans suffering from PTSD, post traumatic stress disorder. Scott Pelley and 60 Minutes cameras get a rare look inside these sessions on Sunday, May 25 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.