Editing Post-traumatic stress disorder (section)

== Veterans ==
[[File:Vietnam War Memorial Washington DC Maya Lin-editA.jpg|thumb|[[Vietnam Veterans Memorial]], [[Washington, D.C.]]]]

=== United States ===
{{See also|Benefits for US Veterans with PTSD}} <!-- Please see the Talk page for this article for a discussion about this section. -->
The United States provides a range of benefits for veterans that the [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs|VA]] has determined have PTSD, which developed during, or as a result of, their military service. These benefits may include tax-free cash payments,<ref>{{cite web |title=VA Compensation Rate Table |url=http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/Rates/comp01.htm |work=[[Department of Veterans Affairs]] |access-date=20 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103153745/http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/rates/comp01.htm |archive-date=3 November 2012}}</ref> free or low-cost mental health treatment and other healthcare,<ref>{{cite web |title=Access VA Health Benefits |url=http://www.va.gov/healthbenefits/access/ |work=[[Department of Veterans Affairs]] |access-date=20 October 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016204408/http://www.va.gov/healthbenefits/access/ |archive-date=16 October 2012}}</ref> vocational rehabilitation services,<ref>{{cite web |title=VA Vocational Rehabilitation |url=http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/vre/ |work=[[Department of Veterans Affairs]] |access-date=20 October 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019193548/http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/vre/ |archive-date=19 October 2012}}</ref> employment assistance,<ref>{{cite web |title=Vet Success |url=http://vetsuccess.gov |work=[[Department of Veterans Affairs]] + State Government Veterans Agencies |access-date=20 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019193551/http://vetsuccess.gov/ |archive-date=19 October 2012}}</ref> and independent living support.<ref>{{cite web |title=Independent Living Support for Veterans |url=http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/vre/ilp.htm |work=Department of Veterans Affairs |access-date=20 October 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024180323/http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/vre/ilp.htm |archive-date=24 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Veterans Benefits |url=http://www.vba.va.gov/VBA/ |publisher=Veterans Benefits Administration |access-date=30 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121126185724/http://www.vba.va.gov/VBA/ |archive-date=26 November 2012}}</ref>

=== United Kingdom ===
In the UK, there are various charities and service organisations dedicated to aiding veterans in readjusting to civilian life. [[The Royal British Legion]] and the more recently established [[Help for Heroes]] are two of Britain's more high-profile veterans' organisations which have actively advocated for veterans over the years. There has been some controversy that the [[National Health Service|NHS]] has not done enough in tackling mental health issues and is instead "dumping" veterans on charities such as [[Combat Stress]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/lance-corporal-johnson-beharry-accuses-government-of-neglecting-soldiers-f0h9rdp29qk |title=Lance Corporal Johnson Beharry accuses Government of neglecting soldiers |work=[[The Times]] |date=February 28, 2009 |access-date=2025-01-18 |location=London |vauthors=Dixon L}} {{subscription required}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7916852.stm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219060821/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7916852.stm |archive-date=2014-02-19 |title=UK &#124; Full interview: L/Cpl Johnson Beharry |work=[[BBC News]] |date=2009-02-28 |access-date=2009-08-29 |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Canada ===
[[Veterans Affairs Canada]] provides assistance to disabled veterans that includes rehabilitation, financial aid, job placement, healthcare, disability compensation, [[peer support]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.osiss.ca/engraph/index_e.asp |title=The Operational Stress Injury Social Support (OSISS) Program for Canadian Veterans |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706192633/http://www.osiss.ca/engraph/index_e.asp |archive-date=6 July 2011 }} See also {{cite web |url=http://www.veterans.gc.ca/pdf/deptReports/OSISS-Eval-Final-Rpt-Jan05(Nov04-05)-eng.pdf |title=Evaluation of the OSISS Peer Support Network |publisher=Dept. of National Defence and Veterans Affairs Canada |date=January 2005 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140130040959/http://www.veterans.gc.ca/pdf/deptReports/OSISS-Eval-Final-Rpt-Jan05(Nov04-05)-eng.pdf |archive-date=2014-01-30 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.journal.forces.gc.ca/vo9/no1/09-richardson-eng.asp |year=2008 |title=Operational Stress Injury Social Support: a Canadian innovation in professional peer support |journal=Canadian Military Journal |volume=9 |issue=1 |pages=57–64 |access-date=2014-01-30 |vauthors=Richardson JD, Darte K, Grenier S, English A, Sharpe J |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131221173442/http://www.journal.forces.gc.ca/vo9/no1/09-richardson-eng.asp |archive-date=2013-12-21}}</ref> and family support.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/clients/sub.cfm?source=Forces/nvc&CFID=9295860&CFTOKEN=39698927 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060619065006/http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/clients/sub.cfm?source=Forces%2Fnvc&CFID=661705&CFTOKEN=25812540 |archive-date=2006-06-19 |title=The New Veterans Charter for CF Veterans and their Families |publisher=Vac-Acc.Gc.Ca |date=2006-07-12 |access-date=2009-08-29 }}</ref>