How To Help Someone With PTSD: Focusing on Veterans
How To Help Someone With PTSD: Focusing on Veterans When it comes to how to help someone with PTSD—especially veterans—there are several ways to make a meaningful impact. In this [...]
How To Treat PTSD
How To Treat PTSD Receiving a post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosis can make you feel scared, helpless, ashamed, and confused. For veterans who have experienced active combat or other forms [...]
VA Programs: Housing
VA Programs: Housing Poverty and affordable housing are among the biggest and most widespread risk factors for homelessness. According to the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC), the shortage of [...]
NVHS is participating in the Adopt-A-highway program.
In 2022 the Florida State Legislature approved a measure that names a two-mile section of State Road 520 in Cocoa as the Sgt. George Lee Taylor Sr. Memorial Highway. NVHS [...]
VA Programs: Independent and Supported Living
VA Programs: Independent and Supported Living Many veterans live with disabilities and/or chronic illnesses that continue to affect their lives long after their service days have ended. Some of [...]
Symptoms of PTSD
Symptoms of PTSD The last several decades have seen immense growth in visibility and research around Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). PTSD can affect anyone who has experienced trauma, and it [...]
Myths and Misconceptions About Homelessness
Myths and Misconceptions About Homelessness In January 2020, the total number of homeless people in the United States was estimated to be 580,466—more than half a million. Still, in spite [...]
VA Programs: Financial Resources
VA Programs: Financial Resources Financial stability is an important component of a successful, happy life. Unfortunately, many of the factors that commonly affect veterans—including substance abuse, lack of financial literacy, [...]
VA Programs: Mental Health Resources
VA Programs: Mental Health Resources Veterans who have endured the trauma of war and/or the stresses of reintegrating into the civilian world may be at a greater risk for PTSD, [...]
Veteran Experiences: Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom
Veteran Experiences: Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom The Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were both part of the larger Global War on Terror, which was sparked by the terrorist attacks [...]
