As awareness of CTE — chronic traumatic encephalopathy — has grown, so has a thriving market of dubious remedies marketed to everyday people who believe they are suffering from CTE — a disease that can't even be diagnosed until after death, through an autopsy of the brain.

After dedicating several years to a structured military life, it can be difficult to come home and adjust to a civilian one.

Ian Fishback revealed abuse of detainees during the Iraq war, but struggled after leaving the service. He died awaiting a bed at the V.A.

Former soccer player Paul Wheatley is serving a prison sentence – the culmination of a chain of events that could be traced back to numerous on-field head knocks

The degenerative brain condition known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy gained infamy due to cases in high-profile professional football players. But CTE goes far beyond the NFL.

To better reach teens and marginalized communities, text message providers will be required to support text messaging to 988 starting July 2022.

According to research and psychologists, working with your hands does wonders for you and your brain. And nonprofit Black Horse Forge helps active-duty military, veterans and other first responders from all over the U.S. through the ancient art of blacksmithing (and blade making).

Experts say that psychedelic drugs, along with psychotherapy, can help treat PTSD as well as depression.

Singing, playing an instrument or listening to music have all been shown to activate numerous areas of the brain that control speech, movement and cognition, memory and emotion – often all at the same time. 

After surveying thousands of Americans, the study found that over half of veterans feel uncomfortable when they are thanked in public.