A new Texas law allows people with PTSD or cancer at any stage to use medical marijuana. Under The Texas Compassionate Use Program they can  use “low-THC cannabis.”

Now that the United States has fully withdrawn troops from Afghanistan, more active-duty military and veterans are reaching out for help. One app that offers mental health services was created by two Fort Carson veterans. The app is called "Objective Zero," and was created by the veterans based on their own personal experience.

Now, new research shows that equine therapy might go a long way in starting the healing process for these veterans. In the program, participants learned about horses, stroking their sides, cleaning hooves, and building trust with the animals.

A group of Army veterans is calling on other veterans to join their squad. Dad Body Calvary is a nonprofit that collects and rebuilds gaming consoles and computers to donate to other veterans who may be feeling lost after separation from the military.

"Having a traumatic brain injury, it makes it harder for me. It's harder to remember things, harder to find what I'm trying to say, like I say it in my head, but it's harder to get out," said Orona-Hardee.

Across the military, officials have created programs and initiatives to tackle mental health issues and help tackle the suicide crisis in the force.

Calls and texts to the Veterans Crisis Line have increased significantly amid the end of U.S. operations in Afghanistan in recent weeks. But Veterans Affairs officials say that’s good news, not bad.

Retired veteran David Trogdon says it’s been a tough time processing all that is going on with the world, whether it be the happenings in Afghanistan or Hurricane Ida making landfall, and even an earthquake in Haiti.  -- If you need immediate assistance please contact a Crisis Line. You are never alone.

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