Exposure to trauma can be life-changing—and researchers are learning more about how traumatic events may physically change our brains. But these changes are not happening because of physical injury; rather, the brain appears to rewire itself after these experiences.

Beginners who took piano lessons for one hour a week over the course of 11 weeks showed improvements in audio and visual processing. Additionally, musical training helped to boost mood and reduce symptoms of stress and anxiety.

The nation’s new 988 hotline, intended to help anyone experiencing a mental health emergency, was out of service for several hours Thursday. Veterans can dial 877-267-6030 or call any VA facility and press 7 to reach the Veterans Crisis Line. The Veterans Crisis Line chat and text (838255) are also available.

For 15 years, Andrea Rathbun struggled with thoughts that she was the “worst person ever.” With the help of therapy, she understood that she was a survivor of military sexual trauma.

"A sentence I never thought I’d say, but have said many times in the last month: thank god for ketamine." This is the third installment in a three-part series about being prescribed ketamine treatment for a traumatic brain injury.

The free service helps locate people missing people who have a cognitive disorder.

For Colin Shead, photography is an escape from the stresses of police work. -- Read more on Creative Arts Therapies

Fort Bliss will soon be getting a new center to treat the “invisible wounds” that many service members incur — traumatic brain injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder.