Triggers

• Post-traumatic stress disorder.
• Hopelessness/depression.
• Homelessness.
• Financial issues or loss.
• Separation from the structure provided by the military.
• Issue adjusting to society.
• Substance abuse.

Know the signs

• Seem sad, depressed, anxious, or agitated (more than usual).
• Sleeps a lot or not much at all.
• Having no regard for their appearance, hygiene, or wellbeing.
• Stop talking/associating with friends, family, or members of their community.
• Loss of interest in things they previously were very passionate about.
• Express excessive guilt, shame, or failure. Or say things like, “I feel trapped.”
• Start performing worse at work, school, or in their family roles.
• Taking unusual risks or acting extremely dangerous.
• Giving special personal items away, draft a will, ask/seek access to pills or weapons.