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Iraq veterans deal with PTSD, unemployment

Source: The Daily Northwestern
Published: Friday 06 January, 2012

For many veterans returning home to the United States, new conflicts arise as they begin the difficult transition to non-combat life.

Many develop mental illnesses after experiencing psychological trauma on the battlefield. Sgt. Ray Parrish, president of Chicago-Area Veterans for Peace, has counseled veterans for decades and said the rate of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is "beyond belief."

After encountering a homeless Afghanistan veteran in February 2003 — barely more than one year after the initial invasion — Parrish decided to revive a counseling hotline for veterans that was shut down in the 1970s after its funding dried up.

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