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The facts on this page serve as a constant reminder to us at TexVet of why we're doing what we are, and why it is imperative to ensure that our Texas Veterans and Families always have access to the services they are entitled to.
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Texas ranks 3rd among all states in the number of military personnel serving in the GWOT.
- During 2005-2006, approximately 62,000 veterans of the Global War on Terror have been discharged & returned to addresses in Texas.
- Clinical evidence shows that up to 30% of returning veterans will experience behavioral health issues ranging from depression to anxiety to severe post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
- Additionally, traumatic brain injury (TBI) is experienced by a higher percentage of Soldiers than any previous conflict.
- Mild & undiagnosed TBI may be the signature challenge from the GWOT.
- Mild TBI causes difficulties with attention, memory, mood regulation & impulse control, significantly affecting familial and occupational functions if untreated.
- Compounding the challenges facing returning GWOT warriors, veterans of combat also experience significantly higher divorce rates, substance abuse, family violence, suicide, and vehicle accidents/deaths.
- The trauma of combat creates a variety of primary and secondary consequences in Families, jobs and communities that occur over time. Left untreated, combat trauma has long been associated with tragic consequences - increased incarceration, unemployment, divorce, homelessness, substance abuse and Family violence.
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