do they also have post-traumatic stress disorder? dr. rl: yes, all of the cases that we looked at had been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. soledad: the veterans administration categorizes ptsd as a psychological disorder, not a physical injury. yet they, too, are beginning to see a connection. dr. david shulkin is secretary of the department of veteran's affairs. secretary shulkin: it is a condition that impacts the brain. the brain's connection to the body into the physical symptoms is so integrated, so it's really not a clear distinction between brain disease and physical disease. these are really well connected. soledad: 33 and eligible for the g.i. bill, fadley came home. he studies film at usc. his thesis is called "into the trenches," and it focuses on his struggle with ptsd. doctor: depression on a scale of 1-10? jake: three. doctor: anxiety on a scale of 1-10? jake: seven. soledad: he hopes research will one day help him explain what caused those symptoms. jake: it makes you feel like you're not crazy. you can point

number of therapies out there that have some evidence that support their use in treating post-traumatic stress disorderand the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder include intrusive symptoms, avoidance symptoms, and arousal symptoms, as well as some negative cognitions. and a lot of times, the powerful avoidance symptoms that veterans experience keep them from actually being able to process their traumatic experience because they don't want to think about it. and so they try to push it down, and by pushing it down, in fact, it kind of does the opposite. it actually allows those symptoms to kind of hang on to them even more so. so there are therapies that we have that directly go after those experiences through the retelling of the story of the traumatic event. and by doing that, it actually desensitizes veterans to their experience, which then allows them to live a fuller life. it's not easy, and it's not a panacea, you know? there really isn't a treatment that makes everything go away and be better. but it's certainly helpful. and so we have individual therapy that does that, we have group thera

the problem at the moment is that, umm, those who suffer post—traumatic stress disorder coming back fromere is very little for them. there is the nhs, superb charities like combat stress. lord dannatt is saying this is no way to treat the troops. we promised if they risked their lives, we would look after them when they came back. david cameron brought in a covenant and lord dannatt is saying we are breaking that and breaking the law. he says it is down to the mod to sort this out. you don'tjust have charities to rely on, you have a proper set up in the mod which deals with people going through these mental difficulties. it is something the paper has been campaigning on for quite some time. he is certainly the most senior person so far to come out with something like this. like so many lives of the people in the families of these sufferers. more than 10% of return price back —— britain's soldiers suffer this. what he is saying, i think it is devastating, in 1917, they did not understand shellshock, but in 2017, we do understand ptsd. and apparently there is no mod dedicated psychiatric h

it's talked to lord dannatt about caring for veterans with post—traumatic stress disorder.

this left him with post—traumatic stress disorder.s irrational behaviour. but the judge rejected this, describing him as a dissident republican, hostile to the uk. as well as smuggling bullets and other kit out of his base, he was also smuggling cannabis and lsd in. this picture with his cannabis crop was recovered after his arrest. a former army officer, and now northern ireland politician, doug beattie is amazed at maxwell's audacious double life. we could have been looking at loss of life, perpetrated at the hands of a serving soldier of the british military. and if we don't have a look at our security checks, and how we vet people before theyjoin the military, then we're going to have problems in the future. the ministry of defence says all personnel are subject to regular checks. but ciaran maxwell, the renegade commando, has caused serious embarrassment to the royal marines. june kelly, bbc news. the government says it wants to recruit an extra 21,000 mental health workers in england over the next four years. the health secretar

people has an exclusive — it's talked to lord dannatt about caring for veterans with post—traumatic stress disorder to brexit and the telegraph says theresa may is trying to capitalise on donald trump's optimism on trade amid growing disquiet in her own party. while the mail on sunday is told by conservative mp andrew mitchell that he thinks it's time for mrs may to step aside because she has "lost authority". the sunday express leads with mr trump's comments that the uk will thrive outside the eu and his promise to sign a "powerful" trade deal with the uk soon. and the times — it says mrs may claimed that mr trump's comments had put her plan for brexit "back on track". we will start with the sunday telegraph and brexit and theresa may plays the trump card. the prime minister trying to head off a growing rebellion by playing up this strong backing from the us president. has anyone used the word very as much as donald trump. he has this strange speech take where he repeats the next thing again. it is very nice to see you, martin, very nice to see you. anyway, it is very, very, very exciting and very

more than 2.8 million of the nation's 18.9 million veterans have been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder6% of the nation's veteran population. in 2014, about 9.1 million vets were enrolled in va-provided healthcare. the bay area is home to more than 300,000 veterans. in petaluma, on veterans day, it

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she credits her with helping him through his post traumatic stress disorder after serving and it reallyat serve alongside of them. >> did you again get dana's permission? >> it actually really does work... and there's lots of these organizations, if you can support them. if you mature up a rescue dog, you can save a lot of lives and bring a lot of joy >> but did you feel upstaged? >> no. i am proud of her. and i'm glad it wasn't a bobcat eating a dog. [laughter] >>never miss an episode. >> reince is a good man. john kelly will do a fantastic job. general kelly has been the star. he's done an incredible job thus far. respected by everybody. a great, great american. reince priebus, a good man. thank you very much. >> bret: a wild week in washington ending with a west wing shakeup announced late this afternoon. the president speaking about his new chief of staff, homeland security retired general john kelly. the press secretary resigning and a new white house chief of staff chief of staff. welcome to washington. i am bret baier. just before

people has an exclusive — it's talked to lord dannatt about caring for veterans with post—traumatic stress disordereresa may is trying to capitalise on donald trump's optimism on trade — amid growing disquiet in her own party. the mail on sunday is told by conservative mp andrew mitchell that he thinks it's time for mrs may to step aside because she has "lost authority". the sunday express leads with mr trump's comments that the uk will thrive outside the eu, and his promise to sign a "powerful" trade deal with the uk soon. the times says mrs may claimed that mr trump's comments had put her plan for brexit "back on track". the independent reports that hate crimes have risen by 23% since the brexit vote, according to figures they've obtained from a freedom of information request. and the mirror says that the singer and actress linda nolan, who is suffering from cancer, has been targeted by an online troll. so, let's begin. shyama, let's go to the sunday times. the times is picking up the story that we've been getting variations for the last 2a hours. the fact that donald trump, i write novels times,

this left him with post—traumatic stress disorder.irrational behaviour but the judge rejected this, describing him as a dissident republican, hostile to the uk. as well as smuggling bullets and other kit out of his base, he was also smuggling cannabis and lsd in. this picture with his cannabis crop was recovered after his arrest. a former army officer and now northern ireland politician, doug beattie is amazed at maxwell's audacious double life. we could have been looking at a loss of life perpetrated at the hands of a serving soldier of the british military and if we don't have a look at our security checks and how we vet people before theyjoin the military then we are going to have problems in the future. the ministry of defence says all personnel are subject to regular checks but ciaran maxwell, the renegade commando, has caused serious embarrassment to the royal marines. june kelly, bbc news. the government says it wants to recruit an extra 21,000 mental health workers in england over the next four years. the health secretary, jer

she credits her with helping him through his post traumatic stress disorder after serving and it really between service members and the animals that serve alongside of them. >> did you again get dana's permission? >> it actually really does work... and there's lots of these organizations, if you can support them. if you mature up a rescue dog, you can save a lot of lives and bring a lot of joy >> but did you feel upstaged? >> no. i am proud of her. and i'm glad it wasn't a bobcat eating a dog. [laughter] >>never miss an episode. have a great weekend, everybody. hannity up next. >> and thanks from our friends. happy friday. change comes to the white house. dhs secretary don kelly with now replace reince priebus. reince priebus will be here. but first, the five forces that are working to destroy president trump have created an unprecedented environment of difficulty for any white house. it amounts to what i call political warfare. and that's tonight's monologue. >> it wasn't total surprise that

we do have a lot of guys that have post-traumatic stress disorder. being able to share your story, i guess it kind of helps you wrap your mind around what did happen over there. just because you've left the military doesn't mean your life is over, because when these guys are coming home, i'm kind of leading and training them, instead of for combat, i'm leading and training them to heal. and if i come away with anything from the wounded warrior project, it's them giving my life back. my name is norbie, and yes, i do suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, but i'm okay. in new herbal essences it's bio:renew a blend of sea kelp, aloe and antioxidants that help bring your hair back to life. new herbal essences. let life in. honey, we need to talk. we do? i took the trash out. i know. and thank you so much for that. i think we should get a medicare supplement insurance plan. right now? [ male announcer ] whether you're new to medicare or not, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. it's up to you to pay the difference. s

hospital in birmingham tell us the treatment their son experienced means he now has post—traumatic stress disorderll story before 10. hello, welcome to the programme, we're live until 11 this morning. plenty of developing stories to keep across this morning — a little later, we'll tell you how the government is looking at banning leaseholds on new houses in england. it's after we revealed some of the practises ripping off homebuyers earlier this year. keen to hear your experiences on this. and a little later in the programme, we'll hear from formerjehovah‘s witnesses about their experience of leaving the religion and being shunned by their friends and family. do get in touch on all the stories we're talking about this morning — use the hashtag #victorialive, and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. charlie god's parents say they are preparing to spend their last precious moments with their son. they ended their legal battle to ta ke they ended their legal battle to take him to the us for treatment. in a statement, great ormond street hospital where charlie is on life supp

it doesn't pump normally and also i have agoraphobia and post-traumatic stress disorder so mental and physical. like, today i an appointment, which i have ever month, i have to go out of the county i am in because the state gave, you know, options -- they don't offer it in this county so my son is driving me out of the county to see someone. i am wondering will the trump care -- will i not have medicaid coverage because i need the medicaid to help. >> i think you are talking about the caps that could be put in place in florida and other states. thank you for the call. we will get a response. >> guest: she has raised the ongoing discussions. he was not on the medicaid expansion for it she has been on it a while. it seems that she is on it medicaid managed care program. yet on the point, if florida, if other states have a cap allotment and their needs increase, what happens to people like deborah or other people on medicaid programs? medicaid programs, but what does that mean? do you have to cover fewer services? would you require higher co-pays? states would have to make the decisions

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. >> i'm bipolar and i'm also diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder syndrome. i stopped taking my medications and i started going off and blowing up at home. i'm starting to lose my temper, starting to do things that i normally don't do. and next thing i know, the cops are at my door and i'm getting arrested for domestic violence and criminal damage. and now i'm here doing my time. my mom owns race horses. she is a training owner. it's a loving, caring thing. you know. she babies the horses like they were little babies and i learned to do the same thing. you got to have love and care for them. if you don't, what good is something if you can't really show it love? love is a big thing in the world and we all need it. horses are very beautiful. they're strong, fast, but yet they're very gentle if you train them right. i can't explain it. it is just a love for them, you know? you've got to have it. you know? that's how i came here to m.a.s.h. loving horses. m.a.s.h. don't make me feel like jail. it makes me feel like home sometimes. it don't seem like i'm locked up

afghanistan added up to her shortly after pretty credits her with helping him through his post-traumatic stress disorderly underscores the connection between the service members and animals that serve alongside of them.lo >> did you get dana's permission to do a dog one more thing can mexico on the board of companions for heroes and they did this type of thing helping these guys and actually really does work. his a lot of these organization organizations. you match up a rescue dog or a dog that has been a fully trained to help them, you can save a lot of lives and bring a lot of joy. >> do you feel a little upstage? >> i'm proud of her and i'm glab that it wasn't some bobcat eating a dog. >> some people have a long memory. >> never miss an episode of the five. have a great weekend. hannity up next. >> sean: thanks to our friends on the five. this is a fox news alert. welcome to hannity. change comes to the white house. the dhs secretary john kelly will now replace reince priebus as the president chief of staff. reince priebus will be here in just a few minutes with reaction to the knights breaking news.

when he and many of his neighbors hear the explosions of fireworks, it triggers their post traumatic stress disorderd of like turn the tv up and shut the windows. >> there are cases of ptsd here. some worse than others, but a fireworks show nearby could trigger quite a few people. >> sitting on your couch and all of a sudden there's allowed explosion outside those are triggering the memories putting you back into your deployment time. >> reporter: james brashear the commander of the west sacramento veterans of foreign wars chapter. he says, some vets avoid being fireworks shows but even inside their homes they can't avoid hearing loud fireworks explosions in their neighborhoods. >> settinsetting off an explosit to guy whose been blown up for a year it will cause problems. my heart rate immediately jumps. shortness of breath. >> people even realize that veterans go through what you're going through? >> i really don't think so. >> reporter: both of these vets say they don't expect fireworks shows to stop. nor do they want that. but they say, if you're lighting fireworks off near your home, get to know

someone should know that those who experience post-traumatic stress disorder have a significantly higherof erectile dysfunction than others. that's what viagra and see alice is being used for, part of the treatment of thousands. all these things don't make sense. >> first of all, that's a fair point. we shouldn't disparage people with legitimate medical need. it was just to show if they're worried about pleasing a sensitive cultural minority, they could look at lots of different categories. you're right. you outline the right issues. i appreciate it. general, thank you very much. >> always a pleasure, chris. >> pleasure is mine. thanks to our international viewers, thanks to all of you for watching. for you, cnn "newsroom" is next. for our u.s. viewers, a lot of palace intrigue. we need to get to the bottom of it and we will. let's get a fter it. >> senior people here leaking on each other. i would tell my colleagues to stop doing that. >> the problem is a lot of disorder is coming from the top, from the president. >> they need to be doing the business of governing this country, not spen

as a result, he suffered from post—traumatic stress disorder.secution said they did not believe this was at the root of his offending. a former army officer and now northern ireland politician doug beattie, is astonished that maxwell got away with his extraordinary double life for so long. we could be looking at loss of life perpetrated at the hands of a serving soldier of the british military. if we don't have a look at our security checks and how we vet people before theyjoin the military, we will have problems in the future. the ministry of defence said all personnel were subject to security checks throughout their careers. ciaran maxwell, the rogue marine, now begins his jail term. are correspondent nick beake is at the old bailey. what did the judge have to say. the judge has been giving us insight into the extraordinary double life kiran maxwell was leading. as a royal marine he vowed to serve his country but he was creating bonds knowing all too well but the continuity ira would be able to use them and he could attack police stations and

as a result, he suffered from post—traumatic stress disorder.ve this was at the root of his offending. a former army officer and now northern ireland politician doug beattie, is astonished that maxwell got away with his extraordinary double life for so long. we could be looking at loss of life perpetrated at the hands of a serving soldier of the british military. if we don't have a look at our security checks and how we vet people before theyjoin the military, we will have problems in the future. the ministry of defence said all personnel were subject to security checks throughout their careers. ciaran maxwell, the rogue marine, now begins his jail term. 0ur correspondent, nick beake, has been following the sentencing at the old bailey, and gave further details of what was said in court. thejudge has been giving a the judge has been giving a further insight into this extraordinary double life that kieren maxwell was leading. 0n the one hand as a royal marine he vowed to serve his country. but although wiley was creating these bombs knowing full

as a result he suffered from post—traumatic stress disorder, but the prosecution said it was not believedgot away with his extraordinary double life so long. we could have been looking at loss of life perpetrated at the hands of a serving soldier of the british military. if we don't look at how we vet people before theyjoin the military, we will have problems in the future. the ministry of defence said all personnel were subject to security checks throughout their careers. maxwell, the road marine, now begins his prison term. that is the latest number of bailing. maxwell has been sentenced to 23 yea rs. we maxwell has been sentenced to 23 years. we will be talking to our correspondent at the old bailey very shortly. in a moment, a summary of the business news this hour, but first, he headlines on bbc news. a hundred years on from passchendaele, hundreds attend a commemoration ceremony in belgium. the government announces plans to recruit more mental health workers, despite whether the targets are feasible. a controversial programme about princess diana is been boycotted. i'm egon cossou.

as a result, he suffered from post—traumatic stress disorder.tion said they did not believe this was at the root of his offending. a former army officer and 110w offending. a former army officer and now northern ireland politician doug beattie, is astonished that maxwell got away with his extraordinary double life for so long. we could be looking at loss of life perpetrated at the hands of a serving soldier of the british military. if we don't have a look at our security checks and how we let people before they join the military, we will have problems in the future. the ministry of defence said all personnel were subject to security checks throughout their careers. ciaran maxwell, the rogue marine, now begins his jail term. 0ur correspondent nick bea ke begins his jail term. 0ur correspondent nick beake joined me a short while ago. this man ciaran maxwell was leading an extraordinary double life. this man vowed to serve queen and country but at the same time he was building bombs to be used by the dissident republican group. he knew full well th

statistic, sadly the reaction maintains and it is referred to as post— dramatic —— post—traumatic stress disordernk there are two questions and one is what can friends and relatives do in the short—term. i think there is a lot of fear these days because we medicalise everything. i think people are reluctant to talk to friends or relatives because they are worried they are not trained professionals and might not say the right thing. i would encourage them to feel free to do that and encourage people affected to talk. there are things we know that if you do that the you are less likely to develop ptsd. try to go back to the normal routine, simple things like eating healthily, speaking to family and friends, making your needs known, even if family and friends don't say anything, they are just here to listen while your float your feeling, that is cathartic for people and something that is accessible to almost everyone. that is the first part. with regard to specialist care i would say anyone who has been berieved by a trauma, or who has had children involved, i think they need to seek medical assista

when he--and many of his neighbors hear the explosions of fireworks--it triggers their post traumatic stress disordern: "i kind of like turn the tv up, shut the windows." joe khalil/reporting: "at mather village there are cases of ptsd here, some worse than others, but any fireworks show nearby could trigger quite a few people." james brashear/commander, west sacramento vfw: "you're sitting on your couch and all the sudden theres this loud explosion outside, those are the ones that trigger the memories that are putting you back into your deployment time." james brashear is the commander of the west sacramento veterans of foreign wars chapter. he says some vets avoid big firework shows--but even inside their homes--they can't avoid hearing loud firework explosions in their neighborhoods. james brashear/commander, west sacramento vfw: "you're setting off explosives next to a guy who's been blown up for a year, it's gonna cause problems. my heart rate immediately jumps, shortness of breath." joe khalil/reporting: "you think people even realize veterans go through what you're going through?" richard tinc

towards an eight years, especially for special ops where you have a brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder. possibly then to do something. we all hear these stories and that is why we put so much money into preventative care and why the v.a. is working so hard. this is a valor award only. you have to commit an act of valor. colleaguesourage my to support this. i think it is the right thing to do and with that i yield back. >> of their discussion? if not, the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman by california. those in favor say aye, the supposed no. the amendment is adopted. >> miss rosen. >> thank you, i have an amendment on the table. exit the clerk went distribute the amendment. without objection, the amendment is considered as read and the gentlelady is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you. i urge my colleagues to support increase to add cyber workforce capabilities. secretary mattis said, we have to bring in more troops. with you something to expand where we already have gaps and cannot simply repair our way out of it. i propose the cyber scholarship program for

he had said he believes she is suffering from post—traumatic stress disorder. goodness me.ng?|j don't good morning. how are you doing?” don't know. my my chest is hurting, my heart is hurting. my body is aching. my wife is not well. my children are concerned for their well—being, i'm concerned for their well—being, i'm concerned for the development. it's a lot. tell me more about how your kids are doing. my wife and i are trying to keep them as occupied as i can. my son is aware of the situation in terms of not being at home. continuously asking for home. asking for his toys. it's really, really difficult. as the father and the husband, it's scary when i don't know what's happening. it's really, really scary. how was your wife? she is really stressed. how does that ma nifest really stressed. how does that manifest itself? she hasn't had any help either, no counselling. she doesn't want to leave the kids, if i'm not there, she looking after them. when i can, i am there to look after them and see if i can take them for a few hours. it's difficult. is it getting harder? it is.

he is accepting donations to help veterans with post traumatic stress disorder.goes from town to talk talking the people and locking for people to thank for their sore. >>> it is always exciting. you never know, what is better going to be. >> are you a veteran. >> yes, sir. >> in the navy. fur your service. everyone appreciates that. i am going across america for a ptsd program doing fund raising for our veteran. >> this is the second time he has driven across america in a tractor. in 2014 he raised $83,000 for veterans while drive prosecuting new jersey to california. that's the same thing had diner he has stopped in. >> it has to be a slow ride but for a very good cause. >> that's better. >> let's talk about weather. it is a nice day all around the bay area, as soon as these clouds, if you are around the bay, you are kind of -- from san francisco into the east bay shoreline. we have plenty of cloud cover, to start your morning a little fog, drizzle along the coastline as well. all in all, pattern not changing a lot today nor tomorrow, nor the next day. i will e

those suffering from post- traumatic stress disorder, it can take them back to the battle zone the soundsr trigger than an entire fireworks shows. many will do what they can do to avoid fireworks altogether. if you know someone who is has signs of ptsd while watching fireworks, encourage them to seek help. >>> cats and dogs have better hearing than humans. the fireworks can scare pets. for them, this is the worst holiday. some shelters estimate hundreds of thousands of dogs and cats across the country will be frightened and run away from home tonight. >>> today is nathan's hot dog eating concert in new york. joey chestnuts hoping to take hope his tenth title. last year he devoured 17 hot dogs and buns in just ten minutes. the event gets underway around 9:30 this morning. >> you did four at a giants game. >> five at a giants game. >> i thought i knew you. >> that was over a three-hour period. not 17 minutes. >> 10 bucks a hot dog. i was thinking of the financial ramifications. i think two is my limit probably. >> yeah. definitely. one and a half to two. >> hats off to joey chestnut. >> yea

when he--and many of his neighbors hear the explosions of fireworks--it triggers their post traumatic stress disorder richard tincher/vietnam war veteran: "i kind of like turn the tv up, shut the windows." joe khalil/reporting: "at mather village there are cases of ptsd here, some worse than others, but any fireworks show nearby could trigger quite a few people." james brashear/commander, west sacramento vfw: "you're sitting on your couch and all the sudden theres this loud explosion outside, those are the ones that trigger the memories that are putting you back into your deployment time." james brashear is the commander of the west sacramento veterans of foreign wars chapter. he says some vets avoid big firework shows--but even inside their homes--they can't avoid hearing loud firework explosions in their neighborhoods. james brashear/commander, west sacramento vfw: "you're setting off explosives next to a guy who's been blown up for a year, it's gonna cause problems. my heart rate immediately jumps, shortness of breath." joe khalil/reporting: "you think people even realize veterans go through what

and relax your muscles and many say it also helps with sleep and stress relief as well as traumatic stress disordert floating lotus in new york city. >> reporter: many say it's like experiencing weightlessness. >> you're floating and it's very relaxing to just let yourself float. >> reporter: it's called floatation therapy and it's for anyone. >> men, women and any age range from teens to adults. floatation therapy is great because it can help with anxiety, depression, stress, ptsd, add so kids like to come in before studying for exams and test. it helps to focus. we have sports players coming in, it helps to relax their muscles. it helps also for people who can't sleep at night. >> reporter: some people compare the experience to meditation. the basic concept is to reduce external stimuli so the body and mind can quiet fostering a natural restorative state. >> when you're floating your serotonin gets raised. those are your happy hormones levels which are your stress hormones many people that are super stressed will come in the middle of the day to have like a great day. the sensory deprivation trea

we should say about this boy is he has really severe mental health problems, he has post—traumatic stress disorderl with that. the history of his time in custody is really very painful reading indeed. he has been a threat to other staff and other people around him and he has also become a target as well. the difficulty is, what do you do with young people like this? they cannot be left in an environment by themselves. but equally, is it right they are locked up for very long periods with nothing to do and no one to talk to? thank you very much. danny will be back with us as soon as the ruling is handed down. let us talk to francisco, the chief executive officer of the howard league for penal reform. —— france's crook. and leah, whose son was kept in solitary confinement for over three months. to protect the family's identity, leah wishes to remain anonymous. good morning to you both. francis crook, what would you do with a teenager who exhibit such challenging behaviour, and it is potentially a threat to others? and a threat to the order and discipline of the young offenders institute? 0ur argumen

to create fear, and i think anyone who has been a victim is suffering from trauma, post—traumatic stress disorderan be used for incapacitating evicting court witnesses. it can be used for inca pacitating evicting before another physical assault or theft or robbery takes place, so in actual fa ct robbery takes place, so in actual fact it is quite a wide array of criminal activity that it can be used in, and that again is part of the reason why we are seeing an increase here, because it is being used in such a wide range of criminal activities. what do you think could be done to try to get a grip on this? we are hearing about the difficulties of cracking down on sales of acid, but that is increasingly talked about is something that needs to be looked at? indeed, and the government and police on top of this, they are looking at amendments to the poison that for example, but i think we need to act quite quickly around the ease of access and ease of purchase of these materials. it is possible for example to buy acid online, have it delivered to your home, you can buy it in a range of quantities and st

there is a massive rise in post—traumatic stress disorder amongst my members. that unusual? in some of the inner londonjails, you will have more than that. you will have two menace of staff looking up 160 prisoners and trying to control that many with two staff is asking the impossible. is it asking the impossible, as a prison governor? i think it is, the crisis we are referring to right now is something the prison 0fficers' association was sensitive to a numberof association was sensitive to a number of years ago and most people will be well be called for an independent public inquiry last year at our annual conference into the crisis prisons are in, and david refers to the statistics, but the statistics we are hearing are actually not completely relevant, the statistics we need to look at are those that go back five years when the austerity cuts first kicked in. if we look at serious assaults on staff, it is close to 200%, the increase. if we look at a self—inflicted deaths in custody, the increase is something like 117%. the figures are proud so simply going

when he--and many of his neighbors hear the explosions of fireworks--it triggers their post traumatic stress disorderincher/vietnam war veteran: "i kind of like turn the tv up, shut the windows." joe khalil/reporting: "at mather village there are cases of ptsd here, some worse than others, but any fireworks show nearby could trigger quite a few people." james brashear/commander, west sacramento vfw: "you're sitting on your couch and all the sudden theres this loud explosion outside, those are the ones that trigger the memories that are putting you back into your deployment time." james brashear is the commander of the west sacramento veterans of foreign wars chapter. he says some vets avoid big firework shows--but even inside their homes--they can't avoid hearing loud firework explosions in their neighborhoods. james brashear/commander, west sacramento vfw: "you're setting off explosives next to a guy who's been blown up for a year, it's gonna cause problems. my heart rate immediately jumps, shortness of breath." joe khalil/reporting: "you think people even realize veterans go through what you're goi

since 9/11 we've had over 500,000 disabled veterans, many of which are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorderduated over 330 veterans, west virginia had an amazing success -- we've had an amazing success rate. we're the largest service dog provider in the united states, and c4 was named after chris' son -- abby: tell us about charlie, because this is so close to your heart. >> well, charlie was a character. he loved animal, he loved children, so, you know, the worst thing when you lose a son is you don't mow what they were going to do for the rest of their life. so i felt i could name these dogs after charlie and charlie always wanted to have his warriors back. and he has his buddies back by making sure the warriors are taken care of as well as kids who missed out on them having fun with him. abby: what can dogs do that no one else can do to help our heroes? >> she can just sense what i'm feeling. so she's, she's really good at anticipating my anxiety or any other issues i might have, noticing a trigger that i might have and calming me before it's an issue. and just making friends. abby: she