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<a class="fancybox" rel="439e863c54226d643996c5d1063a68ac" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/465/475/for_gallery_v2/eb08d856.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/465/475/large_v3/eb08d856.jpg" alt="Eb08d856" /></a></div></div>"Ryan Pitts of New Hampshire was one veteran who put off seeking mental health care, eventually changed his tune and now is an ambassador for the Cohen Network.<br /><br />As an Army staff sergeant, a critically injured Pitts fought off enemy fighters during a particularly bloody battle in the Afghanistan war. In 2014 he received the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest decoration for battlefield valor.<br /><br />When he returned to civilian life, he successfully went back to school, got a job, married and had a family. He said he expected “green pastures” ahead but instead suffered from PTSD and depression. Still, he decided not to seek mental health care.<br /><br />“The military makes you stronger. You should be able to handle it on your own,” Pitts said, citing what he called a typical military mindset. Eventually his wife and a mental “light bulb” about another aspect of the military convinced him otherwise.<br /><br />“Everything we did in the military ... we did as part of a team,” he said. So he added mental heath professionals to his personal team. “There is nothing wrong with that,” he said. “One of my biggest regrets was waiting as long as I did.”<br /><br />Who is on your team? Is there anyone you need to add?<br />Conversely, whose teams are you on? How do you support them?<br /><br />Read more at: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.jacksonville.com/news/20200526/coronavirus-new-jacksonville-mental-health-clinic-serving-veterans-families-via-telehealth">https://www.jacksonville.com/news/20200526/coronavirus-new-jacksonville-mental-health-clinic-serving-veterans-families-via-telehealth</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default">
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Who is part of your "team"?2020-05-27T18:23:51-04:00Cohen Veterans Network5941560<div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-465475"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image">
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Who is part of your "team"?2020-05-27T18:23:51-04:002020-05-27T18:23:51-04:00TSgt Michael Brandt5941695<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I feel your pain brotherResponse by TSgt Michael Brandt made May 27 at 2020 7:13 PM2020-05-27T19:13:57-04:002020-05-27T19:13:57-04:00TSgt Michael Brandt5941700<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>That’s the one thing I truly love about all branches of the military brothers and sisters are always there to lend a helping hand even if it’s just to listenResponse by TSgt Michael Brandt made May 27 at 2020 7:15 PM2020-05-27T19:15:43-04:002020-05-27T19:15:43-04:002020-05-27T18:23:51-04:00