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Monday, November 3, 2014

PTSD survivor says: 'Everyone wants to help a soldier. No one wants to help a civilian'

Calls for help as thousands of North East soldiers face mental anguish on their return home and to Civvy Street

A Black Hawk over Kabul

Thousands of North soldiers who have spent years fighting for their country are facing loneliness and mental health agony on their return home.

And with thousands more on their way back from Afghanistan the problem is only going to get worse, military charities warned today.

Addictions, family break-downs, homelessness and lack of support are just a few of the problems leading to the spiralling rates of mental trauma among the North’s 375,000 veterans.