Lighting fireworks is a holiday tradition for some, but it is important to keep yourself and those around you safe, and notify neighbors with PTSD ahead of time that you plan to use them.

Rob Fess, a retired U.S. Army major who served in Iraq from 2007-08 and Afghanistan from 2011-12, has found a powerful way to cope with the challenges of post-traumatic stress disorder and depression.

The Central Florida Veteran Artists held their first art show at McCormick Research Institute in St. Cloud.

The statistics are staggering when it comes to our nation's heroes and instances of PTSD.

Not only do stigmas come with feelings of shame, embarrassment or fear, but they can have devastating effects when it comes to addressing abuse and treating certain illnesses.

K9s for Warriors offers trained service dogs to military veterans

A Jacksonville man is getting the spotlight for wrangling a massive alligator in an elementary school parking lot.

Art form used in therapy sessions at Lake Nona VA Domiciliary helps veterans open up

Not only do stigmas come with feelings of shame, embarrassment or fear, but they can have devastating effects when it comes to addressing abuse and treating certain illnesses.

Adam Gruler, a former police officer who was working security the night of the Pulse Nightclub shooting, was allowed to step down from his post with worker’s compensation benefits because of the state's PTSD legislation.

At the Orlando VA Hospital, veterans can be transported to outer space, swim with dolphins or learn how to play a new instrument through virtual reality goggles.

A University of Central Florida nonprofit, clinical research center and trauma treatment clinic received $1.4 million to expand its peer support and suicide prevention training for first responders.

If you are looking for someone to talk to go about a PTSD issue, use the following website: www.HU2H.org.

A treatment long used to treat decompression sickness, serious infections and brain injuries is now being used to help veterans with PTSD at a clinic in The Villages.

Evan Rhoden, 33, took his own life on June 13 leaving behind his wife Amanda Rhoden, and their blended family of four children. “Evan had an army and a village behind him, but the PTSD consumed him,” Amanda Rhoden said. Snyder and his wife, who is also an Army veteran, organized a virtual 5K called “Run for Rhoden,” with all proceeds going to help the Rhoden family during this tragic time. Every participant receives a medal that reads “For those who served” to remember soldiers like Evan Rhoden. “His compassion, his smile, his strength, his love and his fight,” Amanda Rhoden said.