Veterans Wellness Retreats

The Effect of Trauma in our Modern Society

Some interesting facts about PTSD include:

• 70 percent of adults experience at least one traumatic event in their lifetime
• 20 percent of people who experience a traumatic event will develop PTSD
• About 8 million people have PTSD in a given year
• 1 in 13 people will develop PTSD at some point in their life

Helping Our Veterans

The number of Veterans with PTSD varies by service era:

• Operations Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Enduring Freedom (OEF): 20 out of every 100 Veterans (20%) who served in OIF or OEF have PTSD in a given year.
• Gulf War (Desert Storm): About 12 out of every 100 Gulf War Veterans (or 12%) have PTSD in a given year.
• Vietnam War: About 15 out of every 100 Vietnam Veterans (or 15%) were currently diagnosed with PTSD at the time of the most recent study in the late 1980s, the National Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Study (NVVRS). It is estimated that about 30 out of every 100 (or 30%) of Vietnam Veterans have had PTSD in their lifetime.
• 23 out of 100 women (or 23%) reported sexual assault when in the military.
• 55 out of 100 women (or 55%) and 38 out of 100 men (or 38%) have experienced sexual harassment when in the military.