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Hope for Recovery

For the General Public, Veterans and Professionals

Run time: 9:30 min

 Hope for RecoveryA video describing PTSD, produced by the PTSD Alliance, a group of professional and advocacy organizations that have joined forces to provide educational resources to individuals diagnosed with PTSD and their loved ones; those at risk for developing PTSD; and medical, healthcare and other frontline professionals.

Please Note: Involves dramatizations of individuals briefly describing interpersonal traumas, which may be upsetting for some individuals.

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