Veterans Suffering From PTSD Helpline Canada

We definitely need this... I talked with someone at DND last week about having this helpline...Our organization Honour our Canadian Soldiers wants to help with that..... and they told me they already have this service..... They were surprise when I said.... we know it exist but when someone calls they have to identify themselves with their CF member number..... and our Soldier in distress don't want to be identified.... And I can understand that.... so lets put our effort together to bring this on.. ****************** Il y a un besoin criant pour ce genre de service..... J'ai parlé avec des personnes de la Défense Nationale la semaine dernière car notre organisation "Honorons nos Soldats Canadiens" veut apporter de l'aide a ce sujet..... Ils m'ont répondu qu'il y avait déjà ce service offert par DND..... Je leur ai dit que les personnes qui appelent doivent donné leur numéro de membre des Forces Canadiennes... ce qui les amènent à être identifié. Nos Soldats ne veulent pas être identifié... et je peux très bien comprendre ça ...... Alors unissont nos forces pour que ce service deviennent réalité......

I rode across this country asking for change. Hopefully someone will hear this plea.

Great idea, something definitely needs to be done. There are too many men and women in our forces taking their own lives and ultimately feeling betrayed and alone in our country. We send them to war to fight for our country, however, our country does not support them, stand by them, and guide them when facing these demons inside. No one ever comes back from a war the same as they left, although many have made it back alive, the person they were before they left has never come back with them. They are forced to live this new "normal" and yet not getting the support to do this until it's too late, A friend of mine was screaming for help, when they got back, they were put on a waiting list. It wasn't until they threatened to drive their SUV through the front door until he was taken seriously. This isn't how it should be, help should be readily available to them at a moments notice from a peer who knows. A lot can happen within the 48 hours it takes to have someone call them back. Our soldiers helped our country, and countries around he world. Now we need to help our soldiers as they have done their duty and deserve the respect of that.

I think this is desperately needed, we have help lines for children, AAA, abuse etc. Why not this? System needs to change for the better.

as a medic we def need the support far to many of our soldiers are falling prey to the demon.

should have this for all first line responders, lots more people suffering from PTSD. Good luck hope this helps get the wheels in motion.

Veterans should never have to wait

Canada must take care of all it soldiers, at any cost.

Please help our vets who have sacrificed so much of themselves to keep our country safe and civilians as myself and civilians in other countries safe from harm

For the uneducated, that are reading these comments. If you are ever in need of 911 Services, would you appreciate being told, Emergency services will respond in less than 48 hours.

The men & women who have given us this wonderful country full of wonderful freedoms need to be better respected.