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Supporting Veterans with PTSD: Recognizing Signs and Providing Help

In 1980, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) was identified as a distinct disorder with a specific set of symptoms and was officially added to the Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. It’s very important to recognize the prevalence of PTSD in veterans, most often this population will not talk about what happened during the war. At times, PTSD occurs against someone’s will with flashbacks. They happen involuntarily. Psychological clues and triggers cause these flashbacks. Things like loud noises, smells, laughter, etc. Individuals aware of the triggers start avoiding these triggers and this affects quality of life.

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Election Results GISD VATRE Passes

Voter-Approved Tax Ratification Election for the Groesbeck ISD For (Limestone County) 779 votes, 56.57 percent Against (Limestone County) 598 votes, 43.43 percent GISD VATRE will result in the district generating an extra $800,000 in state funding without affecting the total tax rate. A vote “Against” would have required the GISD to reduce $800,000 from this year’s budget.

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