1. Overview of National Statistics Justin M. Smith, Ph.D., Program Director, Fides Grant

2. Two Million

3. National Research

5. Strong Civic Commitment

6. At Risk

7. Invisible Wounds of War

8. 1/3 TBI Depressive Disorder PTSD

9. American Council on Education

10. Cognitive Injury 40%

11. Overcoming Stigma

14. 4 %

16. 27%

19. Severe Depression 24 %

20. Severe Anxiety 35 %

21. PTSD 46 % 46 %

22. Attempted Suicide 7.7 %

23. Thinking about Suicide

25. Active Duty Suicides 62 %

26. One Suicide every day and a half

27. How can Faculty Help?

28. References Accommodating Student Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: Tips for Campus Faculty and Staff. (2011). American Council on Education. Bumiller, E. (2012, January 19). Active-Duty Army Suicides Reach Record High. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/20/us/active-duty-army-suicides-reach-record-high.htmlhttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/20/us/active-duty-army-suicides-reach-record-high.html National Center for Education Statistics PowerStats. (2011). Average>0 Risk index and nontraditional indicators 2003-04, average>0 Volunteer 2004: Average hours per month, Grade point average estimate 2009 with (percent > 1.9), Highest degree ever expected 2006 with (percent > 3) by Veteran status 2003- 04, Race/ethnicity and Parents’ marital status 2003-04. O’Herrin, E. (2011). Enhancing Veteran Sucess in higher Education. PeerReview, 13(1). Retrieved from http://www.aacu.org/peerreview/pr- wi11/prwi11_oherrin.cfm?utm_source=pubs&utm_medium=blast&utm_campaign=peerreviewwinter2011 http://www.aacu.org/peerreview/pr- wi11/prwi11_oherrin.cfm?utm_source=pubs&utm_medium=blast&utm_campaign=peerreviewwinter2011 Ramchand, R., Acosta, J., Burns, R., Jaycox, L., & Christopher, P. (2011). The War Within: Preventing Sucide in The U.S. Military. Rand Corporation & Center for Military Health Policy Research. Retrieved from http://t2health.org/sites/default/files/dodser/DoDSER_2010_Annual_Report.pdfhttp://t2health.org/sites/default/files/dodser/DoDSER_2010_Annual_Report.pdf Rudd, D., Goulding, J., & Bryan, C. (2011). Student Veterans: A National Survey Exploring Psychological Symptoms and Suicide Risk. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 42(5), 354–360. U.S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2012. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2012/tables/12s0516.pdf http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2012/tables/12s0516.pdf