Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Mental Health

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Effective November 25:

Some face-to-face instruction will move to remote delivery; some instruction will continue on campus. Check with your instructors
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Students who are currently attending face-to-face classes should verify with their face-to-face instructors how the remainder of their class sessions will be delivered. Students who are taking online courses will continue online as planned for the remainder of the semester.

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JCCC and online resources to help students deal with PTSD and other mental health concerns

JCCC Resource

The JCCC Veteran Services office serves students using Veterans Affairs educational assistance in conjunction with their enrollment at JCCC.

Web Resources

We hope the links below will provide some helpful information, but they are not intended to take the place of discussing your concerns with a counselor.

Deployment Health Clinical Center
This is a military website with resources for professional helpers as well as military members and their families. There are frequent updates with postings of published research on stress and links to treatment guidelines.

International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
This organization publishes a journal and has conferences about traumatic stress. Resources for clinicians and public education information are on this website.

National Center for PTSD
This is a veterans affairs website and has a voluminous collection of information on the topic.

Gulf War and Health: Volume 6
Physiologic, Psychologic and Psychosocial Effects of Deployment-Related Stress. You can download a free PDF of the above book.

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Mental Health

JCCC Resource

Web Resources

Student Resources

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