Families also affected by veterans brain injuries... US Combat Veterans Not Alone with Brain Injuries Dec 28, 2015 | Tens of thousands of American combat veterans returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan with undiagnosed brain injuries often were "thrown into a canyon" -- falling deeper into despair and sometimes flirting with suicide or addiction -- before trying to get help, according to a Johns Hopkins University study.
Help for Families of Veterans w/ Traumatic Brain Injury... Traumatic Brain Injury and Veterans: Family Help Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is considered one of the signature injuries of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. TBI can be caused by several types of events, such as blows to the head.