According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 50,000 American veterans are homeless and 1,200 of those homeless veterans live in Ohio. Every 65 minutes, one veteran commits suicide, and that number is on the rise. This hour, we'll discuss a new documentary about lost and damaged veterans who have returned from war and the difficult road they travel back to a normal life.
Guests:
David Morris, Musician and Vietnam Veteran with PTSD
Barbara Kopple, Academy Award-Winning Filmmaker, Producer, and Director of the documentary Shelter
Dr. Heather Axtell, Clinical Psychologist and PTSD Clinical Team Leader at Chalmers P. Wylie VA Ambulatory Care Center
Dr. Jonathan Shay, Psychiatrist and Author of two books on combat trauma
Kevin McClatchy, Actor and Assistant Professor in the Department of Theatre at The Ohio State University