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Lisa McCombs, an army veteran who sufferers from PTSD was not allowed to fly home from Kansas. She suffers with PTSD from fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.American regional carrier Envoy would not allow for her to fly with her labrador retriever Jake. Lisa McCombs had to seek medical treatment after the incident and lost time from work.

Bryon wood, a combat veteran speaks about the challenges of returning home after war. he shares some of his own experience and gives shocking facts about suicide rates.

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) and Sesame Workshop (the organization behind Sesame Street) are teaming up to give millions of refugee children in Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria support to learn and grow. They are combining Sesame Street's history of educational content with IRC's history of assisting crisis-affected areas to deliver learning opportunities tailored to the needs of the children and caregivers.

This is a must need for these children suffering from trauma. I did not know learning can reverse the effects of toxic stress.