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Army Maj. Gen. David Blackledge is doing his part to reduce the social stigma attached to seeking mental health treatment for war-related stress.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY -- A $200,000 grant will help provide medical care in Charlotte County for veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Charlotte Behavioral Health Care received the grant from the Florida BRAIVE Fund at Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice. The grant will be used over the next 18 months to address mental health, substance abuse and related psychological needs of 75 to 100 veterans and family members.

For years, the Army has treated the stresses related to combat by treating the soldier, but the vision of a Resiliency Campus, which is in the process of becoming a reality, will devote an entire city block on Fort Hood to spiritual fitness, physical wellness and mental health that will not just treat the soldiers, but their entire families.