JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (June 26, 2018) Hospital Corpsman
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (June 26, 2018) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class James Ditaranto, a behavioral health technician at Naval Hospital Jacksonville, hands a patient a check-in form. Ditaranto, a native of Debary, Florida, says “Mental health is essential to mission readiness. Helping our warfighters is our priority.” Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day is observed every year on June 27. PTSD is a condition that affects many veterans and non-veterans alike. PTSD treatment can turn someone’s life around, even if they’ve struggled for years. Talk to your doctor, mental health clinic, or chaplain; call NBHC Jacksonville’s Deployment Health Center at (904) 546-7099/7110; or go to: www.realwarriors.net. (U.S. Navy photo by Jacob Sippel, Naval Hospital Jacksonville/Released).