The 22 Percent: Why Black Veterans Carry a Heavier PTSD Burden, and What Actually Closes the Gap
There’s a number I want to sit with for a minute before I explain why it matters: 22 percent. That’s the share of Black veterans who deployed and report post-traumatic stress disorder, according to recent Department of Veterans Affairs research. For white veterans who deployed, that number is 14.1 percent. Same wars. Same deployments, broadly […]