Many veterans who are sent from Illinois and return back from war lack the resources needed to be able to treat their mental disorder. Since September 11, 2001 “75,000 Illinoisans have been sent to Iraq and Afghanistan” (Ruiz, R., 2013). There are 6 state programs and 7 state services throughout Illinois (Helping Our Hometown Heroes). We are sending many soldiers to war in need for the protection of our country. However when veterans come back and lack the resources needed to help them with their mental disorder it affects their family, health, and employment. If veterans were to get the resources needed it reduces the risk of veterans becoming alcoholics, and putting their health at risk.
To think globally means finding ways in which people are affected everywhere around the world, finding a productive strategy to cause some improvement, and making awareness be known. To think locally is finding the ways to construct building, investing money, and reaching out to communities who are underserved and lack resources. The similarities between national and local post-traumatic stress disorder on veterans is that it affects the people around the veterans, families, friends, the economy, and underserved communities because they lack resources. PTSD is a serious problem that needs to be treated no matter where it is present. It requires more time and money for national because it covers all the states not just a particular community or state that is being affected. Students can begin to be more aware if they research and expose themselves to the National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum in Chicago, Illinois.