Published by KITV4, September 4, 2022 | By Shanila Kabir
HONOLULU (KITV4) – September is Suicide Prevention Month and a local veteran is kicking off a podcast called “1 Mile 1 Veteran” to help prevent suicides in the veteran community.
The host and founder, Danny Mayberry served in the Navy for 11 years with several deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. After returning to Hawaii, he said he was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and wants to help veterans with their path to healing.
“These conversations around mental health need to be normalized. We need to get rid of the stigma that seeking help is a sign of weakness. Everything you do in life, you do as a team in a community. We all want to build each other up and that’s what the veteran community wants to do,” said Mayberry.
Continue reading the full interview here.
