Veterans, lawmakers, and PTSD experts gathered to advocate for FDA approval of MDMA-assisted therapy and highlight the impact of PTSD and veteran suicide in U.S. on July 10 in Washington D.C. The FDA is expected to decide this week whether to approve the drug. Healing Breakthrough hide caption
Some 1,892 American flags are installed on the National Mall in Washington, DC in 2014. The Iraq and Afghanistan veterans installed the flags to represent the 1,892 veterans and service members who committed suicide this year as part of the "We've Got Your Back: IAVA's Campaign to Combat Suicide." Jewel Samad / AFP via Getty Images hide caption
David Toombs holds a photo of his son, John, at his home in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Former Sgt. John Toombs developed a drug problem after he left the Army and was in a residential treatment program at the Murfreesboro Veterans Affairs center. In 2016, he killed himself on the VA campus. Kristina Krug for NPR hide caption
Air Force veteran Cat Corchado leads support groups in Charlotte, N.C., specifically for female veterans. Her group is called Women Veteran Network, or WoVeN. Jay Price/North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC hide caption