"Once the war is over, people tend to forget veterans' needs," said Bob Carolla, director of media relations at the alliance. "We want to make sure ongoing mental-health needs aren't forgotten."
The alliance, which advocates for services, treatment of and research on mental illness, said such disorders "affect one in five active-duty service members and are the most common cause of hospitalization."
The rate also applies to military spouses and children, groups the alliance said are often overlooked in mental-health-care treatment.
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