The Life and Death of Clay Hunt[Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/ClFDFbZmNTo
Your submission should be 350-500 words. Address each of the following questions. Organize your response in a numerical order as follows:
1.Background: What is soldier suicide, what is it associated with, what are the statistics in this country? How many soldiers die each year by their own hands according to the VA? Who is Clay Hunt? What was Clay Hunt diagnosed with? What was his struggle going back to Loyola Marymount University (LMU)? How old was Clay when he took his life?
2. What acts of altruism do you see in this video? What group is working to prevent soldier suicide? What impact did you observe altruism has on depression and/or PTSD?
3. What is the power of exercise (strenuous activity) on PTSD and depression (recall the cycling events) and what did it cause in Clay and the other cyclists?
4. Find a news story on soldier suicide and share a story of a victim and the details you learned. Provide a picture that pairs with the story you share. Caption the picture if further explanation is needed.
5. Provide a reflection on this assignment. Dig deep here. You should pause and think about the impact in totality to include prevention, treatment, and the role of public health. What do YOU think of all of this?
