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Captain (Ret’d) Andrew Gough

Captain (Ret’d) Andrew Gough
Andrew Gough is a medically retired Captain with the Canadian Armed Forces and a retired police Sergeant with the London Police Service. Andrew was diagnosed with PTSD, and Riggs, his service dog, has changed his life. Andrew started an organization called Veterans and Everyday Heroes (V-EH!) for Veterans and first responders, a national not-for-profit organization about mental health. He is married with two children.

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How Veterans and Everyday Heroes (V-EH) came to be
PTSD service dogs are trained for specific individual needs
Having a service dog changed my life
Living with an invisible injury
It's ok to take a knee
Losing my career as both a soldier and a police officer
Being open about my mental health was both a blessing and a curse
Apologizing to my children
Being open with my children helped all of us heal
Death by a thousand cuts
The importance for those in leadership roles to openly talk about mental health
There is still a stigma
The best support and advice has come from peers
Spouses and caregivers need more support
How has our marriage survived?
Looking back I realize that I started to change very early in my career
I believed the trauma was just part of the job
Growing up in a military and policing family