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A Navy veteran who struggled with her own mental health has launched a suicide prevention organization to help others who may be experiencing the same challenges.
Porsche Williams tells PEOPLE she started Restore Life Global in 2018 after experiencing her own mental health challenges stemming from her time serving in the Navy during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom war. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
Following You ll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications. Between trauma from deployment and military sexual trauma, I developed PTSD, she explains. I wasn t my genuinely joyful self. I was depressed, not cleaning up, barely eating, sleeping 12-plus hours, crying all the time, isolating myself from my family, friends and anyone who cared.