BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - North Dakota’s shortage of mental-health providers leaves many veterans struggling in silence, but one Bismarck veteran is determined to change that.

“The Warrior’s Guide to Insanity” by Sgt. Brandi changed Andrew Horning’s life and helped him to better understand veterans’ mental health issues.

Horning served in Iraq in 2010 and found himself struggling with difficult thoughts when he got home.

“The thought of suicide is always there. I decided that it’s not a road I’m going down. I’m a lot stronger than that,” said Horning.

Veterans experience mental health conditions at nearly twice the rate of the general population, driven by trauma, chronic stress and difficult reintegration.

Horning said he did other things beyond reading that helped his mental health, s

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