Problematic anger has been identified by Veterans and Families as a significant concern within the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and Veteran community. Anger can often be a response to stress, trauma or unmet expectations during and after service. It may be linked with challenges such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom severity, depression, anxiety and harmful coping behaviours.

There are effective tools and strategies to help manage problematic anger. The following resources have been created for service providers, Veterans and Families to support a Veteran who is experiencing problematic anger.

Resources

For Veterans and Families

This What to do when anger becomes problematic tip sheet series provides information for Veterans and Veteran Family members on how to recognize when anger may be a problem, along with practical strategies to manage it. These resources were developed in collaboration with Phoenix Australia.

For service providers

Managing problematic anger

Self-paced training

This self-paced online course is designed to equip clinicians with the skills to assess and treat military and Veteran populations experiencing problematic anger.

Guide for supporting Veterans with problematic anger

The Guide for supporting Veterans with problematic anger provides actionable strategies and practical tools for service providers who work with Veterans experiencing problematic anger and their Families.

Handouts

These handouts provide simple yet effective tools for managing escalating emotions and refocusing attention.