San Diego is home to a large amount of the country’s veteran population.
Scott recently joined KUSI’s Elizabeth Alvarez on Good Morning San Diego to discuss how his organization helps veterans and what can be done to get more San Diego veterans the help they could use.
Scott stressed that for veterans, asking for help is seen as a sign of weakness. Reducing stigma is one of Scott’s greatest goals, as it is crucial that those who need it feel like it is okay to ask for help. “Hope and help are available, but if you don’t ask for help, you won’t access it,” Silverman says.
Watch the entire segment here.