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He was the rising star who walked away from the spotlight. Jason Kander was running to be Kansas City's next mayor and there were whispers of a presidential run in 2020. That's when he decided to drop out of the race and confront PTSD and depression from his service in Afghanistan as an Army Intelligence Officer. Almost a year later, the former Missouri Secretary of State is back in the public eye with a new mission at the Veterans Community Project. We visited VCP at 89th and Troost in Kansas City for a conversation about mental health, help for vets and what it's like watching politics as an outsider. Veterans Crisis Line: 1-800-273-8255, press 1 Veterans Community Project: https://www.veteranscommunityproject.org/ VA mental health resources for vets: https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/