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FREE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. Under this tab you will find a list of about 30 links that will connect you with organization that committed to help veterans specially to prevent suicide. Most of the organizations are national except the last one on the list that is local to Cincinnati, Ohio. On my next update I will […]
Read More FREE mobile application for suicide preventionAs you may have noticed, I have not been posting the last couple of weeks. The reason is I’ve been devoting all my time and effort to complete a project I spoke about a few weeks back. I would like to introduce my initiative “Suicide Prevention App” named “No Warriors Left Behind”. The app is […]
Read More Suicide Prevention Mobile ApplicationWe met her at an LA Collaborative meeting. That’s the Los Angeles Veterans Collaborative, a group of community stakeholders, agencies and representatives serving veterans and military families in Greater Los Angeles. Like the NVF’s Women Veteran Outreach Coordinator Leaphy Khim, this woman Is a veteran. The two of them sat together in an early morning […]
Read More Women Veterans: Her Own Field of CombatPercent of total expenses spent on programs and services: 83% Not to be confused with the Wounded Warrior Project — which also does fine work, but allocates just 60% of its donations to programs while spending a staggering 34% on fundraising initiatives — Wounded Warriors Family Support lends its assistance to the loved ones of […]
Read More Wounded Warriors Family Support…those who advocate for these ideas perceive themselves as victims in a world where their status has come under question. Source: The KKK Unmasked
Read More The KKK UnmaskedUnfortunately, many soldiers experience traumatic brain injury when in combat, but is traumatic brain injury (TBI) linked to later combat posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)? Two recent studies examined the link between traumatic brain injury and PTSD in marines and army soldiers. Link Between TBIs and Combat PTSD In a study published last year, Association Between […]
Read More The Link Between Traumatic Brain Injury and Combat PTSDMiriam Reisman More than a decade of war in the Middle East has pushed post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to the forefront of public health concerns. The last several years have seen a dramatic increase in the number of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans seeking help for PTSD,1 shining a spotlight on this debilitating condition and raising […]
Read More PTSD Treatment for Veterans: What’s Working, What’s New, and What’s NextThis is how we feel after coming back from the war. “We are all just actors trying to control and manage our public image, we act based on how others might see us.” ―Erving Goffman Recently, I’ve been thinking quite a bit about what it means t… Source: How We Mask Our Authenticity
Read More How We Mask Our AuthenticityBase Camp Hope is a faith-based 501(c)3 multi-functional therapeutic facility that helps veterans, service members and their families cope with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and other re-integration issues. Our Mission: BCH is committed to educating veterans and the community about PTSD, using creative and alternative methods to aid our American heroes and in building a strong […]
Read More Base Camp Hope (St. Paul, MN), Helping military veterans from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines & Coast GuardCauses: Disaster Aid, Disaster Preparedness & Relief Services, Military & Veterans Organizations, Travelers Aid, Veterans Mission: Soldiers’ Angels is a volunteer-led 501(c)(3) non-profit organization providing aid and comfort to the men and women of the United States Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and their families. Founded by the mother of two American soldiers, […]
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