June is Post Traumatic Stress Awareness Month
Click here for an important resource about how you can raise awareness about Post Traumatic Stress #ptsd #awareness #ptsdawareness #VA #resource
Local resource for Veterans & Military Families: American Red Cross
Source: click here Born on the battlefield, the Red Cross sees it as one of our primary missions to support our Military and their families. Their Service to the Armed Forces (SAF) department includes assistance for military families and Veterans in the following areas: Financial Assistance: The Red Cross partners with the military aid societies to help service members and their families get emergency financial assistance 24/7. Information and Referral Services: The Red Cross
"A Former Congressman Is Working To Help Veterans By Tackling Mental Illness" article
Source: Click here A tragic reality for U.S. veterans and their families is that once a serviceman or woman returns home, they may not remain safe, or even free -- all because of untreated mental health problems. "These veterans come home and they're POWS -- they're hostages to the illness," former Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.) told The Huffington Post Wednesday. Kennedy, who founded the Kennedy Forum, a mental health policy incubator, was in Chicago on Veterans' Day for the
RxISK.org: Research the side effects of your prescriptions medications
GREAT RESOURCE: If you are prescribed medication(s) by a physician, take a moment to check out this great webpage that allows you to explore reported side effects. Many individuals taking medications are unaware of the numerous adverse side effects that they could be experiencing as a result. Please take look, you may be surprised! From the site: "Research a prescription drug to see what side effects have been reported in the 6.3 million reports submitted to the FDA, Health C
"41 Truths People with PTSD Wish Others Understood" article
GREAT RESOURCE!!!! Learn more about PTSD by reading this article below! Source: click here 'Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is a condition that will affect an estimated 7.8 percent of Americans at some point in their lives, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs. It’s a psychiatric disorder that can be caused by life-threatening events such as military combat, natural disasters, terrorist incidents, serious accidents or physical or sexual assault. The Mighty
Mental Health RESOURCE GUIDE for Veterans & Families
This site, Give an Hour Connected: Military and Veteran Resources is an amazing resource guide for useful webpages and organizations around the country that offer all different kinds of services to military members and their families. The site is easily navigable and inclues the following topics: Behavioral Health, Education, Employment, Family Strength, Financial & Legal, Homelessness, Resilience and Reintegration, and Volunteerism. PLEASE explore the webpage and share this
RESOURCE: Mental Health Services For U.S. Military Personnel and Families
WWW.GIVEANHOUR.ORG www.giveanhour.org is a non-profit organization that provides free mental health services to U.S. military personnel and families affected by the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. #mentalhealth #depression #veterans #military #ptsd #resource
CLASS: Youth Mental Health First Aid 4/25. Please consider attending this lifesaving class!
Youth Mental Health First Aid April 25, 2015 8:00am - 5:00pm Wesley United Methodist Church
420 Sylvan Street, Marysville, PA 17053 Cost: Members and clergy of United Methodist Churches may attend for free. Non-United Methodist participants may attend for $40.
This course is for Adults living or working with children ages 11 through 18 and also mature Senior High School students wishing to provide peer support. National Certification as Youth Mental Health First Aider for
CLASS: Adult Mental Health First Aid 3/14. Please consider attending this lifesaving class!
Adult Mental Health First Aid This 8 hour course is for Adults wishing to help Military Members, Veterans and their Families. CEUs for Human Resource Professionals, EMS Personnel, Pastors, Teachers-Act 48 with Superintendent’s approval. National Certification for 3 years as a Mental Health First Aider. Saturday, March 14th 8:00am - 5:00pm Cornerstone Christian Church
595 New Bloomfield Road, Duncannon, PA 17020
Cost: $40 per person (please make check payable to MWAA) To Reg
"8 Things to Consider When Your Depression's Not Getting Better" article
I keep getting the same email over and over again, and my heart aches each time I read it: “I have tried everything to overcome my depression, but nothing has helped. Is there anything else I can do or will I have to live the rest of my life plagued with sadness?” First, hear these three words: There is hope. If there wasn’t any, I would not be alive writing my blog. I am one of the worst cases out there like you are. I have spent more years of my life fantasizing about death
