Veteran Mental Health
What you talk about you can control, influence and change – David Osborn As I was listening to an episode of the Follow Your Different podcast hosted by Christopher Lochhead, I was struck by this statement by his guest. In that context, entrepreneur David Osborn was talking about money. He was referring to the factRead more about We Can’t Change What We Don’t Talk About[…]
Summary: Eric R. Pedersen is a senior behavioral scientist at the RAND Corporation. His research interests are primarily in areas of young adult/adolescent alcohol use and comorbid mental health disorders. Pedersen has received funding to develop brief, online interventions to reduce alcohol misuse among young adult populations such as college students and recently discharged veterans.Read more about HST097 Impact of Perceptions on Behavior with Dr. Eric Pedersen[…]
I was getting ready for the day recently, and I felt on edge. Ready. Anticipating. I had a lot of stuff to do that day, and I was ready to get cracking. It was exactly the same feeling I had before the platoon went outside the wire as a security escort. There is a certainRead more about The Benefits and Detriments of the Mission Focused Mindset[…]
Summary: Sarah and Mike Verardo have become a national face for severely wounded combat Veterans andtheir Caregivers. They’ve appeared on numeroustelevision programs and news outlets over the past several years to push for Veterans Affairs healthcare reform. Sarah has dedicated her life to both the care and recovery of her husband, and supporting Caregivers andRead more about HST096 The Independence Fund with Sarah Verardo[…]
You don’t climb a mountain by saying you wish you could. One of the challenges that I see with the veterans I work with as a mental health counselor is an experience of being stuck. Regardless of how things were when they were in the military, they seem to feel bogged down in their postRead more about Awareness without Action Does Not Lead to Change[…]
Summary: The background of The Veterans Hub, Weymouth and Andy can be found on their Facebook page here The Veterans Hub was founded in 2017 by a local man called Andy Price, who served in the Armed forces as well as working in the private military industry for several years in the Middle East andRead more about HST095 Veterans Hub Weymouth, UK with Andy Price[…]
A friend of mine, Special Operations Soldier, once told me: “It’s one thing to think that fear is weak, that suicide is the coward’s way out. I thought the same way, once. It’s totally different when it happens to you, and you know that you’re not a coward.” When a service member or veteran starts toRead more about Fear and the Fading of a Hardcore Soldier[…]
Summary: Kacie Kelly oversees and manages policy, operational, and programmatic efforts on veteran health and well-being, including the Warrior Wellness Alliance. She manages strategic efforts to promote the partnerships, collaboration, and alignment among organizations that are so crucial to fostering the health and well-being of post-9/11 Veterans. Prior to this role, Kacie served as theRead more about HST094 Warriors Connect with Kacie Kelly and Glen Coppersmith[…]