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FIRE-FX, LLC Donates Professional Home Theater Media Systems to PTSD Foundation of America

Texas based, veteran owned, media system manufacturer FIRE-FX, LLC supports Houston area veterans in need by donating professional home theater media systems. Houston, TX (PRWEB) February 11, 2015 FIRE-FX, LLC, (http://www.fire-fx.tv) a veteran owned and operated business, is thrilled to be able to support the PTSD Foundation of America in its continued mission to serve our military, veterans and their… Read more

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VA Facility Use by Recent Veterans with PTSD

VA Facility Use by Recent Veterans with PTSD VA presents a report four times a year on the number of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), and Operation New Dawn (OND) Veterans who were diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and who used medical care at various VA facilities. Read the latest report (380 KB, PDF) for data… Read more

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June 27, 2014 Marks PTSD Awareness Day

About PTSD Awareness The National Center for PTSD promotes awareness of PTSD and effective treatments throughout the year. Starting in 2010, Congress named June 27th PTSD Awareness Day (S. Res. 455). Since then, during the month of June, we ask everyone to help us raise PTSD awareness. Following trauma, most people experience stress reactions but many do not develop PTSD. Mental… Read more

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Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund Receives $500K Donation From Military Order of the Purple Heart Service Foundation

Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund Receives $500,000 donation from the Military Order of the Purple Heart Foundation to jumpstart construction of Fourth Medical Center to treat Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in troops. Fort Bragg, NC NICoE Satellite Center to Break Ground Later This Year New York, NY (January 7, 2014) – The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund… Read more

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2nd Annual Helping Homeless Veterans Fundraiser and Kickball Game

On August 11, 2013, Clean Slate Credit Solutions will be holding their 2nd Annual Helping Homeless Veterans fundraiser by having a kickball game with all proceeds benefiting the Hope for Veterans® program located at the VA New Jersey Healthcare Campus in Lyons, NJ. This program has helped over 520 homeless Veterans and are the largest and most comprehensive program for… Read more

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Study Shows Sleep or Lack of Plays Important Role in PTSD

Attention Veterans and Supporters: Researchers Report Lack of Sleep May Effect PTSD Symptoms and Seeking Treatment May Be Beneficial During a roundtable discussion on the role of sleep in PTSD during a recent “Military Health System Research Symposium” in Ft. Lauderdale, FL the Director of the Military Operational Medicine Research Program, Army Col. Castro said that as many as 90%… Read more

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Welcoming Your Soldier Home Helps Fellow Soldiers Handle Certain Situations

Welcoming Your Soldier Home Details: Andrew O’Brien served honorably in the ARMY, deployed to Iraq, was a gunner on convoys and survived an IED attack. While stationed in Hawaii, soldier Andrew O’Brien tried to take his own life. “I went home that day and decided I was done. I was tired of putting up… it’s like I went to war… Read more