On Monday, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Veterans Affairs Secretary Erik Shinseki spoke out regarding the importance of treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among U.S. servicemen and women. Their speech was held at a first-of-its-kind national summit to address PTSD, held in DC by the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs. While the military is just beginning to talk about PTSD, one organization, The Armed Forces Foundation has been working to address it for years. The Armed Forces Foundation is dedicated to providing comfort and solace to members of the military community through financial support, career counseling, housing assistance and recreational therapy programs. They offer these vital programs to active-duty and retired personnel, National Guard, Reserve components, and their loved ones.
Most recently, Patricia Driscoll, the President of the Armed Forces Foundation released a book, Hidden Battles on Unseen Fronts which documents the increasing number of cases of physical and mental/brain trauma such as PTSD and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) among our veterans returning home from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Please think about supporting the foundation, and if you are going to be in Coral Gables, FL in November on the 19th, please visit the foundation’s website and consider participating in their annual Charity Casino night.
