Articles Related to PTSD & Substance Abuse
PTSD/SA Committee Provides Apps to Help Cope
June 19, 2017
The PTSD/Substance Abuse Committee is a strong supporter of creating mobile device applications (apps) to provide self-help, education, and support for those managing PTSD, substance abuse, and other self-destructive approaches to coping. (more…)
Chapter 776 Offers Information on PTSD
June 9, 2017
Gateway Chapter 776 in Scott County, IA, recently teamed up with Operation Engage America, which works to provide education, support, and resources for veterans, first responders, and family members with PTSD and TBI, at a…
Chapter 850 Makes Donation to Train Service Dogs
March 22, 2017
Chapter 850 of Kent County, DE recently donated $10,000 to Rebuilding Warriors to continue training service dogs for veterans. Rebuilding Warriors provides trained and socialized service/companion dogs to disabled veterans and veterans battling PTSD/TBI. Training…
PTSD & Compassion Fatigue
March 21, 2017
“Taking care of myself doesn’t mean ‘me first.’ It means ‘me, too.’” — L.R. Knost Small encounters can lead to momentous changes. In Vietnam Marine Cpl. Charles Figley began visiting children in his off hours…
Chapter 1116 Works on Suicide Prevention
February 22, 2017
Chapter 1116 is working with the Disabled American Veterans in Morganton, NC to offer a suicide prevention workshop. The two groups will be using the training from the QPR Institute, which stands for “Question, Persuade,…
Artilleryman Overcame Drug Use and PTSD
September 8, 2016
Pfc. Ron Sales graduated from the then William Hooper Councill High School in Huntsville, AL in 1966. He left Alabama A&M University in February 1967 and went to live with his uncle in Los Angeles.…
PTSD & Substance Abuse Committee Update January/February 2016
February 19, 2016
VVA’s Committee on PTSD and Substance Abuse recognizes—and will do what they can to help—the underserved and under-publicized struggles damaging their sisters-in-arms. The realities of PTSD and Military Sexual Trauma, the ravages of substance abuse, and the…