Join us for a stunning interview with American psychologist Jonathan Shedler, PhD with regards to Evidence Based Therapies. With a rising rate of veteran suicides, our government has quadrupled spending for Evidence-Based Therapies: Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Prolonged Exposure (PE) therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy...
By Sherman Gillums Jr., Chief Strategy Officer, AMVETS, published in thehill.com A “goat” was the unexpected star of Sept. 10, 2020, House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing on a batch of proposed veteran suicide prevention legislation. Not the kind of “goat” you’d see in a sports hall of fame or on...
Join three outspoken veterans and long time advocates who believe our nation continues to get it wrong on VA Mental Health. Joe Chenelly, Sherman Gillums, and Justin Brown will live-cast the House Veterans Affairs Committee’s Legislative Hearing focused on veteran suicide and mental health.SHOW LESS
Are you interested in the key differences in Joe Biden’s plan for veterans’ mental health vs. President Trump’s plans and actions after 3 years in office? Justin Brown takes a deep dive into the white house’s plan as well as Joe Biden’s proposal in advance of the 2020 election. Here...
President Trump’s Roadmap to Empower Veterans and End a National Tragedy of Suicide (PREVENTS), created an inter-agency Task Force to lead the development and implementation of a national, comprehensive roadmap to change how our nation treats mental health and understands suicide prevention. The PREVENTS objective is to change the culture...
Congress has spent two decades looking for solutions to a veteran suicide epidemic which has only gotten worse. Lawmakers have continued to pile on the cash for traditional mental health approaches to reduce suicide and the symptoms associated with PTSD, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), depression, anxiety, and more. How is...
Please join us for a virtual Capitol Hill Town Hall with Senator John Boozman, Representative Conor Lamb, and three incredible veterans organizations for a timely and critical town-hall discussion on the future mental health of our veterans. Congress has spent over a decade looking for solutions to a veteran suicide...
Incredible interview with one of the most respected veterans in America, Ken Falke. Ken has made it his mission to address the mental health and suicide epidemic. He discusses the impact of Coronavirus on veterans across the Nation and the need for Congress to address the issue.