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Greetings!
Thank you to all who attended and participated in A Celebration of Service last month in New York City. I am grateful for the support of so many colleagues and friends who came together to honor our military men and women and those who serve them.
I look forward to putting into action the inspiring words of people such as Lieutenant General Ingram, Director of the Army National Guard; Lieutenant General Horoho, Surgeon General of the Army; Bruce Cohen, Academy Award-winning producer; and Don Weber, Vietnam veteran and CEO of LHI. These folks--and many others throughout the days' events-- offered compelling stories of service.
As I often am, I was approached by many people asking, "What can I do? How can I help?" That sentiment sums up exactly what Give an Hour is, how we operate, and our commitment to service.
I wish you all an enjoyable summer--filled with service to others.
Take Care,
Barbara Van Dahlen, Ph.D.
Founder & President
Give an Hour
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Lt. Gen. Ingram, director, Army National Guard, and Barbara Van Dahlen, founder and president, Give an Hour, sign Memorandum of Understanding
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Give an Hour's
Celebration of Service
Give an Hour hosted two days of inspiring events in New York City, where we inaugurated our Got Your 6 program to educate 100,000 students in mental health disciplines on the unique issues of veterans and military families.
We are grateful to all who participated, giving their time, their experience, and their expertise in the service of engaging and educating the young professionals who will be charged with continuing to care for service members and their families. Our speakers--many of whom traveled at their own expense--joined us to be part of an event that brought our community together. They came out of respect for Give an Hour's mission, without expecting or asking for anything in return.
Noted Barbara Van Dahlen, "We have the ability to address the needs of those who serve and their families if we harness the resources and opportunities available in our communities. Events like the ones Give an Hour hosted in NYC bring together those who are thoughtful, passionate, and committed." She observed, "I have seen the collective impact that organizations and individuals can have when we work together to develop a more comprehensive system of care for those who serve and their families. And I know that we are each enriched by the service that we provide to others. As Mahatma Gandhi said, 'The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.'"
Please visit connected.giveanhour.org/Celebration_of_Service (click on individual event, click on photos tab at top) to see more photos from A Celebration of Service.
Here's an overview of our events:
Serving Those Who Serve - MOU Signing Ceremony with Give an Hour
and the Army National Guard
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(Left to Right) Lt. Gen. Ingram, Bruce Cohen, Barbara Van Dahlen, Lt. Gen. Horoho, Don Weber
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Give an Hour is excited to be launching an association with the Army National Guard for the shared goal of expanding mental health services to military personnel and their families. A formal signing of our joint Memorandum of Understanding took place at a breakfast on Sunday, June 2, 2013. This was an inspirational start of the two days of activities devoted to celebrating service and raising awareness about the challenges faced by military families.
A Celebration of Service Community Project
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Justin Constantine, U.S. Marine Veteran (left), and Jorge
Calixto, volunteer (right), work to build planters for
Harlem Grown community garden
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Working with partners including: City Year, The Case Foundation, American Red Cross, America Corporate Partners, Volunteers of America, The Mission Continues, Team Rubicon, and Student Veterans of America, our service project brought together community and military leaders, conference attendees, and students who rolled up their sleeves and worked side-by-side with veterans during the day on Sunday, June 2, 2013, making improvements to P.S. 197 and building a community garden for Harlem Grown.
A Celebration of Service Benefit Concert
Give an Hour recognized its 2013 "Commitment to Service" award recipients, Col. Donald Sutherland and Debbie Gregory, during a VIP reception on Sunday evening, June 2, 2013, at B.B. King Blues Club in New York.
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American Idol Winner Kris Allen
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Country musician Danielle Peck
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The concert portion of the evening showcased the music of Little Big Band featuring Mark Rivera, longtime member of the Billy Joel Band and Ringo Starr's music director; American Idol winner Kris Allen; singer, actress, and social activist Gloria Reuben; country music star Danielle Peck; nationally acclaimed rock group The Secret State; up-and-coming artist The 9th; and National Guard member and Emmy Award-winning musician, Darby Ledbetter.
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Author Tanya Biank (left) and actor Alyssa Diaz
(right) accept an award on behalf of Lifetime TV for their work on Army Wives
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Barbara Van Dahlen pictured with members of
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Gloria Reuben
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The 9th
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Serving Those Who Serve - Training the Next Generation
Conference and Post-Conference Reception
On Monday, June 3, 2013, at Columbia University, respected mental health and military professionals from around the country helped educate students in mental health disciplines on the unique issues of veterans and military families, through a series of panel discussions and presentations. This full-day conference was live streamed to college campuses around the country.
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Panel Discussion during Training the Next Generation conference
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Watch the full conference here
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Dr. Barbara Van Dahlen Participates in National Conference on Mental Health
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On June 3, President Obama and Vice President Biden hosted a National Conference on Mental Health at the White House as part of the administration's effort to launch a national conversation to increase understanding and awareness about mental health.
In his opening remarks, President Obama said: "We wanted to bring together folks who've suffered from mental illness and families who've supported them. We wanted to bring together advocates and educators, faith leaders, veterans, local officials. All of you have shown an extraordinary commitment to what is a critical goal, and that is to make sure that people aren't suffering in silence and that we have the capacity to pull together all the resources and support and love that's out there to go after an extraordinary challenge in our society."
The conference gathered people from across the country, including Give an Hour's president and founder, Dr. Barbara Van Dahlen, and mental health advocates, educators, health care providers, faith leaders, members of Congress, representatives from local governments and individuals who have struggled with mental health problems, to discuss how everyone can work together to reduce stigma and help the millions of Americans struggling with mental health problems recognize the importance of reaching out for assistance.
Following the President's opening remarks, Secretary Sebelius moderated a panel that included Dr. Van Dahlen and focused on how addressing negative attitudes about mental
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Panelists (left to right): Norman Anderson, CEO, American Psychological Association; Glenn Close, actress and founder, BringChange2Mind; Gordon
Smith, President and CEO, National Association of Broadcasters; Barbara
Van Dahlen, Give an Hour; and Janelle Monta�o, public speaker, Active
Minds; with moderator Secretary Sebelius
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illness is essential to making sure more people seek help; what we know about why these attitudes exist and the misperceptions they are grounded in; and what we can do to break down the barriers preventing too many people from seeking the help they need.
For video of President Obama's opening remarks and the conference panels, please click here.
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Macy's "American Icons" Campaign Surpasses
$3 Million Goal for Got Your 6
Give an Hour is grateful to our providers and volunteers who visited Macy stores around the country to create awareness for Give an Hour and to share their personal stories of how they are involved with us in their communities. Through their efforts and support, Macy's surpassed its goal to raise $3 million. Thank you!
Launched in mid-May, "American Icons" featured a cause marketing effort that offered customers a special savings pass for $3 or the chance to purchase the pass and the iconic Got Your 6 logo pin for $6 at Macy's stores nation-wide. Donations from the fundraising campaign will support the work of Got Your 6 and its nonprofit partners, including Give an Hour, which is leading the health pillar.
Macy's recently announced early fundraising results from the "American Icons" campaign. The campaign reached the $3 million goal in just a few weeks, and on June 1 Macy's held an additional promotion called "Got Your 6 Saturday" that raised more than $415,000 in additional funds. Altogether through "American Icons," Macy's has raised more than $3.4 million to support Got Your 6 and its veteran-focused nonprofit partners.
"Got Your 6 is incredibly proud of our partnership with Macy's. The reach of the Macy's brand and their many stores has brought incredible awareness to the Got Your 6 campaign and our partners," said Chris Marvin, managing director of Got Your 6. "By mobilizing the generosity of the American public, Macy's has exceeded expectations and will now deliver crucial resources to some of the best veteran-focused nonprofits in the country."
As a result of the fundraising done by Macy's "American Icons" campaign, nonprofit partners of Got Your 6 will be able to put these significant dollars toward their respected commitment to veterans and military families. The Pat Tillman Foundation and Student Veterans of America will be able to help more college campuses adopt veteran friendly practices; Team Rubicon will have the funds to deploy more veterans and supplies for emergency disaster relief; and the 100,000 Homes campaign will be able to expand its vulnerability surveys to many more cities as it works to help house chronically homeless veterans. In the job pillar, Hiring Our Heroes--a nationwide effort to help veterans and military spouses find meaningful employment--will be able to hold more job fairs, create more resources, and provide additional opportunities to veterans and businesses across the nation as they work to complete their pledge to hire 500,000 veterans, and Give an Hour will continue the work that began at "A Celebration of Service" in New York last month to train 100,000 students in mental health disciplines on the psychological issues unique to military members and their families.
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Through this partnership with Macy's, Got Your 6 is able to reach millions of Americans with its messaging platform on veterans and military families. Macy's "American Icons" campaign is supported by a marketing program that includes multichannel exposure through in-store visuals, direct mail, newspaper, television, radio, and social media. In support of Got Your 6, Macy's also created a 30-second national TV spot, which highlights the partnership with Got Your 6 and features Macy's employees who are also veterans. To further celebrate its veteran and military family population, Macy's created special ribbons and invited associates in-store to wear these ribbons proudly and be recognized as a military veteran or a military family member.
"Macy's is so proud of the successful partnership with Got Your 6, and our effort to raise millions of dollars in support of its mission to improve and advance veteran reintegration," said Martine Reardon, chief marketing officer for Macy's. "The enthusiastic response from our customers is testament that this is a cause the American public cares about deeply. We thank our customers for their participation which, when multiplied across our 800 stores, adds up to big impact at more than $3.4 million for Got Your 6 and their nonprofit partners."
About Got Your 6
Got Your 6 is a campaign designed to change the conversation in America such that veterans and military families are seen as civic assets and leaders who will reinvigorate our community. The campaign combines the reach and resources of the top American entertainment studios, networks, and agencies with the expertise and commitment of more than two dozen nonprofit organizations.
At its launch, Got Your 6 developed a set of measurable goals in six "pillars of reintegration" and registered them with the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI). Top veteran nonprofits specializing in jobs, housing, education, family, health, and leadership signed on to these pledges, and they have had great success in the first year of the campaign.
Through an extensive media footprint and a set of substantial service commitments, Got Your 6 will ensure successful reintegration of veterans into civilian life. For more information, visit www.gotyour6.org. Be the Change, Inc., an independent 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, is the organizing body and fiscal sponsor of Got Your 6.
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Give an Hour Partners with Macy's for
Eighth Annual "Shop for a Cause" - August 24, 2013
Our work with Macy's continues as Macy's partners with Give an Hour to invite customers to participate in Macy's eighth annual national "Shop for a Cause" charity shopping event on August 24, 2013. Customers can purchase shopping passes from Give an Hour now by clicking here.
Macy's "Shop for a Cause" is a unique one-day-only shopping event created to support local charities' fundr aising efforts: Macy's gives charities like Give an Hour $5 shopping passes to sell, and pass holders receive special discounts throughout Macy's stores.
"Over the past eight years, Macy's annual 'Shop for a Cause' has raised more than $46 million for local and national charities, providing our associates and customers an opportunity to give back to those organizations that touch their hearts each and every day," said Martine Reardon, Macy's chief marketing officer. "Giving back is a key component of Macy's culture. We are honored to offer our customers an easy and convenient way to make a positive difference in their communities and in the lives of others, while enjoying great savings at Macy's."
Give an Hour will keep 100 percent of every shopping pass it sells. (Please note: You must purchase your pass from GAH for us to benefit.) The more we sell, the more money we will raise! Please help us spread the word to your family, friends and Facebook pages.
By purchasing a shopping pass from Give an Hour, customers are supporting the work we are doing to provide free mental health services to military members, veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan, their loved ones, and their communities, while enjoying a day of spectacular discounts, entertainment, and special events at Macy's. Pass holders will receive special discounts on most regular, sale, and clearance purchases all day, but some exclusions apply.
"Macy's has been a great partner. We were so proud to have been a part of their American Icons campaign in May, which raised more than $3 million for veteran-focused initiatives, and now we are delighted to be part of the 'Shop for a Cause' campaign," said Barbara Van Dahlen, president and founder of Give an Hour.
For more information about Macy's "Shop for a Cause," visit macys.com/ shopforacause. To purchase a shopping pass from Give an Hour, click here.
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at the INDY 500 and
over Times Square
Give an Hour was thrilled to have a new public service announcement air during the INDY 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway May 24-26 in Indianapolis. Our 15-second spot played on the Jumbotron a total of 147 times to an estimated audience of more than 1.3 million viewers. From now through mid-October a similar PSA will run on the CBS Jumbotron in Times Square. If you are in New York City, keep your eyes open and let us know if you see it! We thank the Capital One creative team of Mackie Blaylock and Chris Nott for making our helicopter fly once again and for creating awareness for Give an Hour. Click here to watch.
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Give an Hour Featured in
Fox News Story
Barbara Van Dahlen and Give an Hour board members Justin Constantine and Mark Graham were interviewed by Fox News for a report on Give an Hour and the importance of providing mental health care to those in need.
Major General Graham and his wife, Carol, are tireless champions of military and civilian efforts to promote mental health and suicide-prevention awareness and to eliminate the stigma surrounding mental health care. They both speak to audiences across the nation to honor the memory of their two sons, 2LT Jeff, who was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq in February 2004, and Senior Army ROTC cadet Kevin, who died by suicide in June 2003 while studying to be an Army Doctor at the University of Kentucky. The Grahams established the Jeffrey C. and Kevin A. Graham Memorial Fund to provide the "Question, Persuade, Refer" suicide prevention program at the University of Kentucky, and the Jeffrey and Kevin Graham Memorial Endowed Lectureship in Psychology for the study of depression and suicide prevention at Cameron University, in Lawton, Okla. They also support the ongoing efforts of the Pikes Peak Suicide Prevention Partnership, Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colo., through the Jeff and Kevin Graham Memorial Crisis Hotline and Jeffrey and Kevin Graham Support Services.
Justin Constantine works on an FBI counterterrorism team. As a major in the Marine Corps Reserve, Justin is the Reserve Staff Judge Advocate for Marine Forces South in Miami, Fla. In addition to his role at Give an Hour, Justin also serves on the Board of Directors of the Wounded Warrior Project and spends much of his spare time on wounded warrior activities, including fundraising and raising awareness of the myriad issues faced by wounded warriors and their families. He also serves on a four-year, congressionally mandated Task Force for Recovering Warriors, which provides an annual report to the Department of Defense.
Click Here to See the Fox News Piece
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Give an Hour Welcomes
Erin Timmermans to Staff
Erin Timmermans serves as program specialist for GAH's collaboration with the Wounded Warrior Project. Working in the nonprofit arena since 2007, Erin has specialized in increasing business capacity through program development and implementation, sound fiscal oversight, creative revenue generation, web communications, and staff development. She also has loads of experience in community organizing, marketing, operations, recruitment and retention, and advocacy. Prior to working with Give an Hour, Erin served as an association executive for the National Association of Social Workers-North Carolina, where she was the driving force behind new programming to eliminate barriers for social workers serving the military population. Her other professional roles include serving on AENC's Board of Directors, founding the Young Non-Profit Professional's Network (Triangle NC), and serving as a consultant for startup nonprofits. She also founded and operates PeaceLovePackages and serves as the Family Readiness Group Leader for the 340th PsyOp/MISO Company in Garner, N.C. Erin is a proud daughter of a Navy veteran, proud wife of an Army Reserve (Veteran OEF), and proud owner of two Siberian Huskies. |
Screen Hell and Back Again in Your Community
Give an Hour and Working Films invite you to bring the award-winning documentary Hell and Back Again to your community. The film follows 25-year-old Sergeant Nathan Harris as he leads troops in Afghanistan and then returns to civilian life in North Carolina. The documentary paints a clear picture of the uphill battle returning veterans face when they return with invisible wounds. Bring the film to your community or campus to highlight these struggles and to help us in our Got Your 6 initiative to train 100,000 mental health professionals in veteran issues. Find our more information and request screenings here.
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Give an Hour's Connected Website Provides Resources
for Students
in Mental Health Disciplines
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Give an Hour is the lead activation partner for the health pillar of the entertainment industry's Got Your 6 campaign (www.gotyour6.org), a national public awareness effort led by the entertainment industry and top-tier national nonprofits.
Named for a military term meaning "I've got your back" (and referring to the six o'clock position, designating the rear of a military formation), Got Your 6 aims to bridge the growing civilian-military divide in this country and show veterans and military families as civic assets and leaders. The campaign connects ordinary Americans with veterans and military families to better enable military veterans to succeed in civilian life.
Got Your 6 also focuses on tangible outcomes in six key areas that are pillars of veteran reintegration: jobs, education, health, housing, family, and leadership. For each of the pillars, Got Your 6 partners have established goals that can be identified, measured, and reported in quantifiable terms. Their progress will be monitored by the Clinton Global Initiative. Give an Hour has pledged to educate 100,000 students in mental health disciplines about military culture and the unique issues affecting military families and hosted the conference mentioned above in New York City on June 3, 2013, to gather and teach students and mental health professionals.
As part of this effort, Give an Hour is expanding the GAH Connected/Got Your 6 website, which provides training, education, and resources, while highlighting the great efforts already under way in programs across the country to educate these students. Issues such as PTSD, military sexual trauma, suicide, and TBI, along with deployment, reintegration, family life, and military children, are explored. Students, whether in undergraduate or graduate programs, have easy access to numerous research studies, reports, books, films, sites, video clips, and other interactive material. "Our hope is that these students will gain a real understanding of what this particular community faces and what sets it apart," notes Dr. Barbara Van Dahlen, founder and president of Give an Hour. Information is also available for current mental health professionals and for university administrators of programs that address military and veteran needs.
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Help Raise Awareness about the Psychological Issues Affecting Military Families by Sharing Your Story
Do you have a story about your experience with Give an Hour you'd like to share? Do you know someone else who does? We often receive requests from reporters who would like to talk to people who give or receive services through Give an Hour. Most recently we had a request from our friends at Macy's to feature provider and veteran stories on a local Kentucky TV station. We have also featured providres and veterans in marketing videos and public service announcements. Some veterans who have received services have gone on to share their stories through national media outlets and public speaking engagements. Personal stories underscore the value of the services we provide and go a long way in reducing the stigma so often associated with mental health care.
If you are a veteran, service member, family member, or provider and would like to share your story, please contact Lauren Itzkowitz at [email protected].
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Give an Hour Supporters Eligible for Free Digital Subscription
to U.S. Veterans Magazine
U.S. Veterans Magazine's goal is to provide transitioning service members, veterans and their families with valuable information and resources concerning education, employment, entrepreneurship and much more. In addition to informational articles, we also highlight and feature veterans who have overcome the challenges of transition, celebrities who are championing and speaking on behalf of veterans and companies and organizations that go out of their way to assist our nation's heroes.
Click here for your free subscription.
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Summer Fun! Summer Sun!
Show Your Give an Hour Colors -
Shop Give an Hour!
Just in time for your summer beach vacation: handy items at the Give an Hour online shop. Whether it is a water bottle, coffee mug, tote bag, t-shirt, or Give an Hour baseball cap, you can purchase it at our Cafe Press shop and help us raise awareness and funds for the valuable work we are doing all over the country. Show your colors and your support.
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Partnerships & Special Projects
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Give an Hour Invites Providers to Participate in
Wounded Warrior Project's Retreats
Give an Hour is currently seeking volunteers to attend Wounded Warrior Project retreats. If you are a Give an Hour provider fluent in military culture, trauma treatments, and the impact of combat on warriors and/or families, and are interested in participating in this program or receiving pro bono clients following these retreats, please email Erin Timmermans, program specialist, at
[email protected].
On Project Odyssey retreats, Give an Hour mental health providers spend between two and five days with veterans and WWP staff participating in outdoor activities. Providers help lead small group discussions, offer psychoeducation, and give individual consultation about combat stress. For more information about the Project Odyssey program, click here. Similar to the Odyssey retreats, WWP's Family Support retreats are hosted at numerous locations around the country. They provide an opportunity for family members of those struggling with the invisible wounds of combat stress to get some much-needed rest and rejuvenation. The intimate retreat size, usually 25 participants, allows family members to connect with others experiencing a similar range of emotions in a safe and comfortable setting. For more information about the Family Support program, click here. Each retreat gives participants the opportunity to expand their relaxation and coping skills with small group activities led by trained and licensed counselors from Give an Hour. Other activities may include spa treatments or outdoor team building. Retreat weekends are filled with exciting opportunities to build new friendships that continue long after the retreat ends. WWP staff �members assemble a comprehensive contact database to ensure everyone can stay connected. Flight, lodging, and food expenses are covered by WWP for Give an Hour providers who attend these retreats. Baggage fees and other associated expenses are not covered. ![](http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs102/1102621083689/img/518.jpg?a=1113844285501) As one provider reflects, "Being a part of the GAH and WWP collaboration is extremely rewarding. Not only is it an honor to witness the growth of the Warriors, it was also a pleasure to work with the Combat Stress Coordinators and Specialists. Their ability to reach the Warriors through experiential exercises and candid discussions, in just a few days, is phenomenal. Furthermore, while attending, I get the rare chance to embrace professional and personal challenges and growth opportunities, simultaneously, through the experiential activities" (Jessica Holton, MSW, LCSW, LCAS). For more information, email Erin Timmermans, at [email protected]. |
News for Providers, Research, & Resources
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Tanya Biank, Author of
Army Wives, Has New Book
As she did so provocatively with military spouses in
Army Wives, Tanya Biank gives us the inside story of women in today's military--their professional and personal challenges from the combat zone to the home front--in her new book Undaunted: The Real Story of America's Servicewomen in Today's Military.
Since 9/11, more than 250,000 women have fought in Iraq and Afghanistan, and more than 150 have died there. Currently they make up 14 percent of the total active-duty forces. Despite advances, today's servicewomen are constantly pressed to prove themselves, to overcome challenges men never face, and to put the military mission ahead of all other aspects of their lives, particularly marriage and motherhood. In this groundbreaking, insider's look at the women defending our nation, Tanya Biank brings to light the real issues that service women are facing: femininity, belonging to an old boys' club, veiled discrimination, dating, marriage problems, separation from children, questions about life goals, career trajectories, and self-worth.
Biank focuses on four individual stories. Brigadier General Angela Salinas, the Marine Corps' first Hispanic female general, faces the challenge of commanding an all-male institution. Second Lieutenant Bergan Flanagan finds herself on the frontlines in Afghanistan, serving in the same military police company as her husband. As a marine drill instructor, Sergeant Amy Stokley demands the very best from the recruits at Parris Island. And Major Candice O'Brien deals with deployment to Afghanistan, with two young children and a strained marriage back home.
Undaunted is the story of these courageous trailblazers--their struggles, sacrifices, and triumphs in the name of serving the country they love.
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Help Stem the Tide of Suicide
List Your Practice in the HelpPRO Suicide Prevention Therapist Finder
Give an Hour and HelpPRO have partnered for more then five years to help returning soldiers and their families find mental health services. Now HelpPRO is collaborating with the American Association of Suicidology (AAS), the Carson J. Spencer Foundation (CJSF), the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC), and the QPR Institute (among others) to help people find qualified suicide prevention and intervention mental health services.
Give an Hour members list free here (regular price $75) or upgrade to a premium listing for just $75 per year to be listed automatically in the HelpPRO Suicide Prevention Therapist Finder when it launches (expected launch date early September 2013).
HelpPRO is the oldest, most comprehensive Therapist Finder, founded almost 20 years ago to improve public access to mental health clinicians and organizations. HelpPRO matches users' needs with therapists' capabilities to increase the likelihood that users and therapists will make lasting positive connections.
HelpPRO is developing the HelpPRO Suicide Prevention Therapist Finder (SPTF) to help people find qualified suicide prevention and intervention mental health services and to encourage clinicians to get training in suicide prevention. The HelpPRO Suicide Prevention Therapist Finder will be available as a link on the websites of many Suicide Prevention organizations. The HelpPRO Therapist Finder is currently available as a link on the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline website which will be used as a referral resource by 160 independent crisis lines across the country.
When you list with HelpPRO, note whether you work with clients with "suicidal thoughts" on the problems served page and also note if you have suicide-related credentials on the licensing, credentials, and associations page. You will want to note your credentials in your personal practice statement as well if you have a premium listing.
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Providers, Check Out the New
and Improved Provider Toolkit
Whether you are a provider new to Give an Hour or an old hand who has been giving your services to Give an Hour for years, we encourage you to take a look at the new provider toolkit. In this collection of materials, you will find useful information and opportunities to "give an hour" in your community while you are waiting for your first GAH client or in between clients.
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Underwrite the Cost of an Hour of
Free Mental Health Service
Thanks to generous supporters and donors, Give an Hour is able to provide free mental health services to members of the military and veteran communities, their loved ones, and their communities at a cost to us of only $17 per hour.
Click here to underwrite an hour (or more!) of services.
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You may also make an online donation here: Donate to Give an Hour.
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Give an Hour At-a-Glance
- Increased volunteer provider network by 580% from 1,000 in February 2008 to more than 6,800 in March 2013
- Increased number of volunteer hours donated by mental health providers by nearly 6050% from 1,415 in August 2008 to 87,000 hours in March 2013
- Increased non-mental health volunteers over 4,000% from 15 in 2008 to 620 currently
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If you are a provider and considering
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please know that you will no longer be able to receive any communications from GAH to all providers. Please also know that we try very hard to keep our group e-mails
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