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Veteran Resources - PTSD / TBINote: Although not specific to veterans, you may also find helpful resources listed on our website under Brain Injury / Traumatic Brain Injury.
Hospital for Special Care, Veteran Outreach Program Located in New Britain, the Hospital for Special Care is a private, not-for-profit rehabilitation long-term acute and chronic care hospital, widely known and respected for its expertise in physical rehab (including outpatient rehab), respiratory care and medically-complex pediatrics. Special programs for spinal cord injuries, pulmonary rehab, acquired brain injuries, stroke, ventilator management, and geriatrics make HSC an important regional resource for patients with special healthcare needs. Visit their website via the above link for information and resources pertaining to TBI. Disability Resources is a nonprofit organization estaglished to promote and improve awareness, availability and accessibility of information that can help people with disabilities life, learn, love, work, and play independently. They serve thousands of individuals with disabilities through a multidisciplinary network of service providers and consumers. In order to reach as many people with disabilities as cost effectively as possible, they target their services and publications to libraries, disability organizations, independent living centers, rehabilitation facilities, educational institutions, and health and social service providers. Visit their site for Connecticut resources via the above link or visit their home page at www.disabilityresources.org. Visit the Psychology Today website via the above link where you can view listed professionals by county or city within Connecticut. Visit their home page at www.psychologytoday.com where you can enter your zip code to find therapists near you as well as peruse many other resources.
NATIONAL American Veterans with Brain Injuries, Inc. (AVBI) AVBI was organized in 2004 as a grassroots effort whose mission is to offer support to the families of American servicemembers and Veterans who have suffered traumatic brain injuries. AVBI.org went live on the internet in 2006 to provide a web based peer support network and information resource. In Janauary 2009, in order to expand support services and programs specifically designed for thse Veterans and their family members, AVBI was incorporated as a not for profit organization. Visit their website for information on programs and services, live chats, forums, blogs, and more. Anxieties.com is the largest free anxiety self-help site on the internet. Their site offers free self-help programs, workshops for professionals, self-help publications, self assessments, and a multitude of other things. Visit their PTSD information page via the above link and their home page at www.anxieties.com. Athealth.com is a leading provider of mental health information and services for mental health practitioners and those they serve. Their online community consists of psychiatrists, pediatricians, family practitioners, psychologists, psychiaric nurses, social workers, counselors, researchers, educators, school psychologists, addition counselors, caregivers, and others who meet the diverse needs of those with mental health concerns. Visit their PTSD information page via the above link and their home page at www.athealth.com. Brain Injury Online is a comprehensive source of information about living with an injured brain. Managed and maintained by Beth and Larry Jameson, authors of Brain Injury Survivor's Guide, this site combines their expertise as well as that of many others who deal with common problems on a daily basis. Visit the TBI-Veterans section via the above link and visit their home page at www.brain-injury-online.com to access additional information.
The mission of the DVBIC is to serve activity duty military, their beneficiaries, and veterans with traumatic brain injuries through state-of-the-art clinical care, innovative clinical research initiatives and educational programs. DVBIC fulfills this mission through ongoing collaboration with military, VA and civilian health partners, local communities, families, and inviduals with TBI. Visit their website for sections on service members and veterans, families and friends, providers, research, and a list of Center locations. This site is dedicated to helping our heroes and their loved ones survive and thrive after combat. Visit their site via the above link for information on PTSD or visit their home page at www.familyofavet.com for a plethora of information on transition, TBI, the VA, news and headlines, links and resources, blogs, and a section for loved ones. This website hosts a video program using EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) to help those with PTSD. This online program is offered 100% free for as long as they can afford to do so. Visit their home page via the above link and click on Military. Helpguide's mission is to help people understand, prevent, and resolve life's challenges. They empower people with knowledge and hope. Their goal is to give you the information and encouragement you need to take charge of your health and well-being and make healthy choices. Visit their PTSD information page via the above link and their home page at www.helpguide.org.
The Iraq War Veterans Organization website has links to informaiton about VA health care, readjustment after deployment, education, employment, PTSD, health issues, veterans benevits, military discounts, support-chat forms, family support and deployment information. Visit their PTSD information page via the above link, but be sure to visit their home page at www.iraqwarveterans.org for a ton of links to various topics and resources. The hallmark of this company is that they provide up to date, accurate and needed information on brain injury and concussion that is based on best practices and current research. They take out the jargon and present it in user-friendly formats that can be readily understood and applied by clinicians, famlies, and educators. Their books, manuals, tip cards, and tool kits describe the symptoms, treatment, cognitive rehabilitationand recovery of individuals with brain injuries acquired due to trauma, blast injuries, and concussion. They are written for clinicians, therapists, educators, advocates, caregivers, and families for use in hospitals, rehabilitation programs, schools, private practice, community agencies, and home settings.
The Center aims to help U.S. Veterans and others through research, education, and training on trauma and PTSD. For Veterans and the general public, visit their website for fact sheets, videos, and more about trauma to help answer your questions about PTSD and related issues. For providers and researchers, visit their website for materials on the psychologiccal effect of trauma and tools to help you with assessment and treatment of PTSD. There is also a section on subscribing to montly newsletters, a section on where to get help for PTSD, and an option to search for published articles on PTSD. You decide what is important. NewsLadder gives everyone a vote. Together, you decide what is newsworthy and what is not. Together, you make sure that they are focused on what is important. Together, you make the news. They invite you to join the NewsLadder community. To put news on the Ladder. To vite news up and down. To comment and become part of the process. They welcome you and appreciate your help. Visit their How It Works page at ptsd.newsladder.net for additional details on how this site works. This website has a ton of links to resources pertaining to PTSD as well as an opportunity to join a PTSD Veterans Support Group. VietNow is for veterans who served in the U.S. Armed Forces from 1957 right up until now. And it’s also for people who know and care about these veterans. Lots of their members are Vietnam veterans, but that’s not a requirement for membership. As a family-based organization, VietNow is fun for everyone. They've got Vietnam veterans, Gulf War veterans, veterans who weren’t in any war, parents of veterans, wives and children of veterans, and lots of other people who just care about veterans issues. VietNow’s primary focus has always been on the veterans and the families of the veterans. Visit their PTSD information page via the above link and their home page at www.vietnow.com.
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