Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books Summary: Dr. Phllip Smith and Nick Fadoir currently work at the Department of Psychology, University of South Alabama. Dr. Smith: National Institute of Mental Health, National Research Service Award Postdoctoral Fellowship, Center for the Study and Prevention of Suicide, Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center...
Oct 09, 2018•55 min
Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books Summary: The idea for Veterans Recovery Resources came to John through time and experience. John is a combat Veteran of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm (1990-91), Kosovo (2005-06) and Kuwait in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (2015). He has over 31 years reserve military service including 12 years as an intelligence analyst...
Oct 02, 2018•1 hr 2 min
Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books Summary: Betsey Mercado became involved in Objective Zero after seeing the positive influence that intervention had on veterans in crisis. Betsey has committed herself to making a difference in the lives of Soldiers, veterans, and their families. Her experience working with military spouses and leading multiple Family Readiness Groups...
Sep 25, 2018•1 hr 3 min
Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books Summary: Rob Stewart joined Give an Hour in March 2014 as the Project Coordinator in the Detroit, Mich., area for the Wins for Warriors initiative. Rob retired from the military in 2009 as a Master Sergeant after having spent almost 12 years in the U.S. Army as an Indirect-fire Infantryman and his last 8 years on active duty with the ...
Sep 18, 2018•1 hr
Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books Summary: Dr. Sally Spencer-Thomas sees issues of suicide prevention and mental health promotion from a host of perspectives. Clinical psychologist. Mental health advocate. Faculty member. Researcher. And suicide loss survivor. She has earned an international reputation as an entrepreneur and innovator in social change. Along the way, ...
Sep 11, 2018•1 hr 14 min
Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books Summary: Stacey Freedenthal is a Denver psychotherapist, consultant, and associate professor at the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work. Now a therapist with a part-time private practice, she also has extensive clinical experience in crisis and suicide prevention settings. Her book, Helping the Suicidal Person: Tips an...
Sep 04, 2018•1 hr 3 min
Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books Summary: The Military Voices Initiative provides a platform for veterans, service members, and military families to share their stories. In doing so we honor their voices, amplify their experiences, and let them know that we—as a nation—are listening. For more than a decade, 2.4 million men and women have served in Iraq and Afghanista...
Aug 28, 2018•49 min
Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books Summary: Stephanie is the mother of a veteran who passed away in January of 2016 while waiting for treatment from the VA for PTSD and addiction. She is now an advocate for improved veterans services, particularly in the area of mental health issues, as well as one of the many voices in the efforts to take down the current opioid crisi...
Aug 21, 2018•1 hr
Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books Summary: Shara is a licensed psychotherapist that provides therapeutic support to enhance the lives of others with specializations in grief and loss, veteran behavioral health, mindfulness, and trauma counseling. As a Navy brat and a former military spouse, she understands the issues that arise from deployments and family separation. ...
Aug 14, 2018•1 hr 3 min
Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books Summary: Heather Ehle, founder, and chief executive officer of Project Sanctuary, is a Registered Nurse (RN) with more than 25 years of experience in the health care industry as a nurse, manager, volunteer and entrepreneur. She has extensive experience in the nonprofit health care system. A proud single mother of three, Heather adopte...
Aug 07, 2018•1 hr 5 min
Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books Summary: Carl Castro, PhD, joined the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work faculty in 2013 after serving 33 years in the Army, where he obtained the rank of colonel, as the research director for the USC Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families. Castro began his military career as an infantryman i...
Jul 31, 2018•59 min
Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books Summary: A tenured attorney, Kevin Snyder earned his LL.M (Masters of Law) from the California Western School of Law; his JD (Juris Doctorate) from the University of Richmond School of Law, graduating with honors; and his B.A. (Bachelor of Arts) from Boston College, also graduating with honors (go Eagles!). Mr. Snyder is an active mem...
Jul 24, 2018•1 hr 10 min
Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books Summary: Ken Falke is a 21-year combat veteran of the U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) community and retired Master Chief Petty Officer. Ken is highly respected around the world as an innovative and forward thinking leader on the subjects of wounded warrior care, military and veteran transition, counterterrorism, military t...
Jul 17, 2018•1 hr 7 min
Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books Summary: Marco A. Bongioanni is a NYS licensed mental health counselor who has been a Readjustment Counseling Therapist with the Bronx Vet Center, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, since 2014. He works both in the individual and group setting, offering primarily outpatient counseling services for combat Veterans diagnosed with Post...
Jul 10, 2018•1 hr 1 min
Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books Summary: Amy B. Otzel is a Retired U.S. Army Behavioral Health Sergeant, Iraq War combat theater Veteran, former Readjustment Counseling Therapist with the U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs Medical Center and CT State Military Support Program Clinician, and Licensed Psychotherapist. While informed by graduate degree achievements in...
Jul 03, 2018•1 hr
Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books Summary: Thomas Ayala PhD is a skilled organizational advisor, counselor, and change agent. He is adept and comfortable in the role of organizational consultant, yet contrasts that role with management of an outpatient mental health clinic. A diverse and talented individual, Tom possesses influential knowledge and notable interest in ...
Jun 26, 2018•58 min
Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books Summary: Pam Saulsby – an experienced journalist, word architect, communications strategist, digital storyteller, dynamic speaker, engaging interviewer, and music artist – is a multimedia relations specialist for the Department of Homeland Security-Federal Emergency Management Agency in Washington, DC. A true master communicator she a...
Jun 17, 2018•47 min
Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books Summary: Brooke A. Fina, LCSW, BCD is an Associate Professor and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Ms. Fina is Board Certified in Clinical Social Work by the American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work. She serves as the Suicide Risk Advisor for the STRONG STAR Consortium and Consortium to Alleviate PTSD. She specializes in P...
Jun 12, 2018•59 min
Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books Summary: Joey grew up along the shores of New Jersey and always had a drive to work hard and was taught at a young age the true value of the "almighty buck." By age 6, he was waking up at 6 am every weekend to help his father make extra income for the family by selling candles at flea markets in New York City. After failing out of col...
Jun 05, 2018•58 min
Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books Summary: Katie Kopp, PhD, is a clinical psychologist working as a government civilian at Fort Carson, Colorado. She completed graduate training at the Rosemead School of Psychology at Biola University. During the course of her training at Rosemead, she commissioned into the Army through the Health Professionals Scholarship Program. Sh...
May 29, 2018•1 hr 2 min
Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books Summary: Carol Prell has over 10 years combined professional experience in human resources, case management, outreach and support. She also has over 12 years volunteer experience involving relationship building, initiating network of local organizations resulting in improved coverage of services and resources, project management, publ...
May 22, 2018•1 hr 4 min
Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books Summary: Carl is a health professional with unique understanding of mental health issues facing service members and veterans. His goal is to work at a higher level to expand the body of research, develop, and evaluate the effectiveness of population-level interventions addressing mental health issues, such as suicide and barriers to a...
May 15, 2018•1 hr 3 min
Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books Summary: Dr. Avery is currently a postdoctoral research fellow at the War Related Illness and Injury Study Center (WRIISC) at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System. His research interests include mechanisms of change in complementary and integrative medicine interventions, yoga in particular, in the treatment of posttraumatic stress and...
May 08, 2018•1 hr 7 min
Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books Summary: This episode is a short overview of the book, Combat Vet Don't Mean Crazy: Veteran Mental Health in Post-Military Life In This Particular Episode You Will Learn: What is Combat Vet Don’t Mean Crazy about? Raising Awareness about the Psychological Impact of Military Service Developing Personal Awareness of the Need for Veteran...
May 01, 2018•29 min
Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books Summary: Kacie Kelly oversees and manages policy, operational, and programmatic efforts on veteran health and well-being, including the Warrior Wellness Alliance. She manages strategic efforts to promote the partnerships, collaboration, and alignment among organizations that are so crucial to fostering the health and well-being of pos...
Apr 24, 2018•1 hr
Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books Summary: The Travis Manion Foundation works to strengthen America’s national character while growing and developing character through the greater community. In an increasingly divisive cultural climate, TMF unites and strengthens communities. The organization believes that our nation needs role models that inspire and we should look n...
Apr 17, 2018•1 hr 7 min
Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books Summary: Marjorie Morrison, LMFT, LPCC, is the CEO of the PsychArmor Institute, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization she founded in 2014, which is committed to bridging the military-civilian divide by creating, promoting, and distributing free online courses covering a wide range of topics important to those who support the military comm...
Apr 10, 2018•1 hr
Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books Summary: Paul A. Dillon is a Certified Management Consultant with more than 42 years of experience in the professional services industry. He is the president and CEO of Dillon Consulting Services LLC , a U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs certified Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, based in Durham, NC and Chicago, IL, w...
Apr 03, 2018•55 min
Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books Summary: Here it is, the 50th Episode. While it might not be a surprise to many listeners, it comes as a surprise to me. I appreciate all of the guests and listeners that have supported the show so far, and hope that you will continue to tune in for much more to come. In This Particular Episode You Will Learn: How the show started and...
Mar 27, 2018•53 min
Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books Summary: Reg McCutcheon is a retired Lt Col from the US Air Force, a combat veteran and Bronze Star recipient. Reg has served in many capacities in his career to include squadron commander, chief of operations training, NATO senior planner, combat crew commander and regional director of admissions at the USAF Academy. He is currently ...
Mar 20, 2018•1 hr 7 min
