Monday, December 2, 2013

Veterans Treatment Courts, Mine Tech Preview Day, SVA in AZ, EMDR for PTSD, Verde Valley Supportive Services for Veteran Families,


Discover what a Veterans Treatment Court is at: http://www.justiceforvets.org/what-is-a-veterans-treatment-court and then see if your local area needs one (there are locations in Phoenix and Tucson currently.)  See a recent interview about the nationwide efforts to create Veterans Courts at: http://www.justiceforvets.org/media or above.

Are you looking for a well-paid career? Interested in technology and hands-on careers? Interested in scholarships and internships? Then check out the Preview Day on December 14th at Yavapai College CTEC campus and learn about diesel, electrical instrumentation, and industrial plant technology careers in mining - make your reservation with Stephanie before December 11, at 928-717-7107.

Student Veterans of America is coming to Arizona for their national conference!  Join other student Veterans from schools across the country to network at the SVA conference entitled “Pioneers of Change” on Jan 2-5 in Scottsdale.  See more details at: http://www.studentveterans.org/on-campus-veteran-support-group/programs/national-conference.html

There have been some recent articles about EMDR being used successfully for Veterans with PTSD, as an alternative to talk-therapy, prescription drugs, or other methods.  EMDR is short for: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing – if you want to learn more about it, here is an interesting article from WebMD at: http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/emdr-what-is-it

Staff from Supportive Services for Veteran Families (a grant-funded program at Catholic Charities) were interviewed on Verde Valley TV on Inside Cottonwood by Mayor Diane Joens about their services in the Verde Valley to help Veterans break out of poverty or homelessness.  See the episode online at: http://youtu.be/qtLbNN2yErc

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