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Sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic ATTC of VCU
and the
Virginia Department of Veterans Services
Heroes Conference Workshop results (Issues and Recommendations) will be posted in January 2008. If you would like to be a partner in aligning services to meet the needs of our returning military personnel and their families, send an email to Sally at contactus@virginiaisforheroes.org with the following information:
1. Your Name & Title
2. Name of your organization
3. Address
4. Phone number
5. Fax number
6. Email address
7. Let us know if you'd like to be added to the Listserv
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NEWS following the October 2007 conference
Richmond Times-Dispatch
The Virginian Pilot
Conference Goals
Raise awareness of the impact of polytrauma and combat stress injuries on military service members, veterans, families, employers, and the community.
Create a road map to mobilize resources in our communities and at all levels
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Polytrauma and Combat Stress
One quarter of the military service personnel returning from Iraq and Afghanistan suffer from combat stress injuries, according to the American Psychological Association. Additionally, thousands of these service personnel return with physical injuries such as traumatic brain injury, amputations, burns, severe disfigurement, and hearing and vision impairments. In most cases injured personnel experience multiple wounds - in other words, polytrauma.
The Heroes conferences bring together clinicians, educators, employers, state and federal government representatives, members of the faith-based community, criminal justice professionals, policy makers, the media and...you!
Together we will create a road map that mobilizes resources in our communities and at all levels of government to ensure a bright future for those who defend our freedom.
Conference Questions:
Phone: 804-367-7720
Fax: 804-367-7724
Email:
contactus@virginiaisforheroes.org
