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What You Need to Know About Traumatic Brain Injury and PTSD

Often when people refer to TBI, they are mistakenly talking about the symptoms that occur following a TBI. Here, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for PTSD gives us the facts about TBI and PTSD.

Seven Rules for Adjusting to Injury and Disability

Transitioning back to "normal" life can be hard when you are trying to get used to your injury or disability. These seven tips from AfterDeployment.org can help you find your way.

Free Handbooks

Our Hero Handbook (PDF)

Written by Army Families for Army Families (with the support and help of many individuals, agencies, and organizations who support our wounded Soldiers),

this handbook guides Family members navigating the complex system of care. Reference to the “experts” has been included to direct Families to appropriate resources.

Warrior in Transition Handbook (PDF)

Provides Warrior Transition BDE (WTB) Warrior’s with guidance on standards of conduct and key policies.

Compensation and Benefits Handbook for Seriously Ill and Injured members of the Armed Forces (PDF)

Designed to help servicemembers who are wounded, ill and injured and their Family members sort through the military and veteran disability, evaluation, compensation, and benefits programs that help them.

Keeping It All Together for Wounded, Ill, and Injured Service Members and Their Families (PDF)

You've arrived at the military treatment facility where your loved one is getting care. Whatever the circumstances that brought you there, questions and fears are probably rushing through your head. This book can make things easier by answering some of your most pressing questions and showing you how to find answers and information.

What the Franks Report Will Do for You

Gen. Frederick Franks Jr. (Ret.) reviewed the PEB/MEB process and recommended improvements for supporting the Army's wounded, ill and injured Soldiers and your Families. Find out how his report might affect you.

Assistive Technology Helping Wounded Warriors

Get help with daily tasks during your recovery. Through the Computer/Electronic Accomodations Program (DoD), you can get acces to the technology you need.

News:

Soldiers with 782nd Alpha Company make their way around gigantic improvised explosive device blast holes that were created just a few hours prior to their convoy passing through in Southern Afghanistan. New policies now require any Soldier who sustains a direct blow to the head or loss of consciousness, or is in the immediate vicinity of a blast, to undergo a medical evaluation, followed by 24 hours of downtime and medical clearance before returning to duty.

New Policies Protect Troops from Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries
[7/23/2010]

Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr. has sent a message to commanders throughout the force to reinforce new policies designed to minimize the effects of mild traumatic brain injuries, or mTBI.

Lt. Col. Gregory D. Gadson, a West Point graduate, lost both of his legs to a roadside bomb in Iraq in 2007. Despite nearly losing his life, Gadson went on to complete two graduate degrees and recovered with assistance from the Wounded Warrior Program, which he is now responsible for.

Double Amputee Takes Charge of Wounded Warrior Program
[7/15/2010]

The U.S. Army Wounded Warrior Program has gained a new director - one who has a lot in common with those he'll be leading. Lt. Col. Gregory D. Gadson, a West Point graduate, lost both of his legs to a roadside bomb in Iraq in 2007. Despite nearly losing his life, Gadson went on to complete two graduate degrees and recovered with assistance from the Wounded Warrior Program, which he is now responsible for.

Wounded warriors and military family members raise their hats during a special salute to troops at the Washington Nationals-San Francisco Giants game in Washington, D.C., July 11, 2010.

USO, Nationals Celebrate Wounded Warriors, Families
[7/12/2010]

200 wounded warriors, active duty military and military Family members were honored at the Nationals game July 11 against the San Francisco Giants. The celebration was part of USO of Metropolitan Washington and Microsoft’s 4th Annual Salute to the Troops.

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America's Heroes at Work
[7/26/2010]

America's Heroes at Work is a U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) project that focuses on the employment challenges of returning service members living with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and/or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

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American G.I. Forum
[7/30/2010]

The American GI Forum, organized in March 1948, is a national veteran's family organization that serves 141,000 members. The forum’s motto is "Education is Freedom and Freedom should be Everybody's Business." Contact the American G.I. Forum at (303) 458-1700, or by fax at (303) 458-1634.

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Our Army is committed to providing outstanding medical care for the men and women who have volunteered to serve this great nation. Find out more about the Wounded Solider and Family Hotline.
Operation Mend is a unique partnership between Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, and the Veterans Administration of the Greater Los Angeles Area established to help treat U.S. military personnel wounded during service in Iraq and Afghanistan. Find out more about the project.

Holistic & Alternative Medicine

There are many approaches to health care that are outside the realm of conventional medicine. The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), a component of the National Institutes of Health, defines some of alternative approaches.