PRESS RELEASE: The Veterans’ PTSD Project–– The Veterans’ PTSD Project is asking Veterans who have successfully overcome Post-Traumatic Stress to write a first-person account of their recovery for those who need to hear it the most – other Veterans and their families. In an effort to change the national conversation on Post-Traumatic Stress, PTSD Project writers are candidly talking about their experiences and speak to Veterans in a way a therapist cannot; they have chewed sand, been IED’ed and gotten the call to come to Walter Reed Hospital to take care of their spouse. They have gone through hell and back and tell Veterans and their families, "I made it, and you can, too."
Most Service Members returning from combat are under the age of 30 – when diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress, they turn to the web for information. There, they find grim statistics when, in fact, the converse is true: most returning Service Members diagnosed with PTSD do not commit suicide or lose their jobs, their families or their sanity – they work through their PTSD and come back stronger.
Since their official launch on September 11th, 2011, the Veterans’ PTSD Project has published narratives of hope and victory on their website (www.veteransptsdproject.com), participated in a discussion panel for the Virginia Wounded Warrior Program in Harrisonburg, VA, and has connected to over 10,000 supporters through its Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/veteransptsdproject).
From Central Virginia, The Veterans’ PTSD Project is changing the national conversation on Post-Traumatic Stress.
For more information or to schedule an interview about The Veterans’ PTSD Project, please contact Virginia Cruse at (434) 906-1618 or by e-mail at virginia@veteransptsdproject.com.