WHO: U.S. Ambassador Theodore R. Britton, Jr.
Britton, a recipient of the U.S. Congressional Gold in 2012, will speak to the concerns of mental health and how it impacts service members and their families. Britton was among one of about 20,000 black Marines who received basic training at Montford Point, a facility at Camp Lejeune, N.C., between 1942 and 1949 when President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued a directive giving blacks the opportunity to be recruited into the U.S. Marine Corps.
WHAT: Warrior Centric Healthcare Seminar
Sponsored by The American Psychiatric Association/Office of Minority and National Affairs in partnership with The Steptoe Group
WHEN: Tuesday, July 9
10 a.m.-5 p.m.
WHERE: Nashville Public Library
615 Church Street
Nashville, TN
WHY: This free event is designed to provide information to increase the awareness and understanding of the needs of the nation’s military, veterans and their families living with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury (TBI), compassion fatigue, and other mental and behavior health concerns. Experts at the Department of Veterans Affairs, believes PTSD occurs in 11-20 percent of veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, while affecting 10 percent of Desert Storm veterans and 30 percent of Vietnam veterans.
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NOTE: The event is free and open to the public; however, seating is limited and reservations MUST be made by e-mailing warriorcentric@gmail.com.