Family Of a Vet, Inc. / FamilyOfaVet.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Brannan Vines
E-mail: Brannan -at- FamilyOfaVet.com
PDF Version of this press release is available here: http://familyofavet.com/No_Mention_by_VA.pdf
PDF Version of this press release is available here: http://familyofavet.com/No_Mention_by_VA.pdf
VA MAIN SITES GIVE NO MENTION OF NATIONAL PTSD AWARENESS DAY
Further Underlining Stigma for Heroes & Families Who Are Struggling Daily with This Illness
June 27, 2011, is National PTSD Awareness Day, a day intended to encourage awareness and education about post-traumatic stress disorder and help end the stigma associated with the disorder.

However, as of 10:45 am CST on June 27th, the home page of the VA’s website (http://www.va.gov/), the VA’s blog (http://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/), and the VA’s main Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/VeteransAffairs), give no mention of this critical day.
In a society where the majority of veterans who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan (according to the VA’s own research - http://www.hsrd.research.va.gov/publications/forum/may11/may11-2.cfm) access the internet each and every day, this lack of coverage by the institution which is supposed to provide the majority of their PTSD-related care is an incredible oversight and one that further underlines and intensifies the stigma this day is supposed to fight against.
More information, including time stamped screen shots of the mentioned pages, is available on our blog at: http://blog.familyofavet.com/2011/06/hello-va-no-mention-of-national-ptsd.html
Family Of a Vet, is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping veterans and their families learn how to cope with PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), TBI (traumatic brain injury) and life after combat through real-world, plain language education and resources for heroes, families, and communities.
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For more information about this topic or to schedule an interview, please contact Brannan Vines, President and Founder of Family Of a Vet, Inc., by e-mail at Brannan -at- FamilyOfaVet.com. Thank you.
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