Category Archives: AMVETS

MEET THE VETS: Supporting advocacy by “bringing to the forefront what should and shouldn’t be done”

Posted on June 15, 2012 by

BACKGROUND:    The author, an ISEPP volunteer and a new member of AMVETS Post 9 Ladies Auxiliary, shares her experience at the Tampa VA  hospital and community living center.  Consideration is made regarding raising awareness through volunteer activities, fundraising and donating items to benefit patients in medical, psychiatric and behavioral … Continue reading →

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Tampa Fundraising Events to support alternative therapies for wounded soldiers and their families

Posted on May 3, 2012 by

By Maria Mangicaro Tampa, FL:  With heightened social awareness regarding the harmful side-effects caused by medications used to treat symptoms of  PTSD, TBI’s and depression, the public is beginning to recognize the value of alternative and integrative modalities, as well as the need to support nonprofit organizations that … Continue reading →

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AMVETS: Volunteers fundraising and giving to our forgotten heroes

Posted on April 22, 2012 by

By Maria Mangicaro Tampa Bay, FL:   The lack of timely access to mental health care through the VA system violates veterans’ Constitutional rights was the subject of a post from PsychCentral‘s founder Dr. John Grohol.  Dr. Grohol points out the costs of the ongoing … Continue reading →

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