Mental Health America Announces Support Of Give An Hour

Main Category: Mental Health
Also Included In: Veterans / Ex-Servicemen;  Psychology / Psychiatry
Article Date: 07 Sep 2009 - 1:00 PDT

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Mental Health America is proud to announce its partnership with Give an Hour.

Through this partnership, both organizations will work to reduce the stigma associated with mental health issues within the military and veteran communities as well as the general public.

"We are proud to be partnering with Give an Hour, which has accomplished so much in serving the mental health needs of our military personnel, veterans and their families," said David Shern, Ph.D., president and CEO of Mental Health America. "It is critically important that we remove the barriers of stigma and fear and ensure our brave young men and women can receive services that help heal the invisible wounds of war."

We are so pleased to be working with Mental Health America on this critically important issue," says Barbara Van Dahlen, Ph.D., founder and president of Give an Hour (http://www.giveanhour.org/). "Reducing stigma and educating the public about the psychological issues our military members and their families are enduring our top priorities for Give an Hour. Collaborating with Mental Health America will help ensure that we achieve those objectives."

Give an Hour is a national nonprofit organization providing free mental health services to members of the military, veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan, their families and their communities. Currently, there are more than 4,400 licensed mental health professionals volunteering their time on the Give an Hour network. Providers are in all 50 states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico.

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Mental Health America