Belonging Again: Coping with PTSD After Military Service When soldiers in World War I began reporting symptoms like dizziness, tremors, and amnesia with no sign of physical injury, doctors theorized their brains had [...]
A-G Associates' Chris Jachimiec Joins Fox & Friends to Promote Best Practices for Safe Gun Storage A-G Associates' Senior Management Analyst Chris Jachimiec was recently invited to Fox & Friends Weekend to discuss [...]
The Problem: Servicemember and veteran suicide isn't an easy topic to talk about. Cultural stigma, emotional discomfort, personal experience, or having friends who died by suicide often make the subject difficult to discuss for [...]
In my 44 years of living, I’ve observed one consistent thing about my interactions: successful people use successful language. I am not assuming that successful people are driven all the time, but that [...]
Background According to the Department of Defense, between 170,000 and 240,000 people join the military each year in the Active and Reserve components. According to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in 2018, [...]
“Providing quality care to America’s Veterans doesn’t end with the Veteran himself or herself. It extends to the family member or loved one who tends to the everyday needs of a disabled, chronically [...]
Memorial Day represents a time when people can come together to remember those that lost their lives in service to their country. For many, the purpose of Memorial Day is abstract as they [...]
Symptoms of mental health distress have been on an alarming rise as a result of the stressors brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. A June 2020 survey from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of [...]
Volunteers of America Chesapeake and Carolinas Establishes a New Behavioral Health Center in Maryland In 1896, Ballington and Maud Booth founded Volunteers of America with a pledge to “go wherever we are needed, [...]
