Resources & Links
We have compiled a list of helpful books and links for you. Obviously these are not the only resources out there. The more people know about the problems our veterans are facing with PTSD, the more resources are becoming available. That is why it is so important for us to spread the word. If you know of anything helpful or relevant that should be included in this list, please contact our webmaster to have it added. NOTE: links will open in a new window/tab so you may need to tell your pop-up blocker to allow pop-ups from this website.
About PTSD
- The American Journal of Psychiatry - PTSD Among Military Returnees (Afganistan & Iraq)
- Mayo Clinic - PTSD symptoms
- PsychCentral - PTSD symptoms
- NIMH - National Institute of Mental Health
Facilities & Treatment
- Williamson County Mental Health - located in Austin, Texas, Williamson County and they have several other facilities to go to for help on their website
- Freedom of Motion - Emotional Freedom Technique & massage therapy
- American Family Physician - Primary Care Treatment of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
- The Center for Counseling and Health Resources, Inc - "A place of hope for people with PTSD"
- The Pathway Home - Residential Recovery program for our “New Warriors”
- US Dept. of Veterans Affairs - Vet Center
- US Dept. of Veterans Affairs - Center for PTSD
- DCOE - Defense Centers of Excellence 866-966-1020
- Healing Those Who Serve
- Lest We Forget - PTSD Support
- San Antonio Area Foundation
- ACVOW - American Combat Veterans of War
- Give an Hour - "Give hope. Give help."
- The Coming Home Project
- Hope for Heroes - Samaritan Center for Counseling and Pastoral Care
- Patrick Ryan McCaffrey Foundation
News & Articles
- October 29, 2002 - Pentagon: No More G.I. Guinea Pigs [web]
- April 17, 2008 - 1/5 Iraq & Afghanistan Vets Suffer...[web]
- June 17, 2008 - G.I.'s Used as 'Guinea Pigs' [web] [video]
- August 25, 2008 - Denver Post article "The Battle Within" [web] [large PDF]
- August 27, 2008 - Injured troops increasingly turning to prescription... [web] [PDF]
- January 10, 2009 - PTSD victim booted for ‘misconduct’ [web]
- June 2, 2009 - SOS from VFW: Combat Vets in Trouble [web]
- August 6, 2009 - Soldier's invisible war: Iraq vet charged... [web]
- October 22, 2009 - When War Follows You Home by Ricky Hysell [PDF]
- November, 2009 - Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North, NRA annual meetings [video]
- November 3, 2009 - Suicide toll fuels worry that army is strained [web] [PDF]
- November 13, 2009 - Cpl. Andrew White, Sgt. Eric Layne [web] [PDF]
- November 18, 2009 - Army suicides on track to be worse... [web] [PDF]
- January 25, 2010 - Thousands of vets could get benefits upgrade [web] [PDF]
- February 24, 2010 - $3 Million in Grants Available from TX Vets Commission [PDF]
- March, 2010 - GQ Magazine: The Few, the Proud, the Broken [web] [PDF]
- April 15, 2010 - Are Vets Being Given Deadly Cocktails to Treat PTSD? [web] [PDF]
- May 31, 2010 - Drugged to Death [PDF]
- June 4, 2010 - Make an effort to bring peace to our troubled vets [web] [PDF]
- June 9, 2010 - Accidental Overdoses Alarm Military Officials [web]
- June 23, 2010 - Dying in Their Sleep: The Invisible Plague Attacking US Soldiers [web]
- July 23, 2010 - USA Today: Mental illness costing military soldiers [web]
- For news articles about Cpl. Chad Oligschlaeger, visit Chad's Gallery
More Links
- Drugwatch.com is a comprehensive web site featuring extensive information about medications, drug interactions, and drug side effects. If you are taking multiple prescriptions, please look them up online. - Veterans Today - Lots of news, info and more
- VFW - Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
- Veterans Village - San Diego
- Online Disability Services
- Gratitude Campaign - "thank you from the bottom of my heart."-Scott Truitt, founder
- Seehere.com is helping raise money for "Homes For Our Troops"
- Homes For Our Troops - helping build houses for disabled vets
- Veteran Employment- Veteran specific job search tool
- IVAW - Winter Soldier
- The Dallas Foundation
Books
 | Back from the Front: Combat Trauma, Love, and the Family by Aphrodite Matsakis |  | Courage After Fire: Coping Strategies for Troops Returning from Iraq and Afghanistan and Their Families by Keith Armstrong, Dr. Suzanne Best and Dr. Paula Domenici. Forward by Bob Dole. |
 | Haunted by Combat: Understanding PTSD in War Veterans Including Women, Reservists, and Those Coming Back from Iraq by Stanley Krippner Ph.D. and Daryl S. Paulson |  | House to House: An Epic Memoir of War by David Bellavia |
 | Moving A Nation to Care: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and America's Returning Troops by Ilona Meagher. Introduction by Robert Roerich |  | The PTSD Workbook: Simple, Effective Techniques for Overcoming Traumatic Stress Symptoms by Mary Beth Williams and Soili Poijula |
 | Rule Number Two: Lessons I Learned in a Combat Hospital by Heidi Squier Kraft |  | Veterans's PTSD Handbook: How to File and Collect on Claims for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder by John D. Roche |