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When is Military Family Appreciation Month? Since 1993, Military Family Appreciation Month has been celebrated in November. It was originally established by the Armed Services YMCA and has been recognized each November since. As is tradition, each year the President signs a proclamation recognizing the tremendous purpose Military Families have as the backbone of our […]

Military Service Members: Addictions & Co-Occurring Disorders We are constantly looking for protection from outside threats. It may be in the form of a password/face ID on our cell phones, an alarm system on our homes, or if on a broader scale, protection for our country comes in the form of our United States military. […]

Military service members, who have just returned from combat, are at an elevated risk of suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a result of traumatic events they may have witnessed or experienced directly. They may experience troublesome and intrusive symptoms, such as reliving the event (flashbacks), hypervigilance (being worried that something or someone is […]