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The Crucial Role of Volunteers in Veteran Mental Health Support
April 17, 2024
In the landscape of Veteran mental health care, volunteers play an increasingly vital role, particularly in states like Oregon, which lacks an active-duty military installation. As the nation stutter-steps in and out of wars and conflicts, the significance of volunteers stepping up to support Veterans cannot be overstated.
Oregon, devoid of a major military presence, faces unique challenges in catering to…
What Military Kids Want Health Providers to Know
April 4, 2023
Military kids are some of the most resilient and adaptable humans around. They experience many of the same ups and downs as their civilian peers; but, for military kids, the ups and downs can happen more often and can feel more extreme.
Navigating more frequent ups and downs gives military kids superpowers like resiliency and flexibility – skills that help them withstand a lot of the challenges that come their way.…
Women Veterans Face Additional Obstacles After Military Service
March 16, 2023
The fastest-growing veteran demographic group might surprise you. It’s women.
However, women face a unique set of challenges after military service. In particular, the transition to civilian life is complicated by the fact that veteran women often feel invisible – their contributions overlooked.
Even at veteran-specific clinics and hospitals, women report they are often assumed to be the spouses or caregivers of veteran men rather than be seen as veterans themselves.
Veteran women, when compared to…
“To live a joyful, fulfilling life”
February 16, 2023
Healing from illness, injury, grief, or trauma is tricky business. The road can be long and winding. And sometimes, the road is blocked altogether by a landslide.
Michelle Collins knows the grief and trauma road intimately. She’s walked it with others through her work as a compassionate yoga therapist and wellness coach. But she has also walked the road of grief and trauma herself. She’s felt the heat of the asphalt, seen…
What One Connection Taught Us
October 10, 2022
When we first met Ben in 2021, he had been out of the Navy for several years and was studying marketing at Portland State University.
He told us about the challenges he had faced since his discharge from the military. Although he had been excited for life after military service, anxiety and depression were getting in his way.
It wasn’t easy for Ben to ask…
Caliber Collision & Golfers Raise $27k for RVP!
June 30, 2022
Get Involved | Veterans, Service Members, & Family | RVP In the Community
On Flag Day, Returning Veterans Project was the honored guest and beneficiary of the Caliber Collision Golf Classic 2022, a charity event organized and funded by our friends at Caliber Collision. Over $27,000 was raised, exceeding our greatest hopes for this first-ever event benefiting RVP. And we had a wonderful time!
The Caliber portfolio of brands has grown to 1,500 centers nationwide and features a full range of complementary automotive services,…
