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RVP Helped This Marine Make a Life-changing Connection “I have found a better sense of wellness and balance in my life.”

Kat was a heavy equipment mechanic for the United States Marine Corps. Today, she is an accomplished supervisor and crisis counselor at two Oregon-based behavioral health organizations. But a mountain of barriers complicated her journey to health and healing after military service.

After military service, Kat struggled to find treatment for a shoulder injury,…

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Women Veterans Face Additional Obstacles After Service

Over 210,000 women are serving on active duty in the U.S. Military. Many of these women will face an additional set of challenges after military service.

Women veterans, when compared to men veterans, tend to be younger, more racially and ethnically diverse, more likely to have childcare responsibilities, less likely to have a family support system, and more likely to shoulder economic stress.

Extra Hurdles

During miliary service, women face obstacles that…

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3 Things You Need to Know About Women Veterans Today

By: Kelly E. Dyer, Director of Programs

When the former Oregon Women Veterans Coordinator, Elizabeth Estabrooks, MSW, presented a training on “Identifying Women Veterans: What’s in it for Everyone?” I knew it was something I couldn’t miss.

Even though I’m from a military family, there’s a lot of important information about women veterans that we all need to know.

Recognizing Women as Veterans

When you see a woman walking down the road carrying her baby and…

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Fishing and Healing: Finding the Fight, Grit, and Support

Do you remember ever tying a string to the end of a stick, dipping the string into a creek (or better yet, an irrigation ditch), and feeling genuinely hopeful that you’d catch a fish?

Now imagine you return from military service with mental health challenges beyond anything you’ve ever known. Would you know what to do? Where to turn? How to heal?

Surely now we know it takes more than a stick…

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RVP Providers Trained to More Effectively Welcome Home Veterans

Health care providers receive substantial, high-quality education as they pursue their degrees and licenses. Yet professional training is not designed to specifically address the unique challenges of military life. For health providers serving veterans, service members, and military families, easy access to military-oriented training is invaluable.

In May 2021, donors and sponsors made it possible for the Returning Veterans Project to host a training by Dr. Edward Tick – a renowned…

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