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From the Inside Out
November 2, 2022
A lot of people volunteer to give back in their community. But when “luck and fluke” brought Sharon Flegal of Portland, Oregon to volunteer for RVP, she never expected to get so much in return.
A Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Sharon began counseling children and families when she was 21 years old. Now, on the other end of her career, she offers her expertise free of charge to veterans and…
5 Things Health Providers Need to Know About LGBTQ+ Veterans
June 1, 2022
Imagine: you pull into the parking lot of your doctor’s office and, as you walk towards the office, you see bumper stickers on other cars in the lot: “Straight Pride,” “No Gays Allowed in this Truck,” and “It’s Adam and Eve – Not Adam and Steve.” Your stomach drops and muscles tense because, as a gay veteran, those messages are aimed at you. You enter the office, look around the room, and know the owners of those bumper…
She Eases the Pain
March 30, 2022
Amanda first started supporting RVP Clients when she was a clinician at Portland’s University of Western States. In 2021, her family moved to Bend where she opened her own practice. Amanda believed so much in RVP’s mission that she wove giving back to veterans right into the fabric of her new practice.
Accessing Chiropractic Care Can Be DifficultFrequently, veterans don’t access chiropractic care…
Women Veterans Face Additional Obstacles After Service
March 24, 2022
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 HurdlesDuring miliary service, women face obstacles that…
RVP Providers Trained to More Effectively Welcome Home Veterans
January 24, 2022
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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…
Oath and Ethic: One Therapist Illuminates the Path to Volunteering
January 9, 2022
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The Returning Veterans Project has always existed because of a broad and committed network of volunteer health providers. Our volunteer providers have always been driven by a common goal: to provide free, accessible support to veterans, service members, and military families on their journey to health and healing.
Over the last two years, the pandemic amplified the need for health care providers – particularly in mental health. Yet the increasing demand…
