Over 500 mental health pros GIVE AN HOUR to veterans

Mental health experts agree to ‘Give an Hour’
By Lisa Burgess, Stars and Stripes
Mideast edition, Friday, September 7, 2007



ARLINGTON, Va. — Mental-health professionals from across the United States are offering free services to military personnel and their families struggling to cope with the effects of deployment and combat.

More than 550 licensed providers have joined Give an Hour, according to its founder and executive director, Barbara Romberg.

The program’s name comes from its basic commitment: Each volunteer agrees to provide at least one hour per week of mental-health support or treatment at no charge, and to participate in the network for at least a year.

Current or former members of the military are a large part of Give an Hour’s target audience, but “we are offering the services to anyone who is affected” by deployments to Iraq or Afghanistan, Romberg said on Wednesday.
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We do have some heroes here. This needs to be talked about more because a lot of people want to help, they just don't know how. Do you know how much money these people make? This is a real gift to the wounded veterans coming home and much needed.