Second Wind Foundation out to de-stigmatize PTSD

New Recovery Program Created in Response to Epidemic Numbers of Vets Suffering Trauma, PTSD
Grassroots Non-profit's Goal to Provide Model for Recovery Centers Throughout the Nation
By Healing Those Who Serve

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3 --With the unmet mental health needs of our military men and women reaching critical mass, The Second Wind Foundation, a 501c3, has created a publicly funded treatment program for returning military personnel suffering from trauma and PTSD called Healing Those Who Serve (HTWS). Funded through private and corporate donations, the Healing Those Who Serve pilot program is slated to launch at The Ranch, an internationally renowned recovery center set on 2,000-acres in rural Tennessee, in February 2008. The monies raised will create scholarships to fund Veterans in need of PTSD treatment for the recommended 60 to 90-day stay.

Second Wind Foundation co-founder Lee McCormick explains, "This program is designed to raise funds and awareness, de-stigmatize, and heal the minds and spirits of our warriors. It is unique in that we are experienced in concurrently treating related and often times recurrent disorders, such as alcohol and drug abuse, along with trauma, which has proven to be most effective."
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