BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Missouri State University/Calendar of Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20070311T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 DTSTART:20071104T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8fb57d27-35cf-40ae-85e0-b733b1b962a2.220908@calendar.missouristate.edu CREATED:20220606T184519Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220606T184519Z LOCATION: SUMMARY:Service for those who have Served: Collaborating for Veteran Suppo rt DESCRIPTION:There are 19 million veterans in the United States\, one-fifth of whom are under 45 years old. While the nation shows its support for s ervice men and women in multiple ways\, the daily challenges they face ca n often be severe and overlooked. According to the U. S. Department of Ve terans Affairs\, current rates of PTSD among veterans may be as high as 3 0% - increasing the likelihood of depression\, suicide\, alcohol\, and su bstance abuse. Collaborations between counseling services\, educational i nstitutions\, employers\, government\, and other supportive nonprofits ar e necessary to ensure veterans’ access to housing\, effective medical and mental health care\, meaningful work\, and other forms of reintegration into society. What social\, political\, and cultural barriers need to be addressed to eliminate mental health stigmas and increase inclusion? How can service programs and resources such as service animals be better util ized for those with PTSD? What opportunities are available for the public to pay it forward to their veterans and encourage community action? X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<html><head><title></title></head><body><p><s pan>There are 19 million veterans in the United States\, one-fifth of who m are under 45 years old. While the nation shows its support for service men and women in multiple ways\, the daily challenges they face can often be severe and overlooked. According to the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs\, current rates of PTSD among veterans may be as high as 30% - in creasing the likelihood of depression\, suicide\, alcohol\, and substance abuse. Collaborations between counseling services\, educational institut ions\, employers\, government\, and other supportive nonprofits are neces sary to ensure veterans’ access to housing\, effective medical and mental health care\, meaningful work\, and other forms of reintegration into so ciety. What social\, political\, and cultural barriers need to be address ed to eliminate mental health stigmas and increase inclusion? How can ser vice programs and resources such as service animals be better utilized fo r those with PTSD? What opportunities are available for the public to pay it forward to their veterans and encourage community action?</span></p>< /body></html> DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220922T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220922T115000 SEQUENCE:0 URL:https://publicaffairs.missouristate.edu/conference CATEGORIES:Public,Alumni,Current Students,Faculty,Future Students,Staff END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR