- The Soldiers Project Helps Vets Heal
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Psychiatrist Judith Broder launched a nationwide network of therapists who provide free counseling to returning military.
The curtain on Dr. Judith Broder's new life opened at a tiny theater in Hollywood in 2004.
No one expected it—certainly not Broder, who was there solely to enjoy an evening of drama. Her future was set. A grandmother of five, she was winding down her long career as a psychiatrist. She and her husband were pondering trips to take in retirement.
Nothing about the obscure playhouse suggested a transforming experience. Sunset Gardner Stages is about as far off Broadway as one can get—a basement alcove of 80 seats tucked beneath a Thai restaurant. Few had heard of the play's producer, Sean Huze, then a member of the U.S. Marine Corps' 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, or the drama he had written and staged, a series of monologues titled "The Sand Storm: Stories from the Front."
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- June 1, 2010
- The Soldiers Project Northwest April 23 Conference Smashing Success
Over 130 attendees participated in the all-day conference Hidden Wounds of War: A Community Responds to Mental Health Needs of Returning Warriors and Their Families held at Seattle's Museum of Flight. Underwritten by The Johnson Haefling Foundation, the conference was painstakingly planned by TSP Northwest Coordinator Trisha Pearce, RN. Randi Jensen and a team of 15 volunteers smoothly executed Trisha's vision. Attendees listened to presentations by Judith Broder, Harriet Zeiner, Scott Radetski, Lisa Allen, Julia Sewell and Wendy Rawlings. "Into the Fire," a dramatic production by Carrie Gibson and Tony Curry, served as a powerful introduction to the Conference.
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What is The Soldiers Project?
We are a group of licensed mental health professionals who offer free psychological treatment to military service members (active duty, National Guard, Reserves and veterans) who have served or who expect to serve in the conflicts in Iraq or Afghanistan. We also provide treatment to members of their families and other loved ones. Treatment is conducted in our private offices. Our therapists are all volunteers and our services are entirely confidential. We do not report to any governmental agency.
We are a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization as defined by the IRS. Contributions are fully tax-deductible.
Because of LAISPS' commitment to bringing psychoanalytic understanding to underserved groups within our community it established the Ernest S. Lawrence Trauma Center. The Center's projects are run by volunteer licensed clinicians who provide free psychoanalytically-informed psychological services to "at-risk" populations as well as educational presentations to the community.
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