
How can you reach veterans in your community?
"As a nation...our mental health facilities and access to mental health providers is not adequate for the need right ."
-General Eric Schoomaker

AWARENESS
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Understand the root cause of traumatic stress injuries
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An alarming number of military service members are not being ministered to
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Veterans often seek alternative unhealthy ways of coping
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Behaviors can be recognized to get help early
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Family members are left behind during deployment
How Your Church or Organization Can Help Now
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Direct ministry and assistance for service members and their families
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Available resources to support the families that are left behind
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Focused mission effort: free meal program, Bible studies, designed fellowship, home visits, support for children service members
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Organize an ‘Emergency Response Team” to attend to service members and families in need: meals, home repairs, car repairs, childcare
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Provide effective outreach to military in the community who do not have a church home


How LMFVM Can Help
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Free one-on -one counseling in person or by phone for the service member or their family
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Education for churches, schools and organizations
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Training for clergy and lay leaders
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Guidance for launching ministry programs in congregations

