HomeMy WebLinkAboutPOWERPOINT PRESENTATION - HEROES & HEALTHY FAMILIESheroes and Healthy Families
CEO Kathy McCarrell, MSW
Board President, Jerry Amante, ESQ
Advisory Board Member, Al Murray
Tustin's Proud Military History
Marine Corps Air Station, Tustin & El Toro Marine Corps Base
136,000 Veterans currently live in Orange County.
Military downsizing will likely result in that number increasing substantially.
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►unded in 2002 by Superior Court Judge Pam Iles (Ret.) as the Family
olence Project.
rained 40,000 educators and clergy on how to identify and report child
use, and domestic violence. In addition, developed and distributed a
ite -of -the -art teen dating violence curriculum in high schools
roughout Orange County.
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'he Heart - breaking Problem
Over the
past
two years,
more active -duty men and women took
.heir own
lives
that
died
in combat.
According to the Department of Veterans affairs, young veterans
ust out of the service committed suicide at nearly three times the
gate of active -duty troops in 2013.
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an effort to stem the tide of young Marines returning from war who
ire appearing in her courtroom for offenses related to Combat
perational Stress, Judge Iles contacted the Commanding General of
CB Camp Pendleton and offered to provide support from the non -
ofit community aimed at keeping young Marines out of the judicial
item.
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Powerful Answer
The mission of the Heroes and Healthy Families program is to educate
ung military leaders about the warning signs of combat stress disorder,
-oholism, depression and suicide, in order to increase their ability to
--ognize the warning signs and respond to the needs of those under their
mmand or within themselves.
Eliminate the stigma often associated with getting help in dealing with the
ermath of the combat experience.
Introduce them to the mental health resources available to them on base
d off base.
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Experiential not Academic
All the Speakers have personally experienced the
issues they are speaking about.
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To date, 17,000 Active Duty Troops Served from 10
difference Military Installations across the U.S., Hawau and
Japan
• MCB Camp Pendleton, 29 Palms - 8,600 Marines and
Sailors Served
• MCB Camp Lejeune, New River and Cherry Point- 3,000
Marine Corps Reserves- 900 Marine Reservists
• Marine Corps Air Station Miramar- 750 Marines and Sailors
• MCB Hawaii- 2,000 Marines and Sailors
• MCB Okinawa, Japan- 1,600 Marines and Sailors
ewest Program- Marriage Retreats for Military Couples
spired by Dawn Herring, MFT Camp Pendleton
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Saturday, September 7
" 1000 to 1400
Fairways Ballroom,
Klipper Golf Center
Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Free retreat with free childcare
if%l(Childcare registration accepted until Auyust 21)
edpcO Win a weekend at the Hale Koa Hotel
4 Healthy Families Space is limited. Register at:
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x Point of contact Kathy McCarrel 714 - 654 -7720
o�kt Florence Yamashita 808 -257 -7776
Orange County Exclusive
"A Time For Us"
eginnin�g in January, 2014, Heroes and Healthy Families
Egan offering military. marriage retreats every 6 weeks in
range County for active duty and veteran couples.
couples in each for a goal of reaching
.embers and their partners each year.
320 service
an to extend the day long seminar to two days with an
Ternight stay by the end of 2014.
_ey Content Tailored to Unique Challenge Faced
y Military Couples
Increased intimacy and attachment by provided structured exercises
lesigned to reconnect couples with each other after multiple
leployments.
Increased communication and love languages skills.
onflict resolution and anger management skills.
Parenting information centered around the effect of military life on
-.hildren.
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Unprecedented 95% Approval Rating
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"I am amazed; this was the most outstanding class I've
attended In 18 years wwlth the Marine Corps. I've lost
close friends to both suicide and combat. This helped
me to understand myresponslbilityas a leader M
preventing this horrible tragedy. This seminar Jos
definitely golneg to save lives. "
Sgt. Stationed at Camp Pendleton
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