"What we're pushing for now is to get more service members the higher-ranking levels, senior service members to not be afraid to report their mental health issues."
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A brain injury treatment center for military personnel will open its doors April 2 near the Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton.
The $11.5 million Intrepid Spirit center is the seventh of nine such facilities at military bases across the country. It is funded by the New York-based nonprofit Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund founded in 2000 by Zachary Fisher, who also started the Fisher House Foundation for military families.
The center will operate as a part of Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton to treat active-duty military patients who suffer from the physical and psychological effects of brain injury. The center will also provide education and other resources on brain injury for veterans and the wider community.