Military sexual trauma and other issues associated with service. I noticed that i wasnt really acting the way i normally would act. I had a lot of builtup stress, pressure, anger. I wasnt myself. Tmy pittman tells a story all too familiar to post 9 11 veterans. An army combat engineer, he served in iraq and afghanistan helping secure roads for coalition forces. It was when he came home to attleboro that he noticed troubling signs of anxiety and stress. There would be times where if or if i was out with my friends i would need to drink too much. I was trying to cope with what i was dealing with. It has been going on for over 10 years. Even of the conflict in iraq was different from 2003 to 2004 it is different from 2007 to 2008. Becomes the goal of clinicians like dr. Peggy harvey and the staff of the homebased program. Retired Brigadier General jack hammond is the programs executive director. Having been to afghanistan at the front of the war and finished in 2012 having seen the in 2002 the impact on their families, the high rate of divorce and suicide was extremely troubling for me. I saw the what the multiple deployments were doing. Homebase has put together a comprehensive program of veteran outreach and Mental Health treatment. These are the unseen wounds of war. Theres a whole series of things that you will feel. Its the Mental Health issues related to combat to limit activity. It seemed like i was just a loan not really knowing how to manage. There was a veteran outreach it took away a lot of the stigma in the back of my mind of thinking this is going to work. It worked so well he is now part of the team helping other veterans recover from those hidden wounds. Homebased also focuses on more than just the veterans. We recognize the importance of seeing a veteran within the systems they live in. We defined family very loosely. When you send a soldier to war you send the entire family. When they come back there or transition issues. The Program Takes insurance but also helps the uninsured. There is no outofpocket expense for anyone. And has been lifechanging goal where i want to help other veterans. It has been a blessing for sure. When people lose hope thats when really bad things happen. After this program they now have hope. Karen Armand Hunter is the outreach coord welcome to our program. Let me ask you what attracted you to homebase . I was admission gratitude which is coming up again. I attended it and thats when i first heard about the program. All the great things they do. There was a video playing for i had had some issues in the past. I went through a program that didnt work out for me. I didnt think much more about it. A few years later there was a position open. Karen admission gratitude is the benefit concert we will be talking about later in the program. It fills a need for service families. The program is very interesting. The first thing that comes to mind when you call in you will be connected with another veteran. Veteran outreach coordinators. Are. You know the person you are talking to has experienced those issues or knows him buddy who has experienced them. More than calling into a place where youre going to speak to a doctor off the bat and may not understand where you are coming from. That keeps a lot of people from calling it initially. Relate. It takes a lot of the mystery out of getting help. Karen after that initial phone call whats the next step . We have two mainlines of effort to we have the intensive Clinical Program and the regional outpatient clinic. Depending on which way the patient clinic its regular outpatient services. We do intake. Basic stuff about their military history. Just to get a good feel for how we can best help them. We passed the information to our clinical and social work team and set up an appointment for initial evaluation. Karen getting that veteran into the system. You did several deployments. What personal experience to you bring to your conversation with these men . We have veterans who served in iraq, afghanistan, some who never served overseas at all but iraq and afghanistan. I have been there. I lived in. I have also been stateside with stressors whether it is with family or themselves. I got through it. I didnt want to get help initially. Its hard to make thest once you put that foot forward the next step is easier. People get there. Karen im glad you found homebase and that homebase found you. We want to talk about mission gratitude. Its new englands largest benefit concert event dedicated to the courage and sacrifice of veterans and their families. On novembers second home base homebase will feature a live concert performance by the beach boys. On veterans day tune in to channel 5 for the Second Annual homebase veterans day tv special. Its a commercial Free Television event hosted by randy price. Do you know which local organization million meals every year to those in need . Cmon in, pop pop happy birthday i survived a heart attack. Keep from having another one. And im taking brilinta. For people whove been hospitalized for a heart attack. I take brilinta with a baby aspirin. No more than one hundred milligrams as it affects how well it works. Brilinta helps keep my platelets from sticking together and forming a clot. Brilinta reduced the chance of another heart attack. Or dying from one. It worked better than plavix. Dont stop taking brilinta without talking to your doctor since stopping it too soon increases your risk of clots in your stent, or bleeding more easily, or serious, sometimes fatal bleeding. Dont take brilinta if you have bleeding, like stomach ulcers, a history of bleeding in the brain, or severe liver problems. Tell your doctor about bleeding, new or unexpected shortness of breath, any planned surgery, and all medicines you take. Talk to your doctor about brilinta. Im doing all i can. That includes brilinta. If you cant afford your medication, astra zeneca may be able to help. Season. But the Salvation Army helps families in poverty year round. During thanksgiving alone the Salvation Army will provide thanksgiving baskets and turkeys with all the fixings to 2000 households. Wcvb is teaming up with the Salvation Army on a campaign called no one hungry. Joining us ray and Joan Kroc Community Center in dorchester. Welcome to the program. The new center is absolutely beautiful. Its a stateoftheart facility. I want to find out about you. How did you meet . I was 15 and he was 14. Summer camp in new jersey. Karen was it love at first sight . No. Karen tell me what you do at the center in dorchester. We are equivalent to the helping in social services and trying to meet the needs of the community in dorchester. We offer various programs for young people including our Afterschool Program and Services Department offers food bats, rental and emergence the assistance for those who come the components that go along. Karen that is agreed resource. There is a pool. We have a beautiful aquatic center. The children tell me we have the best slide in town. Gymnasium. Karen lets talk about the no one hungry campaign. How can people in our audience help . When you think of thanksgiving you think of families and food and a time of love and gathering together. We want to make sure every family has that been families who may not have the need to provide for themselves we want to make sure we can provide the campaign. There is a challenge grant involved. One of our Corporate Partners has graciously offered a 50,000 challenge for us to be able to match and serve the people in the boston area. Karen the idea is to get people to donate online through social media. We have that Campaign Going on social media. You can also go to Salvation Army to be able to donate. Karen tell our audience some of the things about this elevation armie they may not know. Its a yearround effort. Massachusetts area. We find different opportunities to serve the community. One of my favorite things as we are he needsbased organization. We have a summer day camp where we get our young people into a safe environment and give them a healthy meal. Just learning throughout the summer to keep them prepared. Karen you also have a fuel Assistance Program which is very important in new england as the winter months are coming up. Social Services Department doesnt just provide rental assistance but also utility assistance needed. Its very important to be able able to step in. Karen tell me why you love the Salvation Army. I was a product of the Salvation Army. My grandfather worked as a cook when i was in new jersey and i was able to integrate into the programs. They helped my family so much. I love ti back. We had similar involvement growing up. My mother and i were living in a shelter in north new jersey and i was hungry and the Salvation Army had food. As i got older i was able to give back to the program. Wanted to do for the rest of my life. Karen thank you for the work you are doing. You can help the Salvation Army trigger the 50,000 challenge grant gift from northern lights. Visit the cityline page. Next, the Center Stepping up to provide Quality Health care in karen Health Care Costs on the rise. Confident medical treatment. For some navigating the Health Care Landscape may seem like a journey with no end. Many have discovered a Health Care Waste to the president and ceo of the largest employer in roxbury and the secondlargest Health Center in in. It is considered a National Model of comprehensive health and Human Service is with an interest is on tnt how are you . Thank you for having me. Karen the Affordable Care act. Its predicted prices are going to go up in some states. The prices for the Affordable Care act in some states will go down. Massachusetts is a little bit talk about the Affordable Care act and the Health Care Plans we have have impact of the patients that are seen. From the very first time that it was implemented we saw many more patients having access to the Health Center. This is something we desperately wanted. When Health Care Reform was passed in massachusetts in 2007 we saw an increas patients accessing care. We also stepped up in terms of helping patients navigate the system to make sure they understood how to access care and that they got the right coverage. We have done a lot of work. We have yet to see how the with medicaid now moving forward. In order to leverage our current give collective strength. Were trying to Work Together to reduce expenses. Karen massachusetts was further along than a lot of the other 50 eight. It was pegd the president ial election. We were doing pretty good. The extension is Health Care Reform. A greater understanding. The system that was rolled out through the national Health Care Reform act. We still have a large percentage we still have folks that are underinsured or uninsured due to economic circumstances. Thats where Community Health is really playing a role. Karen tell us why the center is considered a health oasis in the community. We have a nine acre campus services. The opioid epidemic. Outpatient Mental Health. Early head start on preschool as well as early intervention. We believe health care is not if you are not educated cant be in charge of your health. We have over 500 will kids on our campus every day making sure they are educated. Karen you have one of the most sought after treatment programs. Its always full. We have one of the three detox programs in the city on our camp is. We have residential programs and outpatient Mental Health. We have the full comprehensive portfolio of the programs. Karen all of the community Health Centers in the city of boston rely a lot on federal dollars and grants. You have a big event coming up sheraton and we are really excited to do this once again. We are completely sold out. We are telling people to get ready for our 30th. Its going to be bigger and better than ever. We are hoping they consider looking ahead to the 30th because we know the event will sell out very quickly. Karen thanks for stopping by to talk to us. To being there on november 5. Out very quickly. The center will hold its annual fundraising gala featuring freddie jackson, jeffrey osborne. To find out about the upcoming 30th year celebration and on to our cityline page on wcvb. Com and be sure to follow us on facebook and twitter. Have a great rest of your day. Take care. . . 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