PTSD Town Hall Meeting Announced

Press Release

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Immediate Release                               

Contact: Allan Perkal (808) 383-7877

VVA to Hold PTSD Town Meeting AB Tech Asheville

Campus, Saturday June 11, 2016 11:00 AM-6:00 PM

There is one thing that those who have served their country in the

military share, a profound sense of how traumatic experiences have

impacted them and their families throughout their lives.

Since 1980, when PTSD became an official diagnosis, a lot has happened regarding the diagnosing and the treatment of PTSD. It is very important to learn about PTSD so you can understand why it happened, how it is treated, and what you and your family can do to help.

Vietnam Veterans of America, NC State Council will be presenting the first PTSD Town Hall Meeting in the State of North Carolina at AB Tech College,

Asheville Campus, Mission Health/AB Tech Conference Center, Asheville, NC. Saturday, June 11, 2016 from 11:00 AM-6:00 PM.

Panel experts Raymond Scurfield, DSW, Vietnam Veteran, Alan Brett, MA, Vietnam Veteran, and Eleanor Krassen Covan, Ph.D, Vietnam Veteran Spouse

will be presenting an overview of PTSD, associated issues, and the impact PTSD has on the family.

Town Hall Moderated by Brandon Wilson, Iraq Veteran, Deputy Director,

NC Division of Veterans Affairs

The goal of the Town Hall Meeting is to educate those exposed to traumatic events while in the military and broaden understanding of how those events may effect individuals and family members.

We invite military veterans, active-duty personnel, National Guard, Army Reserve, and their families to attend the PTSD Town Hall Meeting.

In keeping with VVA's founding principle, "Never again will one generation of

veterans abandon another." Vietnam Veterans throughout the State of North Carolina and across the nation continue to fight for the welfare of our nation's

veterans from all wars.