See Healing on the Homefront
A one-hour program that follows three veterans returning from war, a Marine Corps veteran from Grand Island who shares his story and a panel discussing resources in Nebraka. View the video.
Resources for Veterans
Nebraska Helping Veterans with Brain Injury
The Veterans Brain Injury Task Force, which includes representatives from the civilian and military sector, and key government agencies, have been meeting to address the increasing needs for brain injury awareness and education as many of our Nebraska veterans return from Afghanistan and Iraq with the wars' signature wound of brain injury.
Veterans Brain Injury Task Force Member List - PDF
The Nebraska Veterans Brain Injury Task Force has been working to increase the awareness of brain injury across the state as veterans with brain injury may not always be able to self identify problems. It is important to reach out to many different audiences since veterans with brain injury need support not only from the VA and DoD, but also from family members, employers, educators, clergy, the local health care systems, the state, and community leaders to have a successful transition back home.
Email Peggy Reisher for more information on the Veteran Task Force.
Please take a look at the video from the Pentagon Channel—RECON: the inner enemy—TBI. Thanks to Joel and Kay Schneider of the Returning Veterans Resource Network for posting- does contain blast footage.
