Mission:

1. Mission: • Work to improve the ability of the civilian mental health infrastructure in the State of Georgia, then nationally, to work with military family members • Facilitate connecting military families to providers of spiritual and psychological services familiar with the military culture and trauma • Focus on addressing combat stress recovery as well as other spiritual and mental health related problems impacting the marriages and families of military veterans • Educate and train clinicians, congregation and community leaders, extended family, and civilian groups about the military culture and trauma associated with military deployments in order to better assess and treat mental health symptoms, and provide more effective referrals and care • Provide opportunities for additional trauma treatment training to clinicians • Operate in an interfaith, non-political manner, focusing on the humanitarian interest that benefits the veterans and their extended family members • Motto • The Invisible Wounds of War … • "To care for those who have borne the battle, and their spouses, children, and families." Board of Directors President Rev Robert Certain (USAF) Rector Episcopal Church of St Peter and St Paul, Atlanta, GA Exec Director Peter McCall (US Army) Director Bill Harrison (USAF) Partner, Mozley, Finlayson & Loggins LLP Director William Matson Exec Director, Pathways Community Network, Atlanta, GA Director Alan Baroody, D.Min., L.M.F.T. Exec Director, Fraser Counseling Center, Hinesville, GA Director Joseph Krygiel (US Navy) CEO, Catholic Charities of the Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta Director Renee Bennett, L.M.F.T. Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Nominee Director Dorie Griggs (Citadel & 2LT Parent) Greater Presbytery of Atlanta Nominee Director (open) Lutheran Southeastern ELCA Nominee Partners The Georgia Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (GAMFT) The EMDR Network of Clinicians in Georgia Pathways Community Network, Inc Fraser Counseling Center, Hinesville, Georgia Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF) of Georgia Episcopal Dioceses’ of Atlanta and Georgia Lutheran ELCA Southeast Synod Presbytery of Greater Atlanta/Presbyterian Women CareForTheTroops.org Dedicated to the mental health care of our returning troops and their families, we provide information and training to families, clinicians, congregation and community leaders, so that they become more aware of the culture , unique symptoms and issues faced by military families. The following shows the people and systems that come in contact with military family members and who will derive benefit from CareForTheTroops.org as we address and improve the ability to respond to the psychological needs of the returning military member and their families. It is a multi-generational issue that is critical for the overall well-being of our society. www.CareForTheTroops.org 1795 Johnson Ferry Road Marietta, Georgia 30062 (770) 977-7473 cftt.hq@gmail.com Organized under Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code

2. ISSUE RAND study says over 33% of returning military have some form of mental distress RESPONSE CareForTheTroops Operations Overview CFTT will improve the overall mental health infrastructure to better support military families ISSUE Private Sector MH providers have limited military experience ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE How can families know where trained support is available How do we expect to overcome the stigma of mental health help How to help referral sources know better when & where to refer CFTT will provide training opportunities, including remote areas RESPONSE RESPONSE RESPONSE CFTT website shows info usable by therapists & referrals CFTT website lists therapists trained in the military culture RESPONSE Target info for friends & family “surrounding” the military member 54% of those deployed are R/NG. GA is 6th largest R/NG ISSUE Improve support even in remote areas of the state RESPONSE ISSUE How can CFTT assure that word of mouth spread all over the GA Use congregations to create a grassroots info distribution channel RESPONSE