Press Release 10-30-2007

Local Nonprofits Offer Reintegration Workshop for Returning Veterans and Their Families in Denver

DENVER, CO — October 30, 2007 People House and ONE Freedom, Inc., (both Colorado-based nonprofit organizations) are partnering to offer a reintegration workshop for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom veterans and their family members, ages 18 and over, at People House on November 20.

The 2 hour "Strength after Service" workshop provides returning Colorado veterans and families education and training on how prolonged stress changes the brain and body, and how specific, scientifically-based skills can improve the impacts. ONE Freedom's training model re-frames the way warriors and their family members understand stress, and provides a normalizing look at how we are changed by experiences and what can be done to positively impact negative effects.

"Service members and their families are trained up for war," said Elizabeth Hawkins, executive director of ONE Freedom, "and they need a vehicle for training down once they return home. ONE Freedom approaches reintegration from a bio-physical standpoint which is a non-stigmatizing and non-therapeutic way for them to better understand and take charge of the reintegration process."

Taught by a team of military and civilian trainers, this workshop will offer a new approach to issues of reentry into home, community and work.

Date: November 20, 2007, 6:30 a.m. — 8:30 p.m.

Location: People House, 3035 25th Avenue, Denver, CO

Participation is free of charge to veterans and family members with registration. Space is limited to 30 people. To register, e-mail info@peoplehouse.org or call (303) 480-5130.

People House, a nonprofit in the Highlands neighborhood of north Denver, provides affordable counseling services to children and adults in the greater metro area. The Veteran Reintegration Program, in specific, provides specialized support for veterans and family members, including training and treatment for individuals with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). These services are provided on a sliding scale fee basis and are open to those at any income level.

For further information about the Veteran Reintegration Program, call 303-480-5130 or visit www.peoplehouse.org. For more information about ONE Freedom, visit www.onefreedom.org.

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