Full disclosure: I still subscribe to the paper version of the paper.
When I snapped open the Metro section today I was surprised to see a long-time Mind & Media client staring back at me. Dr. Matt Friedman, the Executive Director of VA’s National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, was profiled by the Partnership for Public Service as part of a series about career civil servants.

I say we’ve been working with NCPTSD a long time, but it’s a blip compared to how long Dr. Friedman has been committed to helping Veterans with PTSD. As the article says, he’s been working with Veterans since before there was such a diagnosis as PTSD; 40 years, to be exact. His dedication to Veterans is captured in this bit from the article:

“There is something so compelling and worthwhile and so important about trying to help people whose lives have been changed by their willingness to make a sacrifice,” said Friedman of his primary work with veterans. “Some have suffered greatly because of this willingness and are no longer the same person that they were. I just wanted to help them pick up the pieces.”

Amen to that! Mind & Media is proud to have provided multiple online multimedia presentation to the National Center for PTSD, including a professional educational series and three presentations created to help families learn about and deal with PTSD. Our Veterans deserve the best, indeed.