IMAP News April 2025
Insulators Member Assistance Program Update
Military Wellness Programs
Register today for a free evidenced-based program to teach how to care for veterans through holistic health and wellness practices.
It is co-hosted by national nonprofit SAFE Project and Organizational Wellness and Learning Systems (OWLS) and sponsored by the Virginia Department of Veterans Services (Office of Suicide Prevention and Opioid Addiction Services).
The program is effective at helping change wellness behaviors. It is intended for any veteran-connected stakeholder and of any service branch and duty status (active, reserve or retired).
It focuses on equipping and empowering:
- Veterans
- Family Members and Caregivers
- Veteran Support Organizations
- Employers
Three separate free Military Wellness Programs are being offered on April 8, 9 or 10. They begin at 9:30 a.m. and last until 4 p.m.
Each session will be hosted in Northern Virginia.
This supports many initiatives important to organizations and veterans:
- Workforce development and transitioning from military to civilian employment
- Caring culture
- Employee retention and career development
- Population health outcomes
- Mental health and wellbeing
- Peer-to-peer support
- Employee engagement
Please take advantage of these programs that are back by popular demand and have proven outcomes!
Veteran Mental Health: How to Get Help
Serving in the military can be stressful and traumatic, and our heroes may come home with both mental and physical wounds. The U.S. has recently made some progress in making a push to improve veteran mental health, but we still have a lot of work to make sure our military vets get help for the invisible wounds that mental health issues leave.
Treating PTSD and Processing Stuck Memories
Over the course of their lives, about 6% of Americans will experience Post-Traumatic Distress Disorder (PTSD), and as many as 29% of military veterans experience symptoms of PTSD during their lives.
PTSD occurs when either you or a loved one is exposed to a life-threatening, traumatic situation. “You define whether it was life-threatening,” explains Richard Jones, Chief Clinical Officer at Youturn Health. “Your perception of the event is what’s important.” This traumatic situation could be a one-time event or it could be something that happens over and over again.
Substance Use Disorders in Military Veterans — Problems Associated with Access to Care
Between 27 percent and 44 percent of veterans say that the transition from military to civilian life was difficult for them. Veterans face many physical and mental health impairments that lead to increased struggles when transitioning to life as a civilian.
Read one vet’s recount of his experience with mental health, substance use and reintegration into society.
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Veterans suffering with PTS get a helping hand from this Dynamic Duo
Tom and Jen decided something had to be done and the work they did together training and preparing warriors to fight overseas turned into a mission of helping warriors and their families fight the silent war and to heal from it on the homefront. The Satterly’s founded All Secure Foundation in August 2017 as a resource library for helping warriors and their families navigate the maze of treatments and modalities of healing from PTS. They have worked individually with hundreds of warriors and their families and soon became more than a referral website but also a provider of education, awareness, and programs for healing.
Marine Corps Veteran Turned Cowboy Michael Parker
Michael Parker is a Marine Corps veteran, turned cowboy, entrepreneur and mental health advocate. After leaving the Marines, Michael struggled with his mental health, leading to incarceration and multiple suicide attempts.
Driven by a desire to understand his mental health and take back the reins in his life, he started searching for alternative ways to heal, besides medication. He discovered his healing through nature and horses. The same selflessness that led him to enlist fueled him to help others gain a “second chance” in their lives.
In 2019, Michael set out on his journey to bring his dream to life, creating Second Chance Rehabilitation Ranch.
Michael is also the host of Second Chance Podcast where he interviews veterans, first responders, and mental health advocates, sharing their stories to help listeners find hope and a fulfilled life on the other side of mistakes and trauma.
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