tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1286796213632098822024-03-13T13:44:49.694-07:00Resolution - Rebuilding LivesWelcome to the Resolution Blog, a resource for everyone to get the latest news and information.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946500133713954076noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128679621363209882.post-14280591636733058912014-10-29T02:31:00.004-07:002014-10-29T02:31:47.588-07:00<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18.0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">The military covenant commits to priority
care for all who have been physically and mentally injured in service. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Whilst physical injuries are easy to recognise and have a need for immediate
and lifetime attention, mental injuries such as post traumatic stress are less
visible, and very often delayed in symptom manifestation. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">The severity of
the symptoms are very often compounded by underlying trauma in earlier life
before military service, and by other stressful events more recently but
occurring outside of military service. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">This reinforces the need for a
more whole-person whole-life approach by the Department of Health to widen the
access to the highly effective personal therapy that exists outside the NHS and
that does not at present benefit from any of the £mmm being spent on statutory
services and the larger charities that are often not fit for purpose.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128679621363209882.post-55636502662484317522014-10-03T10:04:00.000-07:002014-10-03T10:04:23.884-07:00<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">A UK Forces' Veteran writes:</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">"I have just completed 6 weeks of therapy which was kindly provided free of charge by your wonderful charity. After suffering with PTSD for the best part of 15 years or more it was time to get some proper help after years of suffering in silence and not having the confidence to ask. I came across PTSD Resolution by chance after following them via Twitter and reading the work they do before going I</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #141823; display: inline; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> knew about the main website.<br /><br />"When I watched the video on the website of the veteran telling his story I was blown away by how similar if not exact his experiences were. I watched this video again and again over for days as it was difficult to take in someone who felt and suffered the same way I do. From the moment I finished watching it I was determined to fight this condition and contacted the charity the very next day to see what they could do.<br /><br />"I spoke to lovely lady, whose name I can`t remember, who was very supportive and made me feel at ease while I explained my story and symptoms something I had never ever done before. Within 24 hrs of me speaking to PTSD Resolution I had my first appointment booked with a local psychotherapist that specialised in ex veterans suffering with PTSD the very next week. I met the therapist at the first session and immediately felt safe and able to tell him my feelings and my past experiences.<br /><br />"I spent 11 years in the British Army in some extremely difficult and testing situations which had left mostly a lot of negative effects on me. Although these events happened in the 90`s in both Balkan conflicts and Northern Ireland what I saw and witnessed have stayed with me ever since. My marriage had failed due to my actions, drinking had become a problem, not because I was drinking all the time but drinking till I could not remember anything which for me was relief.<br /><br />"I became very withdrawn from day to day life and started to avoid certain situations. The symptoms got progressively worse, lack of sleep, loud noises, panic attacks, unable to concentrate, hyper vigilance, reliving past experiences, uncontrollable crying and emotions with the feeling or terror and worthlessness till in my case it just gets worse and worse feeling there is no way out. My life was imploding before my very eyes and felt I could not do anything about it until one day when I feared for my own safety! Not a good situation to be in when you have children that have had no idea what I was going though and would of left them devastated. This was now very real. If I hadn’t stopped there and then I would not be here today writing this testimonial!<br /><br />"Getting back to the treatment it is very intense, tiring and emotional with lots of tears and some sessions feeling completely drained. You relive the past horrors but learn new skills the therapist teaches you to combat your negative thoughts and experiences. Now these work, or they did for me, however sometimes they will not, and they didn’t at times, you have to prepare yourself to accept this and fight through it. I could feel myself changing week by week as sessions went by and feeling more positive something that I had not felt for a very long time.<br /><br />"Each session you are scored on the past 7 days experiences something you have to complete yourself and at the end of the treatment you are shown the progress you have made via the scores that you submitted. When I saw my scores at the end of the 6 sessions I was gob smacked these were my scores not somebody else`s they weren’t made up nor had they been tampered with these were mine and a true record of progress.<br /><br />"This treatment has saved my life and shown there is a future for me. I may need to go back in the future that I am very aware of but it`s my challenge now and I am determined to get better. I can`t express enough my gratitude to the wonderful people of PTSD resolution and those that raise vital funds for this charity. I feel very emotional writing this. I will be forever in debt and my aim now is to raise my funds for PTSD Resolution so that I can help the next veteran who comes forward with PTSD and desperately needs help. Please don’t suffer in silence there is help out there it takes confidence to ask but YOU can do it!<br /><br />"If you want use this for the website and or Facebook/Twitter page then you have my approval I am also willing to take part in any surveys or anything else that could help others.<br /><br />"Many thanks again I thank you from the bottom of my heart."<br /><br />A British Forces Veteran</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128679621363209882.post-43578996532217051692014-07-14T10:36:00.002-07:002014-07-14T10:54:10.892-07:00<div class="MsoNormal">
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Department and VA is unknown</u><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In
a report mandated by Congress the US National Academy of Sciences has said
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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs should track the outcomes of treatment for
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) provided to service members and veterans
and develop a coordinated and comprehensive strategy to do so,…</i>” and that
“<i>Without tracking outcomes, neither DOD nor VA knows whether it is providing
effective or adequate PTSD care, for which they spent $294 million and more
than $3 billion, respectively, in 2012</i>..” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Chair of the committee at the Academy is Sandro Galea, who is professor
and chair of the department of epidemiology, at Mailman School of Public
Health, Columbia University, New York City. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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says that “given that the DOD and VA are responsible for serving millions
of service members, families, and veterans, it is surprising that no PTSD
outcome measures are used consistently to know if these treatments are working
or not. They could be highly effective, but we won’t know unless outcomes
are tracked and evaluated.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“The
report recommends that DOD and VA develop, coordinate, and implement a
measurement-based PTSD management system that documents patients’ progress over
the course of treatment, regardless of where they receive treatment, and does
long-term follow-up using standardized and validated instruments."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.psypost.org/2014/06/the-effectiveness-of-ptsd-treatment-provided-by-the-defense-department-and-va-is-unknown-25934?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter" target="_blank">http://www.psypost.org/2014/06/the-effectiveness-of-ptsd-treatment-provided-by-the-defense-department-and-va-is-unknown-25934?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter</a></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The same strange state of affairs also applies in the UK, where large sums of
public money are spent with no clear way of knowledge of which approaches or
providers produce useful change.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>UK charity <a href="http://www.ptsdresolution.org/" target="_blank">PTSDResolution</a> has consistently made full, anonymised, data available to any bona-fide
researcher on request,</b> as it believes that this vital information should be
made available by any therapeutic service to any interested parties, including
Veterans, donors, large service charities and the various government
institutions that have an interest in the welfare of our Veterans. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>PTSD
Resolution keeps meticulous records of every client, using standard DoH outcome
measures, and can show precisely what has happened to every client in the
course of therapy. </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Over
the last 120 cases for which we have CORE-10 as well as IES-E data over 75% of
our cases have experienced ‘reliable improvement’ in clinical terms. We
suggest that, as recommended by the report for Congress in the US concludes, it
would be in the interests of all concerned to pool data and investigate ways of
getting better value for money from the UK spend on treatment for Veterans with
mental health problems.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>Given
appropriate funding PTSD Resolution would wish to conduct follow up research to
determine how well veterans cope at a significant period after the last
treatment. Organisations wishing to support this work are invited to contact us via the web site. See <a href="http://www.ptsdresolution.org/key_facts.htm" target="_blank">Key Facts</a></b><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128679621363209882.post-63915606177980833122014-07-11T08:29:00.004-07:002014-07-11T08:29:49.032-07:00<div class="MsoPlainText">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New major funder for PTSD Resolution: <b>UK Joint Security Associations (JSA). </b>Inaugural<b> </b>annual fundraising event will be held in London on
Tuesday 30th September. It is planned the event will raise in excess of
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">PTSD Resolution is a UK charity for Forces veterans that pays no salaries and has no fixed assets because all funds are used to relieve military PTSD.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The JSA comprises the following - huge thanks to these top professional organisations:-</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. The <a href="http://www.adsgroup.org.uk/">www.adsgroup.org.uk</a>
@ADSgroupUK is helping us to resolve military trauma. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>ADS</b> is a top trade
organisation advancing the UK Aerospace, Defence, Security & Space
industries - backing PTSD Resolution to end military trauma suffered by forces'
veterans</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. <b>ASIS</b> <a href="http://www.asisonline.org/">www.asisonline.org</a>
is a major supporter of PTSD Resolution @ASIS_Intl .</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ASIS is a leading organisation for security professionals, with
over 38,000 members worldwide. It's supporting PTSD Resolution and our unique
8 out of 10 success rate in resolving military trauma</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. <b>City of London Crime Prevention
Association</b> @CitySecuritymag supporting PTSD Resolution with our uniquely network of 200 therapists for treatment for UK veterans' trauma <a href="http://www.cityoflondoncpa.org.uk/">www.cityoflondoncpa.org.uk</a> London's own professional security body</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. Next <a href="http://www.ipsa.org.uk/">www.ipsa.org.uk</a>
IPSA supports PTSD Resolution's work in treating veteran's trauma in an average of just 5 sessions.
<b>International Professional Security Association & Security Institute</b> is a
membership body for individuals and companies working in security and
associated roles</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. Big thanks finally to <b>Security Institute</b> @SyInstitute & support for
PTSD Resolution.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The <a href="http://www.security-institute.org/">www.security-institute.org</a>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- for 15 years it has worked to promote the highest possible
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks to all!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Patrick Rea, Campaign Director & Trustee</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Key Facts: www.ptsdresolution.org/key_facts.htm </span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128679621363209882.post-47439181285906783152014-02-14T10:42:00.002-08:002014-02-21T03:47:17.932-08:00Ex-Army and ex-Prison Officer: Glenn's story<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To: PTSD Resolution</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hi, my name is Glenn Owen<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am ex-Army and an ex Prison Officer and because of the type of Treatment
that I have been fortunate to have had with PTSD Resolution, I no longer feel the
victim I once did, nor need the medication I was once on, I no longer have the
nightmares I had and I now feel well and able to cope with life once again.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I joined the Army in 1977 aged 18.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">During my service I saw active service in N.Ireland once for 6 months and
towards the end of my service I had a 2 yr Deployment in the Province, which
was also a stressful and eventful time.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I left the Army in 1986 and joined The Prison Service. Whilst I was working
at HMP Longlartin I was involved in an incident where a Prisoner had been
violently attacked and I attempted to resuscitate and treat him, however his
injuries were so severe that he died whilst attempts were being made to keep
him alive. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This incident was the catalyst to the start and continuance of my onslaught
of PTSD. It was the last straw in a series of events over the years which I
likened to the Tilt on a pinball machine, you can flip and knock the machine
but if you knock it to hard then it tilts and this is what happened to me.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Firstly I turned to drink to blot out my nightmares and the bad feelings
that I was having, I became aggressive to my close family and so to feel better
I drank more until I had a complete breakdown in my Doctors Surgery. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was put on anti-depressants and referred to be accessed by Mental Health
services. I was eventually diagnosed with ‘PTSD and I was given most forms of
recognised NHS treatment, I had EMDR, Group Therapy and individual therapy,
between May 2000 up to July 07. I was put on Seroxset by my treating
Psychiatrist But this didn’t seem to work on me in fact it induced me to want
to end it all and I was switched on to Venlafaxine, yet more pills,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was eventually passed on to my local Counselling Services and it was here
the I started to see a man named John. John was ex-Army/Navy and it was like
someone had turned the light on. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From this John put me in touch with Jayne
Timings (PTSD Resolution) and it was now that I started to get the treatment
that I was so in need of.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had my first session with Jayne on the 4th July 07 and she conducted her
assessment of me using then IOES this produced an initial score of 84 out of
92, Which I might add was up on the one I was given at the start of the NHS
Treatment so my condition had become worse.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was afraid at first to open up to her but John had told me that I would be
able to trust her so I did and have never looked back. I needed several rewinds
as I had accumulated quite a few problems over the years. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jayne was very patient with me and I do feel that had I not been able to
have the treatment with her then I would not be here with you all today. My
life is getting back on track and I now relish every day. I am without doubt
that all this is down to this type of treatment and would urge other suffers to
that it and would beg the powers that be to make it available as a right.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As told to <a href="https://plus.google.com/+PatrickReaEsq/posts?rel=author" target="_blank">Patrick Rea</a> - a writer and Campaign Director for PTSD Resolution </span></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128679621363209882.post-29793721142761245212013-12-20T00:29:00.000-08:002013-12-20T00:39:53.864-08:00How much should you give? Remember The 100 Hour Rule<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: #F3F3F3; line-height: 36.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; mso-outline-level: 2; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Give — But *Not* Until It Hurts. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Giving <a href="http://www.bakadesuyo.com/how-being-selfless-can-be-the-best-way-to-be" target="_blank"><span style="color: #c61a1a;">makes us happier than receiving</span></a>.</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> In fact, it
can <a href="http://www.bakadesuyo.com/is-there-a-way-to-create-a-positive-feedback" target="_blank"><span style="color: #c61a1a;">create a feedback loop of happiness</span></a> in
your life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Helping others <a href="http://www.bakadesuyo.com/can-you-best-reach-your-own-potential-by-help" target="_blank"><span style="color: #c61a1a;">reach their goals</span></a> brings
joy. <a href="http://www.bakadesuyo.com/whats-the-single-most-reliable-method-for-inc" target="_blank"><span style="color: #c61a1a;">Doing nice things</span></a> for
others today <a href="http://www.bakadesuyo.com/what-can-you-do-today-that-will-increase-your" target="_blank"><span style="color: #c61a1a;">can literally make you happier for
the rest of the week</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">However, being a martyr stresses you out and is bad for your
health.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Approach to Success</span></a>:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #585858; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Research shows that on
the job, people who engage in selfless giving end up feeling overloaded and
stressed, as well as experiencing conflict between work and family.</span></i></b><i><span style="color: #585858; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This is even true in
marriages: in one study of married couples, people who failed to maintain an
equilibrium between their own needs and their partner’s needs became more
depressed over the next six months.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">What to do?<b> Do all your giving one day a week.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #585858; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The chunkers achieved
gains in happiness; the sprinklers didn’t. <b>Happiness increased when
people performed all five giving acts in a single day, rather than doing one a
day. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0143114956/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0143114956&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20" target="_blank"><span style="color: #c61a1a;">Lyubomirsky</span></a> and
colleagues speculate that “spreading them over the course of a week might have
diminished salience and power or made them less distinguishable from
participants habitual kind of behavior.”</b><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">How much should you give? Remember The 100 Hour Rule.</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> One hundred hours a
year — in other words, 2 hours per week.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Approach to Success</span></a>:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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giving.</span></i></b><i><span style="color: #585858; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> In
a study of more than two thousand Australian adults in their mid-sixties, <b>those
who volunteered between one hundred and eight hundred hours per year were
happier and more satisfied with their lives than those who volunteered fewer
than one hundred or more than eight hundred hours annually</b>. In another
study, American adults who volunteered at least one hundred hours in 1998
were more likely to be alive in 2000. There were no benefits of
volunteering more than one hundred hours. This is the 100-hour rule of
volunteering.<b> It appears to be the range where giving is maximally
energizing and minimally draining.</b><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #585858; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A hundred hours a year
breaks down to just two hours a week.<b>Research shows that if people start
volunteering two hours a week, their happiness, satisfaction and self-esteem go
up a year later.</b><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(More on the power of giving <a href="http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2013/04/interview-wharton-business-school-professor-teaches-approach-give/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #c61a1a;">here</span></a>.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Want to be a giver and be happier? <b>Share this post with
a friend and spread some happiness.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128679621363209882.post-7925846532701229302013-10-21T10:24:00.000-07:002013-10-21T10:40:48.133-07:00PTSD Resolution annual conference - you should have been there...PTSD Resolution held its annual conference on Saturday 12th October 2013, and on the same day it was featured a number of times on BBC TV: see some clips on the <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24502068?">BBC</a> and also <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/b2xm6qu4y41j6nm/BBC%20clip.mov">here</a><br />
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To see more TV clips and catch up with the latest news and media exposure for Resolution see our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ptsdresolutionUK">Facebook</a> page.<br />
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Tony Gauvain, Chairman of PTSD Resolution, opened the conference and highlighted the fact that 419 referrals had received treatment to date, and we are currently taking on two new referrals a week. The direction for the coming year is to gain membership of COBSEO; to be accredited by PSA through the Human Givens Institute; and to compete for tenders with CCGs.<br />
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Bill Andrews presented the latest evidence of HG and PTSD Resolution’s effectiveness. Bill's slide presentation can be seen <a href="http://is.gd/MCQBYi">here</a> or Bill will talk you through it <a href="http://is.gd/MCQBYi">here</a> and <a href="http://is.gd/tlwnHA">here</a>
This presentation is extraordinarily useful to anyone who wants to understand how Resolution works and what sort of results are being achieved for our veterans.<br />
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Extracts from Chris Terrill’s TV series Battle Scarred preceded a discussion to explore the nature of Veterans’ trauma and whether there is a case for the Justice system to take more account of the effects when determining sentence. A better balance needs to be found between maintaining the deterrent of prison and providing opportunity for treatment and reduced sentencing.<br />
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An extract from an interview with Tom and Sue at his '<a href="http://is.gd/beAVtG">Shaveathon</a>' led into a discussion about the impact on families living with traumatised Veterans. Wendy Houghton from <a href="http://www.familiesofthebrave.org/"> Families of the Brave</a> and Linda Hoggan who has created a parenting programme ‘<a href="http://www.justwhatweneed.co.uk/">Just What We Need</a>’ led the discussion. A major conclusion was that service families will benefit from better and more trauma awareness training to learn how to recognise, understand, and manage the impact of trauma.<br />
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Martin Smith gave a presentation on <a href="http://www.taking-control.co.uk/itctherapy/martin.html">Mindfulness</a> and how it can take over from where the heavy-duty business of trauma therapy comes to an end.<br />
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Dr. Robin Bennet, a clinical psychologist with a special interest in trauma, particularly in childhood, gave a fascinating insight into the effects of trauma on the brain before and after treatment.<br />
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Carly Raby then presented a complex case study which illustrated many of the complications Robin had been describing and opened up for the audience how Resolution can take on the hardest of cases, thanks to the expertise of its therapists.<br />
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Piers Bishop concluded with an exhortation to generate funds, especially on 5 December via the <a href="https://secure.thebiggive.org.uk/donation/to/8943/12690/ptsd-resolution/double-your-donations-for-forces-ptsd-therapy">Big Give</a> Piers Bishophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07511182275273217861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128679621363209882.post-89527340545013788382013-10-17T10:58:00.000-07:002013-10-17T10:58:06.666-07:00Emma and her Husky up a mountain or 3 I'm walking the Yorkshire 3 Peaks for PTSD Resolution because PTSD needs more recognition<a href="http://www.justgiving.com/Huskyupamountainor3">http://www.justgiving.com/Huskyupamountainor3</a> <br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128679621363209882.post-16096074335768831422013-10-17T10:56:00.002-07:002013-10-17T10:56:41.333-07:003 and a Husky<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">We've joined together to raise money for charity. You'll see our team fundraising target on the right. Your donation can really help us smash this goal </span><a href="https://www.justgiving.com/teams/3andahusky">https://www.justgiving.com/teams/3andahusky</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128679621363209882.post-55629661967868027242013-10-17T10:55:00.000-07:002013-10-17T10:55:12.111-07:00Jim & Jake raising cashJim & Jake raising cash for PTSD RESOLUTION<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128679621363209882.post-22602342447491384832013-09-24T09:56:00.004-07:002013-09-24T09:56:30.969-07:00The ‘Shadow’ Population of Forces’ Veterans who suffer PTSD without Help<div class="MsoNormal">
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forces’ veterans are suffering from the effects of military trauma but are going
without any official diagnosis or help, according to a new survey.</span></div>
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untreated, this ‘shadow’ population receives no appropriate medical or counselling
support, says charity PTSD Resolution - </span><a href="http://www.ptsdgive.co.uk/"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">www.ptsdgive.co.uk</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">.
T</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">hese veterans may
number as many as are diagnosed with PTSD through the NHS and healthcare
organisations for former servicemen and women.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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findings are from a new survey by charity PTSD Resolution, and are a major
concern for security industry and other employers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">charity
has a national network of 200 counsellors to help forces’ veterans suffering
from military trauma. Resolution successfully treats eight out ten veterans who
complete its programme of counselling, it says, but has been turned down for
support by Government, NHS and the established forces’ charities and is running
out of funds from voluntary donations, says Piers Bishop, director of
counselling.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of respondents suffering from the symptoms of military trauma – which include
nightmares, flashbacks and episodes of anger or terror – have no diagnosis of
PTSD, whilst the other half do.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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distribution of symptoms is the same in the diagnosed and undiagnosed groups: they
appear to be suffering to the same degree. So in the case of those with a
diagnosis, treatment has either not been provided or has not worked effectively<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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undiagnosed group have suffered symptoms for an average of 15 years. Many have
had meetings with medical practitioners but still never received a diagnosis or
an offer of treatment. They are more likely to drink above guideline levels,
and to have a diagnosis of alcohol dependency<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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PTSD diagnosed group are highly likely to have other diagnoses, generally for depression
and other anxiety disorders<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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those with either a diagnosis or with probable PTSD are significantly more
likely to have suicidal thoughts than those veterans with a sub-clinical level
of post-traumatic stress.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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enough, or have social support, or have sufficiently severe symptoms to get a
diagnosis of PTSD. The second group may not wish to acknowledge they have a
problem perhaps, or do not have social support to go through the pathways to
diagnosis: some we have found do not leave their room, or just find it easier
or less frightening or humiliating to go to the pub, and attempt to self-manage
their symptoms with alcohol.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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desperate for help with the effects of trauma, concludes Bishop: disturbingly,
even the help that is available is often inadequate<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">“ Unlike with the PTSD support generally
available to veterans, PTSD Resolution can offer help that is fast, with an
average of just five counselling sessions required on an outpatient basis. No
referrals are needed. We’re a very lean organisation: there are no salaried
staff or premises. But our funds are running out and the future is very uncertain
for the charity - and the veterans we have yet to help.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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replies from 472 respondents. The survey can be found at </span><a href="http://www.ptsdresolution.org/survey.html"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">www.ptsdresolution.org/survey.html</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">.
It included an IES-E, a self-rating scale for
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Tel 0845 021 7873. e-mail </span><a href="mailto:sb@ptsdresolution.org"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">sb@ptsdresolution.org</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">The BBC
Panorama Programme (BBC One, 15 July) highlights the terrible consequences
of military trauma for our forces’
veterans and the deficiencies of current support in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">UK</st1:country-region></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Resolution is the only charity – the only organisation nationally - in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">UK</st1:country-region></st1:place> to
provide counselling to veterans and reservists and then publish the clinical
results. It is the only care provider
with a proven record of success, at 78 per cent, (defined as where, for those
who complete the programme, both the counsellor and counselled state that no
further treatment is required).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Despite
this record of success, Government and the NHS refuse to acknowledge or support
PTSD Resolution, and the charity has to rely on donations from the public.
Moreover, the charity has been refused membership to <st1:country-region w:st="on">UK</st1:country-region>
services’ charity organisation COBSEO, and therefore access to mainstream
charitable funding without any satisfactory explanation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Resolution offers exceptional value for money too. The cost per treatment is
£400 – this compares with the cost by the largest charity in the sector which
is as high as £25,000 per treatment (from analysis of the records registered
with the Charity Commissioners, as no results’ data are published).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Resolution meets all the requirements of the Veterans Pathway, NICE guidelines
and other national clinical and care standards - and meets many unmet veterans’
needs:-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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PTSD Resolution national outreach programme has over 200 counsellors. It
is private, confidential, local, and one-to-one. No referral is needed, so
reducing any sense of stigma. Counselling is brief and effective – an average
of five out-patient sessions are required.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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treats veterans who cannot be seen by other care providers because, for
example, they have alcohol or drug problems, are on the sex-offenders'
register, or are in prison. At Resolution there is no such bar on providing
help.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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ex-military prison population with post-traumatic symptoms is in particular
need of help. This is because prison medical services do not generally employ
specialist psychological trauma therapists on their staff. Resolution can
go into prisons to help veterans – but there is no national recognition of
Resolution by the prison authorities or Home Office, which restricts
availability.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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counselling methodology of Resolution is a form of
Trauma-Focussed CBT. It is therefore entirely compatible with the NICE
guideline on PTSD treatment. It therefore could be, but is not made
available through GP Primary Care, hospital referral or other NHS networks. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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methodology and organisation of Resolution are fully open to independent
inspection and further validation. We welcome the opportunity to work with any
Government, COBSE or NHS-related organisation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Most of
all Resolution requires fair access to funding, including the many millions of
pounds that are channelled through COBSEO and the NHS to other service
charities and care providers, but without any supporting evidence by them that
their treatment works; or the percentage of veterans that are effectively
treated; or any demonstration of value for money..<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Colonel
Anthony de Gauvain (Retired)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Chairman,
PTSD Resolution, charity (No. 1133188)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.ptsdresolution.org/">www.ptsdresolution.org</a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128679621363209882.post-29713404979420287402013-05-23T23:18:00.002-07:002013-05-23T23:18:22.451-07:00Woolwich<br />
The terrible event at Woolwich reminds us starkly of the mental as well as physical trauma to which our forces' personnel are exposed. For those who are injured, and those who serve along side them and their families, the trauma can last sometimes a lifetime.<br />
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Our work at PTSD Resolution is to counsel those veterans who are affected by military trauma. The alternative for them is often extreme daily anguish, nightmares, even substance abuse and family breakdown. And worse.<br />
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Nearly 8 out of 10 times - in 78 per cent of cases - we achieve an effective resolution - so that the counsellor and counselled believe that no further help is required, after an average of five one sessions. They can go on to lead normal work and family lives, like you and me.<br />
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To achieve this the charity needs money, frankly. We get no Government, NHS of H4H funding.<br />
We counsel each veteran at a cost per treatment of £373. The main charity in the military mental health area treats veterans at an average cost per treatment of £2,836. But we are the only charity that reports on its results.<br />
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All our money is used to pay and manage our counsellors network. We have no salaried staff or assets, not so much as a stapler. All Trustees are volunteers.<br />
Help us if you can , or just tell people about what we do.<br />
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Thank you - http://www.ptsdresolution.org/<br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128679621363209882.post-68951055922789452182013-05-14T04:56:00.000-07:002013-05-14T04:56:09.611-07:0016 May, MPs are holding a special debate on mental health<br />
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Thursday, 16 May, MPs are holding a special debate on mental health in the
House of Commons, and this is your chance to tell the Government what matters
to you right now.</span>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Many MPs have no understanding of
mental health problems. We need you to <a href="http://is.gd/n2OmXu" target="_blank">email your MP</a> and share your experience
or point them to our work so they can speak about mental health on your behalf
at the debate - visit </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">http://is.gd/n2OmXu<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">You could tell your MP about your
own experience, or if you prefer you could simply point your MP to PTSD
Resolution. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This is our message: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">" </span><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Government should make wider access available
to Veterans, Reservists and their families with mental health or well
being problems by supporting service charities in addition to Combat Stress - such
as PTSD Resolution, which can demonstrate a track record of providing
immediate, local, brief, private, treatment at a fraction of the cost and at
80% effectiveness."</span></b><o:p></o:p></div>
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BBC Parliament Channel or on the Parliament website from about 11.30am on
Thursday.</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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message to pass it on to supporters of battle to beat military PTSD<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128679621363209882.post-41205691203276481072013-02-28T09:30:00.000-08:002013-02-28T09:30:20.152-08:00Why we help veterans and TA in prison and with addiction problems.<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The PTSD Resolution outreach programme - with 200 counsellors - includes visiting and helping TA and veterans in prison, as well as those with alcohol and related addiction problems. This probably makes us unique in the military charity sector, as the only organisation prepared to help in these situations.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our policy is that the very sad circumstances in which a traumatised veteran may find him or herself is probably symptomatic and related to the effects of the original trauma anyway. Therefore it is only humane to include these people, all veterans in the counselling programme.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The help we provide is limited by the funds that we have available to meet the costs of providing counsellors - we have no funds from Government, MoD, NHS or other organisations, and rely on donations from the public and one or two private Trusts that help.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have no salaried staff or fixed assets - funds are used to provide counselling and a small informational campaign.</span><br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128679621363209882.post-12488409061455854662013-02-11T10:31:00.001-08:002014-02-21T03:51:16.778-08:00Taking the Trauma out of a Crisis: Trauma Training for Employers <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Even staff who are professionally trained to
respond to and deal with CBRNE events have their own personal stress thresholds.
Beyond a certain level of exposure to disturbing experiences, almost everyone
is vulnerable to trauma, according to the organisers of TATE, Trauma Awareness
Training for Employers. The next half day training event for managers from all
sectors is scheduled for Autumn 2013. </span><a href="http://www.ptsdresolution.org/company_training.htm"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">www.ptsdresolution.org/company_training.htm</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">PTSD Resolution is the charity that runs the training
and is successfully dealing with military trauma amongst many UK forces
veterans and reservists. The counselling programme has had unparalleled results
in the UK, according to PTSD Resolution, with nearly eight out of ten armed
forces’ veterans treated successfully. This was achieved in an average of five
sessions: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">157 ex-service personnel have completed the programme,
and 78 per cent of these had symptoms reduced to below the ‘clinical level'.</span></div>
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counselling to help the other 22 per cent who do not respond and others who
fail to complete the programme. The attendance fees for TATE boosts our funds,
as we rely on donations, as well as increasing awareness of the issues for
employers</span><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">,” says Piers Bishop, director of counseling at PTSD Resolution.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of trauma, according to Bishop, far less assist employees and find out if they
need help and then arrange appropriate treatment.</span><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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TATE. The registered UK charity </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">(No. 1133188)
provides trauma treatment to military veterans as its core aim. However, such
has been the demand for help from employers of former soldiers that the charity
set up half-day seminars to help company owners, line managers, human relations
specialists and other </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">CBRNE</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> staff to recognise and deal with the problem of trauma, however caused.</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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on Trauma<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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you have staff who have been exposed to violent scenes, or come across them in
their current employment, you and they need to be prepared through proper
training – he makes these further points:-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">1. If you
experience the effects of trauma, you are not going mad and this is not a sign
of weakness. It is a normal reaction to events and can happen to anyone, even
robust and apparently stable people. Everyone has a threshold beyond which they
can be traumatised:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">2. It’s ok
to talk about the event and feelings of trauma, but it won’t necessarily help.
Treatment is what you need. The sooner you get on with it, the sooner you’ll be
able to get back to normal life. If you broke your leg, you’d get it fixed
professionally – it is not so different with mental health.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">3. Your
doctor probably won’t be a trauma specialist. In fact you may know more about
post-traumatic symptoms than him or her because of the nature of your work and
the people with whom you come into contact. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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latest medical thinking is opposed to medication for post-traumatic symptoms,
but many doctors still offer antidepressants to new trauma cases. So you should
insist on seeing someone qualified in this subject. There is a strong chance
that with appropriate treatment you will experience a good recovery.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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counsellors in the UK, and bookings can be made centrally.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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including the next open event and private company courses, visit </span><a href="http://www.ptsdresolution.org/company_training.htm"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">www.ptsdresolution.org/company_training.htm</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128679621363209882.post-38930520434347124652013-02-02T02:42:00.000-08:002013-02-02T02:42:15.933-08:00<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">US News: More active-duty soldiers killed themselves than died in combat. After a decade of deployments to war zones, the Pentagon is bracing for things to get much worse </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fis.gd%2FI5XpS0&h=xAQE-lV2F&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">http://is.gd/I5XpS0</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> PTSD Resolution counsels UK veterans to prevent these tragedies in the UK. </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128679621363209882.post-54950145591498549002013-01-25T10:16:00.002-08:002013-01-25T10:16:27.807-08:00PTSD Resolution Video: Daily Telegraph<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">A must-see: Daily Telegraph: the impact of military trauma & how PTSD counselling resolves it </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fis.gd%2Fkcbvv9&h=rAQEViRuT&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">http://is.gd/kcbvv9</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> - </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">See how 8 out of 10 UK forces' veterans are successfully counselled who complete the PTSD Resolution programme. The only veteran's mental health charity to provide stats on results. It receives no Government, NHS or other public funding. Support a veteran: adopt PTSD Resolution as your nominated corporate charity web ptsdresolution.org</span><a class="toggle-show-more" href="http://www.linkedin.com/home?trk=hb_tab_home_top#" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #8b8b8b; cursor: pointer; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 3px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;" title="Show less">less</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128679621363209882.post-67149692837012576652013-01-23T07:20:00.001-08:002013-01-23T07:20:09.000-08:00BBC 3 “Life after Helmand” (Wednesday 9pm): Comment by PTSD Resolution<br />
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Resolution (reg. charity No. 1133188), a charity formed specifically to provide
counselling for forces’ veterans suffering from military PTSD, has warned that the
current level of provision of care is failing many former servicemen and women.
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trauma include flashbacks, nightmares and depression. Without appropriate help
the result can be family breakdown, homelessness, criminality and even suicide.
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Current provision is still inadequate, by definition, because forces’
veterans are still suffering and in some cases sadly dying. The UK has to do
more to reach people whose lives have been turned upside down by traumatic
experiences in the services, and that means doing more at a local level, and
that there's an important role for organisations that are not connected to
central government. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Our experience at Resolution is that some traumatised soldiers are very wary of
any dealings with the authorities, partly because they blame them for the
trauma in the first place but also because if 'they' know about the extent of
the trauma it might jeopardise future employment in the forces. So
organisations like Resolution, which work beneath the radar and resolve trauma
locally, with an absolute minimum of cost, fuss, wait or bureaucracy, may well
turn out to be very important in helping individuals returning from
Afghanistan. Cost is just £500 for a complete programme on average.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Resolution’s network of 200 counsellors operates nationwide to provide support
to resolve military trauma, with a success rate of 8 out of 10 cases for
veterans who complete the programme (Source: PTSD report 2012). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">According
to PTSD Resolution chairman Colonel Tony Gauvain (retired): “PTSD Resolution
offers fast help, with an average of just five counselling sessions required on
an outpatient basis. No referrals are needed. PTSD Resolution is a very lean
organisation: there are no salaried staff or premises: funds are used for
therapy and to provide support and information on the help available”. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">For
further information: PTSD Resolution </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://www.ptsdgive.co.uk/">www.ptsdgive.co.uk</a></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">. Tel 0845 021 7873.
e-mail <a href="mailto:sb@ptsdresolution.org"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">sb@ptsdresolution.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128679621363209882.post-15883495522378097172013-01-03T09:59:00.000-08:002013-01-03T09:59:17.860-08:00The Falklands: case study<br />
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We bring you case studies of treatment outcomes from PTSD Resolution counselling: This client presented with
long-standing trauma dating back to the time of the Falklands war. At initial
assessment expressed feelings of anxiety, low mood (said rarely smiles),
failure to cope in general and specifically at work (was currently signed off
sick with acute stress for 2 weeks), constantly thinking about the past and
sleeping poorly, all of which were confirmed by psychometric assessment.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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proposed and completed included: teaching deep relaxation and anxiety
management; desensitisation to the traumatic events, using deep relaxation with
focused attention and guided imagery, (rewind); rehearsal of future plans.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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therapy psychometric reassessment indicated that the effect of the trauma was
substantially reduced and now at a normal acceptable level. In keeping with
this low anxiety, good mood, and well-being overall were all indicated, and the
client reported that:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“I feel so
different now, calmer, nowhere near as anxious, relaxed; everything is
massively improved. The event will never go away but it doesn’t get me upset
anymore, even when talking about it. I think I’m a different person now – I was
panicked and not knowing what was happening to me. But not now, I’ve even been
giving tips to colleagues at work on how to deal with sleep problems!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128679621363209882.post-86230800915113097252012-12-29T02:35:00.002-08:002012-12-29T02:35:22.082-08:00New research supports benefits of HG treatment used in PTSD Resolution counsellingNew! <a href="http://is.gd/steB8P" target="_blank">HG Research</a> supports benefits of the treatment used in PTSD Resolution counselling http://is.gd/steB8P - should by used by NICE & NHS.<br />
"Apart from the psychological insight and emotional support, it is suggested that Human Givens therapy might help the client to better function in society and maintain their sense of social integration. This has benefits to other providers of social care."Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128679621363209882.post-34357589725513863392012-12-06T01:01:00.001-08:002012-12-06T01:04:52.416-08:00Big Give today for PTSD Resolution<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://is.gd/xyZ75o" target="_blank">Big Give</a>: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Please donate today! your donation could be doubled by #BigGive today by matched funding. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.266666412353516px;">PTSD Resolution provides a unique, nationwide counselling service to end the military trauma suffered by veterans of our Armed Forces. Military trauma causes flashbacks, nightmares, anger and depression - often leading to violence, alcohol and substance abuse, job loss, family breakdown and even suicide.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.266666412353516px;"> </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128679621363209882.post-60287972500407026252012-12-05T10:33:00.000-08:002012-12-05T10:33:15.667-08:00Professional Security Magazine<span style="background-color: white; color: #4b4b4b; font-family: 'News Cycle', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20.149999618530273px;">The Big Give – a national scheme to encourage charitable giving at Christmas – will match on-line donations and double the value of contributions to relieve the trauma of armed forces veterans, on December 6, 7, 8 from 10am each day. Donations can be made on-line to PTSD Resolution (reg. charity No. 1133188) via the link www.ptsdgive.co.uk</span><br />
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PTSD Resolution <http: style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" www.ptsdresolution.org="">has some 200 counsellors nationwide to provide support to resolve military trauma, with a success rate of eight out of 10 cases for veterans who complete the programme (Source: PTSD report 2012).</http:></div>
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The charity says symptoms of military trauma include flashbacks, nightmares and depression. Without appropriate help the result can be family breakdown, homelessness, criminality and even suicide.</div>
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According to PTSD Resolution chairman Colonel Tony Gauvain (retired): “PTSD Resolution offers fast help, with an average of just five counselling sessions required on an outpatient basis. No referrals are needed. PTSD Resolution is a very lean organisations: there are no salaried staff or premises: funds are used for therapy and to provide support and information on the help available.”</div>
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http://www.professionalsecurity.co.uk/news/case-studies/big-give/Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128679621363209882.post-51529659211180184002012-12-02T08:41:00.006-08:002012-12-02T08:41:42.524-08:00Diary Dates<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">15 May The
Georges Leygues sailing Challenge - Matt Minshall org with
Toe-in-the-water. Resolution boat
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">30 June Tandem sky dive and marathon - Rhea
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128679621363209882.post-71468713413614693822012-11-27T10:46:00.002-08:002012-11-27T10:47:05.053-08:00BIG GIVE December 6, 7, 8 – from 10:00am<br />
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note these important Diary Dates: </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">December
6, 7, 8 – from 10:00am</span></b></div>
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Resolution could be doubled by matched funding from the Big Give charity fund.
So for every pound donated, we can claim an additional pound from Big Give.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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so we can continue to provide counselling. For the first time, we now have
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works</span></u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">: a 78 per cent success rate in resolving
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help</span></u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">: average of five sessions required on an
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for all</span></u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">: 200 HG therapists in our national network<u><o:p></o:p></u></span></div>
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penny counts</span></u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">: we’ve no salaried staff or premises: all
funds are used for therapy treatment & essential information<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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free – but only when you </span></b><a href="http://new.thebiggive.org.uk/donation/to/8943"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">donate on-line at
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Resolution has got it right and I would recommend them to anyone who’s
suffering, and to get help sooner rather than leaving it too late….” </span></i><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">PB.
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recommend it unreservedly…” </span></i><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">MS retired Major, Parachute Regiment</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">So please remember </span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://new.thebiggive.org.uk/donation/to/8943">The Big Give</a></span><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">
on December 6<sup>th </sup>(or 7<sup>th</sup> or 8<sup>t h</sup>) as the day to
donate – and please forward this today to your colleagues, friends and family.
Thanks for your help. Please do call me if you want to discuss this further.</span></b></div>
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