How do we help when pain, PTSD, and mTBI come together?
Having spent the last 10 years treating Veterans and Soldiers with chronic pain, I’ve learned there are both challenges and common approaches that work.
Jeremy Fletcher joins Veterans Recovery Resources to bring a mind-body approach to Veteran wellness
“Veterans Recovery Resources is on a mission that I want to be a part of,” Jeremy Fletcher explains. “Sometimes it is difficult, especially for our younger Soldiers, to ask for help. I want them to know they have choices and they have support.”
Southwest Alabama Veterans Needs Assessment points to community-based care
The Community Foundation of South Alabama has just released the findings of its Southwest Alabama Veterans Needs Assessment (SAVNA) and the results are both resounding and illuminating.
Attorney Jay Watkins inspired by his father to join Veterans Recovery Resources
Inspired by his father, who served 40 years in the Alabama Army National Guard 115th Expeditionary Signal Battalion including an 18-month tour in Mosul, Iraq, Jay Watkins is ready to roll up his sleeves at Veterans Recovery Resources.
The importance of Peer Support to ease Veteran transition
One of the central tenets of Veterans Recovery Resources is Veteran peer support. As a “by Veteran, for Veteran” organization, our team has been there and understands what Veterans are experiencing.
Veterans Recovery Resources poised to serve those who served through Veterans’ Court
About a year ago, I took a criminal defense appointment in District Court involving a young veteran charged with some drug and alcohol offenses. He already had a DUI conviction in Municipal Court, and he was on probation for that. This veteran needed help. His history and symptoms were classic.
Veterans find hope in the new year through Veterans Recovery Resources
The start of a new year is a fresh slate for most of us–a chance to wipe away the past and forge ahead with new resolutions and experiences. This holds true for veterans as well, in spite of the memories they cannot erase.
Veterans Recovery Resources launches Tribute Gifts to honor Veterans
Veterans Recovery Resources is proud to announce Tribute Gifts as part of our Honoring Veterans Campaign. Join us in honoring the brave men and women who sacrifice and serve our country to preserve our freedoms.
Chris Montgomery joins Veterans Recovery Resources to help end Veteran suicide
“Veteran suicide has got to stop,” explained Chris Montgomery. “I have joined Veterans Recovery Resources because I want to do anything that I can to help prevent further tragedies from happening to guys like me who have served our country.” Chris is a retired Corporal in the U.S. Marines with almost six years of service, […]
Jim Ware discusses the Surgeon General’s report on addiction
“Addiction is a treatable disease,” said Jim Ware, Clinical Advisor to Veterans Recovery Resources and owner of Recovery Resources in Daphne, AL. “Understanding how the brain is impacted by substances is a health issue and one that is absolutely treatable.”