Wounded Warrior Handbook

 

 

www.HomelandDefenseJournal.net

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

 
First Homeland Security Magazine

Announces Availability of Wounded Warrior Handbook
 
Comprehensive Resource Guide for Returning Veterans Now in Print

 

Library Review included below

 
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Email:    brian.adams@homelanddefensejournal.net
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Press Release
 
Arlington, Virginia
13 January 2009
 
A comprehensive, resource guide for returning, wounded veterans is now in print (December 2008), announced Don Dickson, owner and publisher of Homeland Defense Journal. The handbook is the result of a year's research by the dedicated staff of Homeland Defense Journal and includes sources for medical treatment, rehabilitation, counseling, support and transitioning back into "everyday" life. The Handbook has been reviewed by the Department of Defense, Veterans Administration and several wounded warrior associations and includes the most current set of VA benefits for returning veterans.

"Several of our very dedicated staff spent months researching to pull together the only guide of this breadth available for returning veterans", stated Don Dickson, President and owner of the Homeland Defense Journal Training & Media Company.
 
The Handbook has been reviewed by Library Journal where they found the authors "offer straightforward answers to questions commonly asked by wounded U.S. military veterans and their family members as they struggle with the complexities of receiving their needed care. As the authors reveal, over 25,000 service members have sustained injury in the war in Iraq, and approximately half of these injuries have been serious enough to require medical evacuation back to the United States. Well organized, comprehensive, and relatively easy to follow, the material covers, e.g., obtaining medical treatment and post-treatment rehabilitation, setting up mental-health counseling, family support, and the difficult transition from wounded soldier to citizen veteran." (http://www.libraryjournal.com/eNewsletter/CA6621259/2671.html)

Homeland Defense Journal co-published Wounded Warrior with Government Institutes, Inc., a major distributor of information and books on important government topics. "Government Institutes has strong distribution channels into national libraries and medical facilities. We wanted to get this handbook into these channels soonest in order to make it available to our veterans"; explained Don Dickson.
 
The typical wounded soldier must complete and file 22 forms following an active-duty injury. To many soldiers and their families coping with the shock and reality of the injuries, figuring out what to do next—even completing tasks as seemingly easy as submitting paperwork—can be overwhelming and confusing.

Written with these men and women in mind, The Wounded Warrior Handbook provides our wounded heroes and their families with quick, straightforward answers to the questions they suddenly face and guides them through the deluge of processes, procedures, and policies they must adhere to in order to receive the care they deserve and need.

Comprehensive and easy-to-use, the Handbook compiles information regarding medical treatment, rehabilitation, counseling, support, and transition, including:

• Symptoms, treatment options, and information resources of common injuries
   

• Programs to help families reach and care for their injured soldiers
   

• Definitions of the seven classifications of "casualty" and the notification process for next of kin
   

• Documents family members should carry when traveling to see their loved ones
   

• Challenges of reintegrating into everyday life, and tips and resources for succeeding
   

• Guidance for finding a job that matches an injured soldier's physical abilities and skills
   

• Organizations offering advocacy and legal assistance
   

• Locations of Veterans Affairs hospitals, medical centers, and clinics

Whether you work with members of the military or support a community that does, you can help our embattled men and women make the transition from active duty to post-war domestic life with this time-saving and life-restoring book.

For details and to purchase through our secure web based system, go to www.HomelandDefenseJournal.net
 
Wounded Warrior,  ISBN: 1605902713, ISBN-13: 9781605902715, $30 quantity one (List price - Special Discount for Homeland Defense Journal readers)

· Format: Paperback, 304pp
· Pub. Date: December 2008
 
About Homeland Defense Journal Training & Media – Homeland Defense Journal Training & Media provides information, book and magazine publishing, training and conference services to the homeland security community at federal, DoD, state, local and private corporations. The company is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia and includes modern training facilities for its security training courses.
 
For information about Homeland Defense Journal and its training, magazine, newsletter and books, go to www.HomelandDefenseJournal.net