What is the Soldiers Project?
We are a group of licensed mental health professionals who offer free psychological treatment to military service members (active duty, National Guard, Reserves and veterans) who have served or who expect to serve in OEF and/or OIF. We also provide treatment to members of their families and other loved ones. Treatment is conducted in our private offices. Our therapists are all volunteers and our services are entirely confidential. We do not report to any governmental agency.
The Soldiers Project is a component of the Ernest S. Lawrence Trauma Center of the Los Angeles Institute and Society for Psychoanalytic Studies (LAISPS). We are a non-profit 501(c ) (3) organization as defined by the IRS. Contributions are fully tax-deductible.
Because of LAISPS' commitment to bringing psychoanalytic understanding to underserved groups within our community it established the Ernest S. Lawrence Trauma Center. The Center's projects are run by volunteer licensed clinicians who provide free psychoanalytically-informed psychological services to "at-risk" populations as well as educational presentations to the community.
"The Soldiers Project is an example of people around the nation who want to help these young men and women coming back, according to Congressman Bob Filner, Chairman, Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 'If the VA is not doing its job, at least some people have stepped in to try and do it,' said Filner."
-- Truthout.org
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Jonathan Shay, M.D., Ph.D.
Psychiatrist at the Department of Veterans Affairs and author of Odysseus in America: Combat Trauma and the Trials of Homecoming
Dr. Shay will speak about "Peers, Community and Self-Care, some of the factors necessary for healing the "wounds of war".
Congressman Bob Filner
Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Congressman Filner will speak at the
conference about the need for reform in mental health care for returning veterans and active duty members.
Update: Saturday's conference lunch will be provided with registration.
Parking: Valet Parking is available at the Hotel for a reduced rate of $16/day and there is parking at the City National Parking Garage at 4th St. and Flower (directly across from the hotel) at $10/day.