September 30 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Join MJHS Vet-to-Vet Café for an engaging discussion about trauma-informed supportive services available through the Gold Star program. Speakers will address the prevalence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) among service members to better connect Veterans and their families to resources.
Special Thanks:
New York Assemblymember Al Taylor’s office and other sponsors who will be sharing resources with attendees: Gold Star Wives of NYC, NYC Department of Veterans’ Services, Mt. Sinai Brain Injury Research Center, and MJHS Health System.
DISCUSSION TOPICS:
- Benefits and support available for caregivers and grieving families
- Importance of building a network for healing and overcoming the unique challenges of loss
- New research seeking to understand and improve long-term physical and mental health after TBI for Veterans
- Supportive services for Veterans and their families available at MJHS
Speakers:
- Tanya L. Wilson-Thomas, Senior Veterans Benefits Specialist at the NYC Dept. of Veterans’ Services and Vice-President of the Gold Star Wives of America, NYC Chapter
- Julia Kirschenbaum, Clinical Research Coordinator at the Brain Injury Research Center Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Benjamin Pomerance, Deputy Counsel for the New York State Department of Veterans’ Services
This is a hybrid event on Zoom or in person at: Broadway Housing Communities (located in the Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & Storytelling) 898 Saint Nicholas Avenue, 9th Floor New York, NY 10032 (resources, community, and refreshments will be available).
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