{"id":1298,"date":"2009-05-04T14:36:11","date_gmt":"2009-05-04T20:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sgtbrandi.com\/?page_id=1298"},"modified":"2015-11-14T14:11:23","modified_gmt":"2015-11-14T21:11:23","slug":"when-you-need-help-and-you-need-help-right-now","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/sgtbrandi.com\/?page_id=1298","title":{"rendered":"When You Need Help Right Now\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Adapting to civilian life is hard as hell, and you&#8217;ve gotta get some tools to set new mission objectives and deal with the demons in your head. This call center is a damn good start.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Call 877-WAR-VETS (877-927-8387)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>This center is called <a title=\"Combat Call Center\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vetcenter.va.gov\/VETCENTER\/media\/Call-Center-PSA.asp\" target=\"_blank\">The Combat Call Center<\/a>, and is an around the clock <em>confidential<\/em> call center where you Warriors and family members can talk about your experiences, feelings and any other issues you&#8217;re facing from the impact of deployment. Let&#8217;s face it, living in civilian society ain&#8217;t easy once you&#8217;ve been down range.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>This <a title=\"Combat Call Center\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vetcenter.va.gov\/VETCENTER\/media\/Call-Center-PSA.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Combat Call Center<\/a> will give you a chance to talk to another Warrior, who knows how you feel and sure as hell won&#8217;t judge you. Remember that everything you&#8217;re feelin&#8217; and everything you&#8217;re thinkin&#8217; is NORMAL for what you&#8217;ve experienced.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Your fellow Warriors are waiting for &#8220;your&#8221; call!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">SUICIDE HOT LINES&#8230;<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Don&#8217;t hesitate to call, they know how to help you!<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>National Suicide Hot Line<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1-800-SUICIDE or 1-800-784-2443<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>1-800-273-TALK or 1-800-273-8255<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><br \/>\n<\/span> <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.suicidehotlines.com\/\"><strong>www.SuicideHotlines.com<\/strong><\/a><\/span><strong> for Hot Lines in your State.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">SUICIDE PREVENTION SERVICES<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spsamerica.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Suicide Prevention Services of America<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a title=\"Vets 4 Warriors\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vets4warriors.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Vets 4 Warriors<\/a><\/h3>\n<blockquote><p>We are a confidential peer support service and do not discuss your calls with the military, the VA, or anyone else and, if you choose, you may remain anonymous.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4><a title=\"Vets 4 Warriors\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vets4warriors.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">855-VET-TALK<br \/>\n(855-838-8255)<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><a title=\"Marine Corps DSTRESS Line\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dstressline.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Marine Corps DSTRESS Line<\/a><\/h3>\n<blockquote><p>The DSTRESS Line was developed by the Corps to provide professional, anonymous counseling for Marines, attached Sailors, and families when it&#8217;s needed most.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4><a title=\"Marine Corps DSTRESS Line\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dstressline.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">877-476-7734<\/a><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000;\">The Military Order of The Purple Heart (MOPH)<\/span><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<h4>This is a valuable resource<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This is a great resource of dedicated veterans ready, willing and able to help you.\u00a0 They have a national web site&#8230; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.purpleheart.org\/\">www.purpleheart.org<\/a> <\/span>.\u00a0 The purpose of\u00a0 website is to provide useful information to veterans and those who\u00a0 are dedicated to helping them. <\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Mentoring is available<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The great thing about this valuable organization is that they are in the process of setting up a mentoring program specifically tailored to the returning veteran.\u00a0 If you&#8217;d like to learn more their program and who to contact in your area here&#8217;s a point of contact:<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nmpurpleheart.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">New Mexico Military Order of the Purple Heart Mentoring Program<\/a><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px; font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Pete Comstock<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px; font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Cell Phone:\u00a0 505-270-4689<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px; font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Email:\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"&#109;&#97;&#105;&#108;t&#111;:p&#106;c26&#64;&#109;ac&#46;c&#111;m\">p&#106;c26&#64;&#109;&#97;c&#46;c&#111;&#109;<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Also, take a look at my posting on <a title=\"Warrior Resilience Training \/ Warrior Resilience &amp; Thriving (WRT)\" href=\"http:\/\/sgtbrandi.com\/?p=2006\">Warrior Resilience Training \/ Warrior Resilience &amp; Thriving (WRT)<\/a>.<\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthjourneys.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3183\" title=\"Guided Imagery &amp; Mediation\" src=\"http:\/\/sgtbrandi.com\/wordpress\/..\/images\/uploads\/Guided_Imagery_Tai_Chi.jpg\" alt=\"Guided Imagery &amp; Mediation by Belleruth Naparstek\" width=\"348\" height=\"135\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sgtbrandi.com\/wordpress\/..\/images\/uploads\/Guided_Imagery_Tai_Chi.jpg 348w, http:\/\/sgtbrandi.com\/wordpress\/..\/images\/uploads\/Guided_Imagery_Tai_Chi-150x58.jpg 150w, http:\/\/sgtbrandi.com\/wordpress\/..\/images\/uploads\/Guided_Imagery_Tai_Chi-300x116.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 348px) 100vw, 348px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthjourneys.com\/\">Guided Imagery<br \/>\n&amp;<br \/>\nMediation<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">by Belleruth Naparstek<\/h4>\n<p style=\"clear: both;\">A lot of Troops are finding that Tai Chi, Breathing, De-Stressing CD&#8217;s and other topics on this website are workin&#8217; to control their Beast&#8230;maybe even help get some sleep at night without those damn nightmares. So check this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthjourneys.com\/\">Guided Imagery<\/a> topic out! You ain&#8217;t got nothin&#8217; to lose but lettin&#8217; your Beast run point for you in the land of endless Baby Wipes. There&#8217;s even a free, 15 minute download to see if it makes sense in your brain-housing-group!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adapting to civilian life is hard as hell, and you&#8217;ve gotta get some tools to set new mission objectives and deal with the demons in your head. This call center is a damn good start. 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