Living with Trauma and
Post-Traumatic Growth
In the aftermath of traumatic service, Mission43 and its partners provide key resources for mental, physical, and social recovery
When it comes to life after service, there’s no shortage of buzzwords labeling the struggles of the men and women searching for their place in the civilian world. Much attention is given to issues such as suicide, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and other mental health disorders in the military veteran community. While certainly not universal, many military servicemembers do experience significant trauma brought on by a multitude of events and experiences including combat, the threat of imminent harm, moral injuries, and sexual abuse, to name a few.
How Mission43 helps Idaho Veterans and First Responders
While education centered on post-service hardships is important, providing resources to those who are struggling is vital. There are many organizations offering support to veterans and first responders grappling with mental, physical, and substance abuse issues. However, the degree of efficacy from one program to the next can vary significantly. That’s why in 2019, Mission43 created Operation Resilient Path which affords Idahoan military veterans and first responders access to world-class recovery programs throughout the country, driven by proven results, giving those individuals the help they deserve.
Operation Resilient Path
Operation Resilient Path (ORP) has helped connect Idaho veterans and first responders to tangibly beneficial physical and mental health recovery programs by focusing on a variety of treatment modalities including the Hyperbaric Health and Wellness Foundation in Hailey, Idaho; the Warriors Heart in Bandera, Texas; and The Marcus Institute for Brain Health in Denver. Those who’ve embraced their recovery journey have grown and thrived as a result of these programs, including two of Mission43’s own team members.
Recovery is not an individual journey. When our members suffer, it impacts the wellbeing of relationships, families, and our community as a whole. The ORP network helps to heal these visible and invisible wounds.
The Headstrong Project
Mission43 is dedicated to offering the best possible recovery opportunities to Idaho’s public servants and servicemembers. That’s why we have added an additional recovery program partner, The Headstrong Project.
Headstrong is a national mental health treatment practice of choice for our nation’s military, veterans, and their family members. Operating as a nonprofit, Headstrong offers confidential, barrier-free, stigma-free, evidence-based treatment approaches regardless of era of service or discharge all at no cost to those being treated.
Growing the network of resilience
Mission43 recognizes the significance of the wellness crisis within the military veteran and first responder communities of Idaho, and we have been quietly doing something about it for more than three years. The time has come for us to reach out to a wider audience, and we need you to help us.
If you know an Idaho veteran, first responder, or military family member who is struggling, please contact Mission43’s Brad Blair through the Operation Resilient Path intake form here. Let’s get the help deserved to those deserving.