Bob Woodruff Foundation supports 2019 San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference as presenting sponsor

STRONG STAR Consortium and Consortium to Alleviate PTSD
Sep 16, 2019

SAN ANTONIO (Sept. 16, 2019) – The nationally renowned Bob Woodruff Foundation, which invests in programs helping impacted veterans, service members and their families thrive, will provide major support for the 2019 San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference as presenting sponsor of the Oct. 23-24 scientific meeting.

Presented by the UT Health San Antonio-led STRONG STAR Consortium and Consortium to Alleviate PTSD (CAP), the annual conference is the only nationwide gathering focused on the state of the science in prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and related conditions. These invisible wounds of war affect hundreds of thousands of post-9/11 combat veterans.

San Antonio bases to pause as Air Force suicides rise

San Antonio Express-News
Aug 27, 2019

This story about U.S. Air Force efforts to reduce the incidence of suicide features expert comment from STRONG STAR Director Alan Peterson, PhD, and STRONG STAR collaborator Craig Bryan, PsyD.

Ten Sessions

This American Life, WBEZ Chicago
Aug 23, 2019

Nationally distributed radio and podcast program “This American Life” offers rare insight into Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), a leading evidence-based treatment for PTSD, with audio recordings that a patient made of the actual therapy sessions that helped alleviate her trauma from a sexual assault as a teen. CPT has been used in a number of studies conducted by STRONG STAR and the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD.

An Epidemic And An Enigma

Texas Public Radio
Jun 26, 2019

For a program focusing on the rising suicide rate and ways to address the problem, STRONG STAR suicide prevention expert Brooke Fina participated in a live panel discussion and took calls from listeners on Texas Public Radio’s “The Source.”

Informational campaign at JBSA-Randolph focuses on PTSD studies

JBSA Legacy
Jun 21, 2019

A federally funded, multi-institutional research group focused on combat post-traumatic stress disorder and related conditions in active-duty military members will soon conclude a month-long informational campaign at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph.

Supporting Veterans: Psychologist Discusses Veterans and Mental Health

Spectrum News
May 26, 2019

In Focus Texas wraps up Mental Health Awareness Month with a closer look at mental illness among veterans. In the video, Dr. Don McGeary, a clinical psychologist who has experience treating service members and veterans on a variety of behavioral health issues, joins us on In Focus to talk about veterans and mental health.

Not Just For Soldiers: Civilians With PTSD Struggle To Find Effective Therapy

National Public Radio
May 20, 2019

The STRONG STAR Training Initiative’s program for training community mental health providers in evidence-based therapies for PTSD is highlighted in this story about the nationwide shortage of therapists trained in those therapies. The story also quotes STRONG STAR principal investigator Edna Foa, as well as former STRONG STAR clinical research therapist Lindsay Bira.

Finding New Strength Against PTSD

Texas Health Journal
Nov 28, 2018

Retired Army Colonel Don Gagliano, MD, knew something wasn’t right after he came home from Iraq, where he had served as Medical Commander of the 30th Brigade. It took him a long time to seek treatment for PTSD. When he finally did, his doctor recommended Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE), a cognitive-behavioral therapy shown to alleviate PTSD and its symptoms by helping patients confront traumatic memories they have been trying to avoid.

2018 San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference Draws Record Attendance, Delivers a Powerful Program

Department of Defense, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
Nov 04, 2018

San Antonio’s historic Pearl Stable was filled to capacity Oct. 23-24, 2018, as approximately 500 people from across the country gathered for the Third Annual San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference.

STRONG STAR Training Initiative Working to Increase Veteran Access to Evidence-Based Treatments for PTSD

ISTSS Stress Points
Nov 01, 2018

The Stress Points newsletter of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies highlights the efforts of the STRONG STAR Training Initiative to increase veteran access to evidence-based treatments for PTSD in this article.