FACT: An estimated 30 to 35% of military personnel returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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Reducing the Human Toll of PTSD
An estimated 30% to 35% of the 1.64 million U.S. troops deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq since October 2001 meet DSM-IV criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Almost half of all veterans with PTSD have never sought help of any kind, and of those who do, half receive inadequate treatment. Care for all these veterans could cost society between $4.0 and $6.2 billion biannually.
The David Lynch Foundation’s Transcendental Meditation-based program, “Operation Warrior Wellness” offers an extensively researched, widely practiced program for the reduction of traumatic stress and stress-related disorders. We believe this has great potential for treating PTSD by affecting the neurophysiology that underlies the disorder, and eliminating, rather than simply masking, the debilitating symptoms.
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SAVE THE DATE — Second Annual Benefit Celebration
The David Lynch Foundation will be hosting the second annual ‘Change Begins Within’ event Monday, December 13, 2010 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
• Cocktails in the great hall
• Conversation and performances
• Dinner celebration — the Temple of Dendur
Invitation to follow
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September Project Spotlight: Weaver High School
Lynn Kaplan and Peter Trivelas, Program Directors at the David Lynch Foundation, report on their Quiet Time Program of 450 students in the Arts and Technology Academy at Weaver High School in Hartford CT.
“We began by teaching all of the principals and administrators for the four academies at Weaver. The principal, Paul Stringer, a retired Marine, was sold from his first meditation. He was amazed at how easy and effortlessly he was able to transcend all of the stress around him and find deep quiet within.” Read More |
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Text-2-Give: Help bring meditation to people who need it most
Want to help bring meditation to at-risk school kids in your community? How about to soldiers coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder? Now you can, easily—and any amount helps! Simply text “LYNCH” to 85944 to instantly give a $10 donation. Easy to do, and it helps so much! Thanks in advance… |
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