JACKSONVILLE, Fla., July 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On July 16-20, Wounded Warrior Project, in conjunction with the National Ability Center, will host 20 returning veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The soldiers will participate in a week long wilderness retreat titled Project Odyssey. The groundbreaking Project Odyssey will give the soldiers opportunities to develop skills and mechanisms for coping with PTSD, enabling them to participate more fully in mainstream life. The Department of Veterans Affairs will provide mental health physicians and therapists for the retreat and has identified the participating soldiers. Based on results and feedback from this retreat, Wounded Warrior Project plans similar retreats for soldiers nationwide.
PTSD is becoming an increasingly common result of war and one that not only affects the soldier but their families and communities as well. Project Odyssey is designed to meet specific needs and includes a variety of trust and team building activities and outdoor recreation experiences such as hiking, horseback riding, canoeing, challenge course initiatives, and Native American healing rituals.
Wounded Warrior Project is a non profit organization dedicated to assisting those men and women of the United States Armed Forces who have been severely injured during the war on terror. WWP provides programs and services designated to ease the burdens of the heroes and their families and transition them back into mainstream life.
Three miles outside of historic Park City, Utah, the National Ability Center sits serenely on a 26-acre ranch and their on-site accessible lodging and ability to tailor programs specifically to individual needs made it the perfect place to host a retreat for WWP.
Nature and recreation are very powerful tools for healing the spirit and mind. Recreational experiences assist participants in developing self-esteem, generating self-confidence, improving mental attitudes and outlook, and provide opportunities to build relationships with families, friends and peers.
About Wounded Warrior Project
Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) is a non-profit organization aimed at assisting those men and women of the United States armed forces who have been severely injured during the war on terrorism in Iraq, Afghanistan and other hot spots around the world. Beginning at the bedside of the severely wounded, WWP provides programs and services designated to ease the burdens of these heroes and their families, aid in the recovery process and smooth the transition back to civilian life. For more information, please call (904) 296- 7350 or visit http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/.
Wounded Warrior Project
CONTACT: Ayla Hay, ayla@themeridiangroup.com, or Tracey Pisciotta,
traceyp@themeridiangroup.com, +1-800-294-3840, both of Meridian Group
Web site: http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/
