Spring River Mental Health and Wellness will be hosting a Community Green Zone Training on Friday, May 31st. Scan the QR code or follow the link to https://events.eventzilla.net/e/spring-river-community-green-zone-2138604742 to register!

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This is a keynote program that addresses the strengths and challenges of the Veteran population reintegrating into the community and how a community can take part in improvement and growth through the utilization of Veteran-centric skills. It is beneficial for everyone who can casually encounter a Veteran, Dependent, or Family Member in any number of circumstances, and the model is purpose-built to surround Veterans with community and saturate communities with invested Veterans. Presenters include the South-Central and Southeast Kansas American Red Cross Service to Military and Veterans Program Representative, local VA Medical Center Public Affairs officials, Loran Osborne from the Four County Mental Health Center, Inc. (CCBHC) Service Members and Veteran Families Navigator Office, a Kansas Veteran versed in Veteran-specific insurance, Team Rubicon, the 1011th Quartermaster Co. US Army Reserve, and Southeast KansasWorks. Opportunities to partner with this endeavor still exist, and we welcome a period of time wherein Veteran visitors can share their experiences about employment, housing, and community in their region of Kansas. Sponsors are invited to spend a brief time sharing about what investment or action they engage in to benefit their community and its Veterans at the outset of the event. Some of the terminal learning topics covered will be basic communication & interaction, questions not to ask, military culture familiarization & public-friendly terminology, best practices for forming community partnerships, Veterans returning to school, volunteering with Vets, how an employer can best utilize Veteran-prevalent skill sets, Veteran healthcare & insurance types, getting a Veteran to seek help & where to send them, and a few others.