This Is My Brave – Stories from the Veteran Community, Vol. 2
Save the date!
This Is My Brave is proud to present This Is My Brave – Stories from the Veteran Community {virtual} Show on Thursday, November 9, 2023.
It has been a goal of This Is My Brave to produce an annual Veterans Show, and we are grateful for the individuals who have stepped up to share their stories of hope and recovery in honor of Veterans Day 2023.
Registration is open now!
The need for This Is My Brave – Stories from the Veteran Community
- 1 in 4 active duty military personnel show signs of a mental health condition (NAMI)
- 17 Veterans die by suicide each day (2021 Natl Suicide Prevention Annual Report)
- 37% -50% of Veterans who have returned from Afghanistan and Iraq are diagnosed with substance use disorder (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
- 11%-20% of Veterans have been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (US Dept of Veteran Affairs)
- 55 out of 100 women (or 55%) and 38 out of 100 men (or 38%) have experienced sexual harassment when in the military (US Dept of Veteran Affairs)
“Honestly, I had a great enlistment. I had a fantastic, unique experience aboard my submarine and I got to work with and meet a lot of quality humans. That’s not to say my entire life during that time was peaches and unicorns, though. A long battle with addiction and alcoholism would start during this time, and I didn’t really get it under control and start my true recovery until I sought therapy for it. And therapy only works if you share your story openly and really face it.”
-Marlon Deleon, This Is My Brave Program Coordinator and disabled Navy veteran, Nuclear Electrician’s Mate, Petty Officer Second Class, Submarines Qualified, 1999-2004.
