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SoCal veterans therapy advocate Judith Broder to receive White House recognition
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The White House announced Monday that a Southern California psychiatrist has been chosen to receive the Presidential Citizens Medal.
Walking on a beach seven years ago, clinical psychiatrist Judith Broder came across temporary white crosses honoring soldiers who’d died in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The impact was powerful, she says. It led her to realize that a soldier’s psychological wounds, often left untreated, are no less serious than losing an eye or a leg.
Broder created The Soldiers Project to help them return to civilian live, and ease the suffering caused by Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, depression, drug abuse, and domestic violence.
The program’s made up of a network of 700 mental health professionals across the country who’ve provided nearly 10,000 hours of free mental health care to soldiers, veterans and their families. For these efforts, founder Judith Broder will be one of 13 people to receive a Presidential Citizens Medal on Thursday at the White House.
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