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VETERANS HEALING INITIATIVE AWARDS GRANTS TO PROVIDE
SUBSTANCE ABUSE, TRAUMA TREATMENT FUNDING FOR VETERANS

Loyola Recovery Foundation and Samaritan Village of New York, La Paloma of Memphis
Receive Grants for Veterans’ Dual-Diagnosis Treatment

New York, NY (November 12, 2010) The Veterans Healing Initiative (VHI) announced today that Samaritan Village of New York, Grace After Fire and Loyola Recovery Foundation will receive funding from the organization's inaugural round of grants. Each program was selected based on a comprehensive review process by the VHI board that included clinical evaluations, site visits and an analysis of the programs effectiveness based on the outcomes of both male and female veteran patients.

Will Help Heal “The War Within”


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September 21, 2009—The Veterans Healing Initiative (VHI) has been formed in response to the dramatic increase of Substance Abuse (SA) and co-occurring mental health disorders among U.S. Veterans. Formed by Margaret Stone and James L. Abernathy, VHI’s core mission is to raise funds for veterans who need treatment for Addiction and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and help them begin to heal the war within.

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