About Today’s Guest
Eran Magen, Ph.D., is the founder and CEO of Early Alert, which supports Veteran wellness and prevents Veteran crisis. Dr. Magen served as an officer in the Israeli military before receiving his Ph.D. in psychology from Stanford University and completing post-doctoral training in population health. Dr. Magen served as the research director for the department of Counseling and Psychological Services at the University of Pennsylvania before founding Early Alert. He now lives in New Haven, CT, and is trying to develop a taste for winter and for writing about himself in the third person.
PsychArmor Resource of the Week
This week’s resource of the week is the PsychArmor course, Why Collaboration is So Important in Supporting Military Members, Veterans, Their Families, and Caregivers. This course is designed for community leaders interested in exploring some key components to a successful collaborative journey. You will learn how collaboration can provide the structure needed to impact the lives of military-connected people.
You can find the resource here: https://learn.psycharmor.org/courses/why-collaboration-is-so-important
Provide Support
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Provide Feedback
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Theme Music
Our theme music Don’t Kill the Messenger was written and performed by Navy Veteran Jerry Maniscalco, in cooperation with Operation Encore, a non profit committed to supporting singer/songwriter and musicians across the military and Veteran communities.
Episode Partner
Our sponsor this week is CareLinx by Sharecare, connecting Veterans, service members, and military families with trusted home care and caregiver support.
Producer and Host Duane France is a retired Army Noncommissioned Officer, combat veteran, and clinical mental health counselor for service members, veterans, and their families. You can find more about the work that he is doing at www.veteranmentalhealth.com