Listen in each week as industry experts discuss critical topics within the military-connected community.
BTM25- Adapting to a Changing Veteran Support Landscape
On this episode of Behind the Mission, PsychArmor Board Member and Director of Veteran and Military Family Engagement at Cerner, joins the show to discuss adapting to the changes in military and veteran support, data, technology, and support for women veterans.
BTM24-Cultural Competence for Mental Health Professionals
On this episode, Doc Shauna Springer, nationally recognized expert on PTSD and transitional trauma, joins the show to talk about the need for mental health professionals to develop an understanding about the military affiliated population before they attempt to serve them.
BTM23-Farmer Veteran Coalition
On this episode, two representatives from the Farmer Veteran Coalition, Isa Marie McIntyre and Doris Mold, join the show to talk about supporting veterans in agriculture and farming.
BTM22- Habitat for Humanity
On this episode, Michael Delarosa, Director of Habitat for Humanity International Veterans Build Program, and Michelle Magee, the Private Grant and Development Coordinator for Habitation for Humanity of the Charlotte Region, join the show to discuss how partnering with PsychArmor allows Habitat for Humanity to better serve those who served.
BTM21- Higher Education Credits for Military Experience
On this episode, Air Force Veteran Dr. Dallas Kratzer joins the show to talk about how military experience can result in credit towards a college degree, and the importance of higher education as a path of growth in post-military life.
BTM20- Advocating for LGBTQ Service Members and Veterans
On this episode of Behind the Mission, US Air Force Veteran Jenn Dane joins the show to talk about the Modern Military Association of America, the nation’s largest non-profit organization working to advance fairness and equality for the LGBTQ military and veteran community.
BTM19- San Diego Military Affairs Council
On this episode of Behind The Mission, Retired Marine Officer Kevin Schmiegel joins the show to talk about how Operation Gratitude shares the thanks of a grateful nation while making connections between those who serve and their communities.
BTM18- Operation Gratitude
On this episode of Behind The Mission, Retired Marine Officer Kevin Schmiegel joins the show to talk about how Operation Gratitude shares the thanks of a grateful nation while making connections between those who serve and their communities.
BTM17- Military Exceptional Family Member Program
On this episode of Behind the Mission, the 2019 AFI Navy Spouse of the Year, Michelle Norman, joins the show to talk about advocating for military families with special needs children and Partners in PROMISE, a grassroots organization focused on educating, advising and advocating for exceptional military families and their education.
BTM16- Public Safety and Technology
On this episode of Behind the Mission, we feature Luke Larson, a Marine Corps Veteran and President of Axon, the nation’s leading public safety and technology company. We talk about Axon’s mission to improve public safety and support first responders and communities through innovative applications of technology.
THE HOST
Duane France
Duane France retired from the Army in 2014 after 22 years and five combat and operational deployments. After retirement, he was selected as an inaugural member of the George W. Bush Institute Veteran Leadership Program and has served as a clinical mental health counselor in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He is currently the Co-Director of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Service Member, Veteran, and Military Family Technical Assistance Center, an organization that provides technical advice and assistance to communities around the nation that are trying to implement suicide prevention and behavioral health integration programs for the military affiliated population. He has produced several Military mental health-related podcasts, Head Space and Timing and a limited podcast series looking at suicide prevention in the Military affiliated population in partnership with Military Times, Seeking the Military Suicide Solution.