Listen in each week as industry experts discuss critical topics within the military-connected community.

 
BTM79 - Dr. Elisa Borah - Institute for Military and Veteran Family Wellness
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BTM79 - Dr. Elisa Borah - Institute for Military and Veteran Family Wellness

On this episode of Behind The Mission, we're featuring a conversation with research scientist and military spouse Dr. Elisa V. Borah, research associate professor at the Steve Hicks School of Social Work at the University of Texas at Austin, and Director of the Institute for Military and Veteran Family Wellness.

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BTM78-Shannon Razsadin - Military Family Advisory Network
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BTM78-Shannon Razsadin - Military Family Advisory Network

On this episode of Behind The Mission, we're featuring a conversation with Shannon Razsadin, a Navy Spouse and executive Director of the Military Family Advisory Network, an organization that serves as the voice of the modern military family and a bridge that connects military families to the resources, people, and information they need.

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BTM77-Jennifer Goodale - Military Officers Association of America
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BTM77-Jennifer Goodale - Military Officers Association of America

On this episode, we feature a conversation Marine Corps Veteran and military spouse Jennifer Goodale, the Director of Military Family and Spouse Programs for the Military Officers Association of America, a leading national advocacy organization that plays an active role in military personnel matters and especially legislation affecting the career force, the retired community, and Veterans of the uniformed services.

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BTM76-Will Huff - Soldiers to Sidelines
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BTM76-Will Huff - Soldiers to Sidelines

On today's episode, we're featuring a conversation with Will Huff, a retired Army Colonel and Director of Partnerships with Soldiers to Sidelines, an organization that provides training and opportunities for members of the military affiliated community to become coaches in various sports so they can inspire, motivate, and encourage athletes.

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BTM75-Besa Pinchotti - The National Military Family Association
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BTM75-Besa Pinchotti - The National Military Family Association

On today's episode, we feature a conversation with military spouse Besa Pinchotti, Executive Director of the National Military Family Association, an organization that has provided advocacy and supportive program for military families for over fifty years.

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BTM72-Amy Looney Heffernan – The Travis Manion Foundation
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BTM72-Amy Looney Heffernan – The Travis Manion Foundation

On today's episode, we're featuring a conversation with Amy Looney Heffernan, Gold Star family member and Vice President of the Travis Manion Foundation, an organization that works to unite and strengthen communities by developing programs, training opportunities, and events designed to empower veterans and families of the fallen, and then inspire them to pass on their values to the next generation and the community at large.

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BTM71-Acadia Healthcare Military and Family Support Services
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BTM71-Acadia Healthcare Military and Family Support Services

On today's episode of Behind The Mission, we feature a conversation with Dr. Michael Genovese about Acadia Healthcare's Military and Family Support Services, and how they are using PsychArmor to train their providers in understanding their military affiliated clients.

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Duane France - PsychArmor Podcast Host

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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.