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

BTM87 - Dr. Erin Fletcher - Wounded Warrior Project and the Warrior Care Network
On today's episode, we feature a conversation with Dr. Erin Fletcher, Director of the Wounded Warrior Project's Warrior Care Network, and have a frank and honest discussion about suicide prevention in the military and veteran population.

BTM86 - Meg Grady - Higher Education for the Military Affiliated Population
On this episode, we feature a conversation with Army veteran and military spouse Meg O'Grady, Senior Vice President for Military and Government Programs for the National University System.

BTM85 - Sean Ryan - Army Emergency Relief
On this episode of Behind The Mission, we feature a conversation with retired Army Colonel Sean Ryan, Director of Communications for Army Emergency Relief, the Army’s only nonprofit organization serving active duty Soldiers, retirees and their families.

BTM84 - Rebecca Nowatchik - Secure Families Initiative
On this episode of Behind The Mission, we are featuring a conversation with Air Force Spouse Rebecca Nowatchik, Interim Executive Director of Secure Families Initiative, an organization that mobilizes military partners, family members, and veterans to vote and advocate for their communities, especially on issues of foreign policy and national security.

BTM83-Brian Jenkins - Armed Services Arts Partnership
On today's episode, we're featuring a conversation with Brian Jenkins, Executive Director of the Armed Services Arts Partnership, a creative community that provides free art and comedy classes to members of the military affiliated population.

BTM82- Aimee Johnson - Suicide Prevention for the Military Affiliated Population
On today's episode, we feature a conversation with Aimee Johnson, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and consultant specializing in supporting businesses and organizations in designing and implementing industry-specific suicide prevention programs and strategies.

BTM81- Jeremy Butler
On today's episode, we feature a conversation with Aimee Johnson, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and consultant specializing in supporting businesses and organizations in designing and implementing industry-specific suicide prevention programs and strategies.

BTM80 - Dr. Umar Latif, MD - Help for Heroes Program
On this episode of Behind the Mission, we feature a conversation with Dr. Umar Latif, National Medical Director and co-founder of Help for Heroes, a multi-site speciality program designed to meet the clinical needs of active-duty service members, veterans and first responders who are dealing with mental health and substance abuse issues.

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.

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.
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.