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If 100 People Donate $11, Then Not Alone Can Sponsor Treatment and Counseling Services for 10 Veterans

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In a Nutshell

Donations fund mental-health counseling and online support services to help combat veterans work through the issues of returning from war

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The Issue: Veterans’ Mental Health and Available Support

Across the United States, 2.5 million combat veterans have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan, and many now struggle to cope with life after war. Posttraumatic-stress disorder, suicide, and other mental-health issues in returning troops and veterans have gained media attention from Forbes to the New York Times, which reports that an average of 18 veterans commit suicide every day. Furthermore, according to the Center for a New American Security, "although only 1 percent of Americans have served during the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, former service members represent 20 percent of suicides in the United States." A proper net of support services such as counseling and educational resources could help lower these statistics, easing the transition back to civilian life for veterans and their families.

The Campaign: Counseling Veterans

If 100 people donate $11 to this Grassroots campaign, then Not Alone can sponsor treatment and counseling services for 10 veterans. Veterans can take part in all of the services offered through the program, including online group therapy, in-person counseling sessions, and the eClinic for 24/7 emergencies. Each additional $110 raised will fund treatment and counseling for another veteran, supporting Not Alone’s ultimate goal of adding 1,000 new veterans to the program this year.

Check out more Groupon Grassroots campaigns here.

Not Alone

Not Alone enables active-duty soldiers, veterans, and their families to address the emotional and psychological effects of combat experience with mental-health counseling and support services. Online and in-person programs address the effects of combat and posttraumatic-stress disorder, with more than 400 professionals available to provide confidential counseling services for veterans and active military members across 22 states. An online social network connects peers, informal groups cater to significant others, and the eClinic offers immediate 24/7 assistance to service members in need. Not Alone also maintains a combat-stress assessment to determine daily stress levels and an online database of articles on PTSD and life after war.

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The Groupon Guide to: Getting the Couch through the Doorway

They would never make a couch so big that it couldn't fit through any size of doorway. If you ever wanna sit down to watch TV, you're gonna have to do the following first:

  • Turn it right.
  • No, that was a question. "Turn it, right?"
  • Try to shove your head through it. For leverage.
  • Take the cushions off.
  • See if that lady will hold the cushions so they don't get dirty.
  • What are those purple and black stains under the cushions?
  • Tell her it will only take a second and that we would do it for her.
  • Those stains look like a scary code.
  • Line it up so that the armrest is parallel with the huge gash we just put in the wall.
  • Take the cushions back from Mrs. Princess. She obviously has better things to do.
  • Hold on, I think my fingers fell asleep.
  • Yup.
  • Think outside the box. What if we moved the doorway around the couch?
  • I can't believe we got this for free from the back of that open moving truck.
  • Throw the cushions down the stairs so the lady knows we're mad at her.
  • Let's take a break and drink these milks my friend hooked us up with.

Can you really get a couch through a doorway in 15 simple steps?

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