Call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room for immediate medical assistance.
If you have an urgent, immediate need, please reach out to us via email at immediateneeds@txwoundedwarrior.org, and reach out directly to Ron Nash at (469) 556-2209.
For 24/7 confidential crisis support for Veterans and their loved ones, please call 988 (press 1 for Veterans)
Here are some additional resources that may be helpful to veterans and their families:
Express Employment Professionals (East Texas)
ATT Human Asset Management (Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex)
ATT Human Asset Management prioritizes placing veterans into various roles across industries, including industrial, manufacturing, medical services, IT, and more. Full benefits are included.
If you are a Veteran and live in the Dallas Fort Worth area and are in need of work, please give them a call at 214-390-2021.
W-S Industrial Services, Inc.
W-S Specialty Services, Inc. is currently hiring Explosive Specialists for environmental cleanup at power plants, chemical plants, steel mills, oil refineries, and other various types of facilities. No experience necessary. We will train you.
AgrAbility
Texas AgrAbility has a mission of promoting success in agriculture for farmers, ranchers and their families impacted by disability issues.The “From battleground to Breaking Ground:
A Transformational Journey workshop is a two part agriculture workshop that is designed to educate veterans with and without disabilities about agriculture business start-up, business plan development, possibilities for farming/ranching with a disability, financial funding sources for farming/ranching, marketing, and resources to support agriculture business operations.
Hope for the Warriors
The mission of Hope for the Warriors is to enhance the quality of life for post-9/11 service members, their families, and families of the fallen who have sustained physical and psychological wounds in the line of duty. Hope For The Warriors is dedicated to restoring a sense of self, restoring the family unit, and restoring hope for our service members and our military families.
Service dogs can be wonderful companions and provide invaluable assistance to those with physical or mental needs. Below are web links for organizations that provide service dogs for wounded warriors:
Not sure where to start? Zocdoc provides a guide about service dogs and the impact that animals have on mental health.
To help those who are unable to afford the cost of a service animal, here is a guide that breaks down the total costs of obtaining a service dog, and provides a list of several alternative methods for financing these costs.
Emotional and mental injuries resulting from combat situations can be absolutely devastating. The incidence of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is alarmingly high among our men and women serving abroad, with almost one in five warriors being diagnosed with this condition once they come home. Additionally, suicides have increased dramatically in the last few years and are significantly higher in Warriors of recent war theaters compared with other veterans from previous wars.
If Warriors don't receive immediate help with this problem, they can become especially vulnerable to the temptation of substance abuse as a coping mechanism.
Wounded Warriors are often given prescription painkillers to help numb the pain associated with their physical injuries, and it is not uncommon for addiction to these drugs to become a significant issue. This addiction can lead to abuse of prescribed psychotropic drugs, alcoholism, and even illegal drugs. Anyone familiar with this chain of events knows the downward spiral that ensues. Fortunately, there are rehabilitation centers available that can effectively address and help Wounded Warriors stop these problems before it's too late.
Addiction Center is a professional web guide that can connect addicts and families with recovery and treatment options.
Advanced Recovery Systems shows all the facilities composed within their network scattered across the United States that treat all types of addiction, substance abuse, eating disorders, and mental health issues.
American Addiction Centers is an excellent resource that reviews the nation's top rehab facilities.
For those challenged by drug and alcohol abuse in the Tyler, TX area, help can be found here. An additional helpful resource for those in the Tyler area can be found here.
Alcohol Rehab Guide (ARG) is an organization that provides comprehensive and reliable information about alcohol abuse. ARG has specific information for veterans who are facing alcohol addiction, this resource can be found here.
Veterans struggling with addiction can find specialized programs at the following centers:
Find freedom from alcohol addiction
Alcohol Rehab Help provides free resources and information to help struggling individuals & families get their lives back on track.
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is the Nation’s Medical Center, proudly serving military beneficiaries in the Washington, D.C. area as well as those from across the country and around the globe. As the largest military medical center in the U.S., we are a tertiary care destination providing services in over 100 clinics and specialties. We are proud to be known as the first destination in the continental United States for caring for the wounded, ill and injured from global conflicts.
New Mouth
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 31% of adults between ages 20-44 have untreated dental caries. One out of every two American adults over 30 has periodontal disease. New Mouth was created to keep the public educated about current dental care practices, oral health basics, and how to find the best treatment possible. New Mouth is formed by a team of medical writers and dentists, who provide the most up-to-date dental information in every vertical, including general, pediatric, restorative, cosmetic, and orthodontics. We also connect patients with the best dentists in their area depending on individual treatment needs. For more information please click here. Additionally, New Mouth provides information about dental veneers, thin shells that fit over the front of teeth to improve their appearance, protect them from damage, and create a beautiful smile.
Vision Center
Vision Center is an informational web guide created for those seeking eye surgery and other vision correction options. All content published on Vision Center is researched, written, and edited by licensed optometrists, experienced journalists, and other medical writers in the industry. All pages in Vision Center's website are fact-based and sourced from recent scientific research, scholarly articles, textbooks, government agencies, and medical journals.
The Equine-Assisted Counseling and Wellness Lab in collaboration with the Research Intervention Lab at Texas Tech University are looking for veterans who experience symptoms of posttraumatic stress to help us on a research project about the effects of therapeutic horseback riding on veteran’s health and wellbeing.
This study involves participating in a 1 hour per week, 6-week horseback riding program at the Texas Tech Therapeutic Riding and Therapy Center. In order to understand how time with horses may improve veterans’ health, we will ask participants to complete some questionnaires and physical tests before, during, and after the horseback riding program. Participants’ time commitment will be approximately 11 hours. There is no cost to participate.
For more information, or if you are interested in participating, please contact the research team by phone at 806-834-5894 or email Kandis.cazenave@ttu.edu.
This study has been approved by the Human Research Protection Program at Texas Tech University.
Coupon Follow
CouponFollow's Interactive Military Discount Guide helps US military and veterans find available savings and rewards programs for over 316 online websites and retail stores.