ABOUT US
Our Mission
Trauma and Resiliency Resources (TRR) assists military veterans and first responders challenged by service-related and line-of-duty traumatic experiences.
TRR’s Warrior Camp® program, specifically for active military and combat Veterans of all eras, is designed to heal the trauma of war and Military Moral Injury©, prevent suicide, enhance resilience and support force preservation.
ABOUT US
Our Mission
Trauma and Resiliency Resources, Inc. (TRR) assists military veterans and first responders challenged by service-related and line-of-duty traumatic experiences. We do this by connecting them with trauma-related resources, including therapists with advanced training in this area. TRR’s Warrior Camp® program, specifically for active military and combat Veterans of all eras, is designed to heal the trauma of war and Military Moral Injury©, prevent suicide, enhance resilience and support force preservation.
Our Services Include
- Warrior Camp® programs for combat veterans of all eras, without regard to discharge status and without limitation for those who are thinking about suicide or who have had previous attempts;
- Annual Suicide Prevention Summits for Veteran service providers, mental health clinicians, equine professionals and agencies;
- Trainings for Professionals on Suicide Prevention, Military Moral Injury and Group Psychotherapy Incorporating Horses for equine professionals.
About TRR
Warriors and First Responders put their lives on the line every day in service to their country, whether on the home front or in a combat zone. They do this willingly. They do not expect to be internally disturbed in the process, yet, this often occurs, and then it is time for us to serve them.
That time is now.
Active duty suicides have outpaced deaths in combat and are now happening at the rate of one per day. Veteran suicides are occurring at the rate of 22 per day. TRR is dedicated to helping those who have been to war truly come home.
We are not like other nonprofits working with veterans.
Specifically:
- We are the only veteran organization that sees Moral Injury as one of the primary challenges that military veterans face returning from combat. We see it as a leading factor in veteran suicide. We have designed a program specifically to repair Military Moral Injury©.
- We collect clinical data at every program – and so when we say this works, we can prove it.
- We intentionally work with those most at risk and have a 99.6% survival rate post-program.
- We work with active military and combat veterans of ALL eras.
- We work with Veterans without regard to discharge status.
Organizational History
Incorporated in 2005, Trauma and Resiliency Resources, Inc. (TRR) is dedicated to assisting traumatized individuals, especially those impacted by line of duty responsibilities, connect with trauma resources including therapists with advanced training in treating first responder and warrior trauma. TRR* was born out of its Founder’s work with uniformed and non-uniformed New York City First Responders in the aftermath of the events of September 11, 2001.
501(c)(3) public charity status was awarded in 2006. TRR’s first website was designed by a retired firefighter so that trauma-related resources could be made available to members of FDNY, NYPD and PAPD (Port Authority Police Department of New York/New Jersey) and their families.
With the onset of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, these resources were expanded to Military Personnel – Active Duty and Veterans, and all their families. Because we have no paid staff more than 90% of all donations go directly to Warrior Camp® programs. The remaining 10% pays for operational costs such as website hosting/ maintenance, grant writing/program development, and fundraising.
TRR is a leader in re-defining Military Moral Injury as distinct from PTSD and highlighting that MMI is not a disorder that requires treatment, but rather a very human response to having violated a core value or moral code. We seek to avoid pathologizing having a conscience.
– Eva Usadi
TRR Founder and Executive Director
Trauma is Treatable
Based on extensive experience we know that warriors and first responders believe they are supposed to “suck it up” and “get over” traumatic experiences on their own. This is usually reinforced by their departments or branch of service. As traumatized individuals try to handle their difficulties on their own, years go by. When they finally do seek professional help, or are mandated to get help, it is often very late. Their symptoms have become chronic and complicated by the use of drugs and alcohol in a typical, but largely unsuccessful, effort to reduce symptom severity.
Research-Based Treatment
Traumatic stress has been heavily research funded in recent years, and we now know much more about what actually happens to individuals during a traumatic experience. Some of the specific brain processes involved in the formation of symptoms have been identified. This has lead to the development of treatment modalities that are highly successful for many people as long as the treatments are provided by therapists who are trained and/or certified in their use, and are sufficiently educated about working with trauma survivors.
Those of us who work with traumatized individuals know that recent traumas are often fueled or exacerbated by traumatic experiences from childhood that at the time were probably unrecognized as such. Good trauma treatment can address these issues when necessary, and if that is what the individual wants.
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STAFF
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YOU can help support our mission
It is critical that we:
• Become financially and organizationally secure.
• Have a year-round home base of operations from which to grow our direct service programming and training.
• Position ourselves to have a major impact on suicide
prevention nationally and for many diverse populations.
