IN THEIR BOOTS is hitting the road for a 10-month national tour to highlight veteran stories and explore ways to improve veteran care. Please see the invitation to their kick-off event in San Francisco on March 21st. Please share the invitation with others.

Last year, IN THEIR BOOTS produced 12 documentaries and substantial media coverage in its effort to raise awareness for the sacrifices service members, veterans, and their families are making as our country continues. to fight the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Here is a summary of our work from 2008: http://intheirboots.blip.tv/#1847450.

In 2009 they are set to produce 10 more documentary films, and are taking them on the road. They will premiere one in a different city each month for the rest of the year. In March, their first stop will be San Francisco, where they will raise the issue of mental health care for returning veterans, and offer a model for the VA to consider to improve its mental health care treatment. See the invitation for details.

Then it is on to Houston in April to explore the complexities of Traumatic Brain Injury, the signature wound of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. In May they will be in Los Angeles highlighting the problem of homelessness among veterans and effective ways to address it. In June they will be in Atlanta demonstrating the need for ‘veteran’s courts’ and alternative sentencing to support veterans in their efforts to reintegrate when they return home. In July they will travel to Chicago to examine the impact on children of losing a family member in the war. The next five cities and topics will be announced soon.

For more information, visit their website at www.intheirboots.com or contact Nathan Havey at nhavey@bravenewfoundation.org.