Reaching a hundred of anything is usually considered a milestone—whether it’s years of age or points in a basketball game. USA Cares has just reached such a milestone with the one-hundredth veteran assisted through their Warrior Treatment Today program.

Begun in January 2008, the Warrior Treatment Today program has grown significantly as more and more veterans are coming forward for help with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI). 

USA Cares has helped veterans in over 26 states by providing financial support for basic needs such as mortgage, food, and bills while the veteran attends months of inpatient rehabilitation for PTSD/TBI. Without this support, many veterans simply could not afford to leave jobs and paychecks to get the necessary treatment they have earned and deserve.

Veteran number one hundred has a lot in common with his 99 predecessors.  He was active duty Army on his first deployment to Iraq when his HUMMV was attacked.  He is from a small town in Michigan where he has dealt with multiple injuries—both visible and invisible.  Rated by the Veterans Administration at over 80 per cent disabled, our program participant number one hundred is trying to overcome those invisible wounds that must be healed before a return to normal life can really begin.

USA Cares is proud to offer the Warrior Treatment Today program in partnership with the Department of Veterans Affairs.  Generous private grant support has allowed them to expend over $160,000 in financial support to date. The sheer number of mental health casualties from combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan represents a formidable health care task that demands both public and private responders working together.  Given the selfless service of our veterans—we can do no less.