San Antonio veteran Rich Stinson now openly talks about his struggles with mental health, but it hasn't always been the case. Stinson said he's on a journey to healing, and he wants to let other veterans know they're not alone.
Richard struggled with his reentry until this 6 5 tower picked up a paint brush and stroke by stroke shared his pain. he created a picture of luke s grave site with his arm reaching out to touch the headstone and a background awash in blood red. when his classmates critiqued him, this purple heart marine felt seen for the first time since coming home. he went onto graduate from art school, and in 2013 launched creativets to help others like him find peace through song writing and visual art. so far more than 1,600 veterans have signed up, each one just like richard sharing their pain, letting the art and the music do what they do best, bind them together in the truth of their stories from the battlefield so they can find their way through and heal. hey! what s up?
I m a marine, i m not supposed to be the first one crying up here. every day 20 veterans and members of the military community take their own lives. that s heart breaking reality. should concern us all. that s why creativets is working to help out and seek these vets and military personnel through the power of the arts. by sharing our story we hope to inspire others to join us. together we can make a real difference in the live of those who have given so much to our country. thank y all so much. [ applause ] over the years, no organization has been a greater supporter of our efforts than subaru, which has generously sponsored cnn heroes since 2008, 15 years. please welcome the chief executive officer for subaru of america. [ applause ]
Richard Casper co-founded CreatiVets in 2013 to fight the rising number of veteran suicides by using the arts and music as a form of creative therapy to help wounded veterans heal. On Wednesday, Casper was honored at the 56th annual Country Music Awards with a surprise $50,000 donation to CreatiVets from the whiskey brand Crown Royal in recognition of Casper's dedication to veterans.
CreatiVets works with artistic institutions like the Grand Ole Opry and the Art Institute of Chicago to help veterans learn how to tell their stories through photography, sculpture, painting and songwriting.
CreatiVets works with artistic institutions like the Grand Ole Opry and the Art Institute of Chicago to help veterans learn how to tell their stories through photography, sculpture, painting and songwriting.
Not every news story’s fantastic, but this one is.
The men and women who serve in our armed forces aren’t just pieces of a machine for killing people and breaking things.
They’re human beings, with hearts and minds emotional, creative creatures who chose to put their lives at risk for our safety.
And they’ve
Thanks to a terrific new partnership,
now they can in an unprecedented way.
The opportunity comes courtesy of an altogether
different type of machine: Nashville’s Big Machine Label Group, original home to Taylor Swift and current recording residence of Florida Georgia Line.