Seeking the Military Suicide Solution Podcast, Episode 44: Dr. Amy Taft, suicide prevention in children of military families December 17, 2020 This podcast from Military Times examines the alarming rate of military and veterans suicide, offering new insights based on research and effective clinical and peer support practices in suicide prevention. Hosted by Duane France, a retired Army combat veteran, author and mental health counselor, and Shauna Springer, a psychologist, author and nationally recognized expert on initiatives to benefit the military community, the podcast aims to move beyond awareness to identify actionable strategies that can impact the rising suicide rate among service members, veterans, and their families.
Employees of a government contractor working on local military bases have taken it into their own hands to feed the hungry this holiday season.
A recent employee-led food drive put on by Environmental Chemical Corporation (ECC), a company doing hurricane recovery and infrastructure work on area Marine Corps installations, helped raise thousands of dollars and feed hundreds of people in the Jacksonville and New Bern areas.
“I just thought with our footprint here that we need to be really helping out in the local community,” said ECC employee Erika Mularski, who headed up the Giving Thanks Food Drive at the company’s office on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.
Atlantic Marine Corps Communities (AMCC) residents on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune got to see Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus and the Grinch this week as AMCC hosted its annual “Home for the Holidays” event in a socially distanced, drive-thru fashion, Dec. 9.
More than 500 kids living on Camp Lejeune received goodie bags and toys courtesy of AMCC and its partners.
For AMCC project director John Giltz, the event is about creating a sense of community for AMCC’s residents.
“It is a wonderful event and an opportunity for us to see the community in a different way,” Giltz said. “It’s important for me [and] our staff to do that just to continue to show that we are here and committed to them.”