DAV Magazine — January/February 2018 | Steven Wilson and Mary Dever PTSDJournal partners with DAV to maintain focus on invisible wounds As a young Marine infantryman, Christian Benedetto Jr. Was awake for four consecutive days of combat ... | Read More
The Many Faces of PTSD
PTSDJournal’s Invisible Wounds Conference included three panel discussions on various topics related to trauma and military adjustment to civilian life. Past National Commander of Disabled American Veterans Dave Riley and West New York ... | Read More
This Week at VA #14: Christian Benedetto – Marine Corps Veteran, PTSD Journal
Episode 14 of the #VApodcast features Marine Veteran Christian Benedetto. Christian Benedetto was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in November 2013. In the nearly 25 years that have passed since his military service with the ... | Read More
A Hero Among Us
PTSDJournal Founder, Christian Benedetto, Jr., is named a Prudential Hero Among Us during a NJ Devils game on Military Appreciation Night at the Prudential Center. The National Anthem sung by United States Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer ... | Read More
Veteran on PTSD awareness day: 5 ways I am misunderstood
By Jessica Mazzola | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Follow on Twitter on June 27, 2015 at 2:16 PM, updated July 01, 2015 at 1:50 PM MAPLEWOOD -- Christian Benedetto didn't know he suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder when he first ... | Read More
Conference Sheds Light on Ways to Cope With PTSD
By ANG SANTOS • OCT 6, 2017 Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is often associated with military personnel, first responders, and others whose livelihood puts them in dangerous situations. A US Department of Veterans Affairs study shows one in two ... | Read More
Facing the Demons
CHRISTIAN BENEDETTO JR. REPRESSED HIS PTSD UNTIL IT WAS ALMOST TOO LATE. NOW HE’S A RESOURCE AND ADVOCATE FOR OTHERS COPING WITH THE DISORDER. By Nick DiUlio Illustrations by Dung Hoang By almost every measure the party was a grand ... | Read More
Gruskin Group hosts seventh annual “Let’s Charrette” at Kean University
By Loreen Lesso on April 07, 2016 at 6:00 PM Student Design Teams Create Space for Individuals Suffering from PTSD On March 31, 2016, over 230 design students and professionals participated in "Let's Charrette(r)" as part of the seventh ... | Read More
Kean students create space for PTSD
Staff Report, @MyCentralJersey The event provided design students with the experience of working on multidisciplinary teams guided by professional mentors More than 230 design students and professionals participated in "Let's Charrette®" as ... | Read More
PTSD, Home Security & A Good Night’s Sleep
There is a powerful connection between PTSD and a good night's sleep. If you are a sufferer yourself, you must realize how important it is to be able to feel safe inside your own home, especially at night, and be able to get a good night's ... | Read More
Founder hopes PTSD magazine will change lives
By Adam Clark | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Email the author | Follow on Twitter on November 11, 2016 at 9:03 AM, updated November 11, 2016 at 9:46 AM MAPLEWOOD — After nearly two decades of running from her past, Kathy Parker was broken, she ... | Read More