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-- >>> THE PUGET SOUND AREA IS
HOME TO HALF A MILLION MILITARY
VETERANS AND A NEW CLINIC HELPS
THEM GET CARE AT NO COST TO
VETERANS OR THEIR FAMILIES.
TOMORROW COHEN VETERAN'S
NETWORK WILL OPEN ITS NEW
CLINIC IN THE AREA OFFERING
HELP TO MILITARY FAMILIES.
TO TELL US MORE ABOUT THE COHEN
FAMILY VETERAN'S NETWORK PLEASE
WELCOME DR. ANTHONY HASSAN AND
NICHOLE AYRES.
NICHOLE AYRES. TELL ME ABOUT THE NEW CLINIC.
>> THAT'S MORE THAN A QUARTER
MILLION DOLLARS TO MAKE SURE
VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES HAD
ACCESS TO CARE.
>> WHO IS STEVEN COHEN.
>> STEVEN COHEN IS A VERY
WEALTHY CONTRIBUTOR.
WEALTHY CONTRIBUTOR. MR.COHEN SAID THIS IS HIS
FOCUS.
FOCUS.
FOCUS. HE
FOCUS. HE WANTS TO MAKE SURE EVERY
VETERAN AND FAMILY MEMBER CAN
GET THE CARE THEY NEED WHEN
THEY NEED IT.
>> OFTENTIMES IT'S A HIDDEN
PROBLEM ONLY THE FAMILY SEES OR
MILITARY VETERANS MAY HAVE
INTERNAL FEELINGS ABOUT NOT
NEEDING CARE OR BEING CONCERNED
ABOUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THEIR
CAREER IF THEY SEEK CARE.
HOW ARE YOU WORKING TOWARD
OVERCOMING THAT AND MAKING SURE
PEOPLE WHO NEED HELP GET HELP.
>> HALF OF HER CLINIC ARE
STAFFED BY VETERANS AND
MILITARY FAMILIES.
MILITARY FAMILIES. WE HAVE 11 CLINICS, WE'RE GOING
TO HAVE 25.
OVER 50% OF THE FOLKS WHO WORK
IN OUR CLINIC ARE VETERANS OR
MILITARY FAMILIES.
MILITARY FAMILIES. WE KNOW THEM, THEY KNOW US,
INSTANTLY WE CONNECT.
>> TELL US ABOUT THE LAKEWOOD
CLINIC.
CLINIC.
CLINIC. >> THERE'S OVER HALF A MILLION
VETERANS IN THE PUGET SOUND
AREA.
AREA.
AREA. SO
AREA. SO OUR CLINIC SPECIFICALLY WILL
SERVE MINIMAL OF 500 THAT FIRST
YEAR.
YEAR.
YEAR. AND
YEAR. AND ANTICIPATE WE WILL SERVE A
LOT MORE IN THE COMMUNITY AS
TIME GROWS.
TIME GROWS. AS DR. HASSAN MENTIONED OVER
HALF MY STAFF IS MILITARY
VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES
INCLUDING MYSELF.
INCLUDING MYSELF. SO THIS POSITION AT THE COHEN'S
CENTER I WORK AS A SPOUSE AND
MILITARY VETERAN.
MILITARY VETERAN. SO IT'S MY DREAM.
>> AND THE FACT THAT IT'S LOW
COST IT LOWERS THE BARRIER.
>> OUR TELEHEALTH PROGRAM WHICH
IS FACE TO FACE HELP ONLINE.
EVERY SERVICE WE CAN PHYSICALLY
PROVIDE IN THE CLINIC WE CAN
PROVIDE TO SOMEBODY ACROSS THE
STATE FROM US.
WE CAN VIRTUALLY HELP THE
ENTIRE CITY OF WASHINGTON.
>> HOW DID YOU DECIDE THAT'S AN
IMPORTANT PROGRAM.
IMPORTANT PROGRAM. >> WE JUST WANT TO REMOVE THE
BARRIERS.
BARRIERS.
BARRIERS. BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE
TELEHEALTH WILL HELP PEOPLE WHO
CANNOT COME OUT.
>> WHO CAN BENEFIT?
>> WE CAN SEE ANYBODY.
WE CAN SEE A VETERAN AFTER ONE
DAY OF SERVICE.
IT CAN BE THEIR SPOUSE,
CHILDREN, A PARENT, UNCLE, AUNT
SOMEBODY WHO'S LIKE A FAMILY
MEMBER.
MEMBER.
MEMBER. IT ALLOWS US TO SUPPORT THE
WHOLE FAMILY SYSTEM FOR THAT
VETERAN.
VETERAN.
VETERAN. >> THAT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE
SOMEBODY COULD BE A CARE GIVER
TO A VETERAN OR THEIR CLOSEST
RELATIVE OR SOMEONE WHO THEY
LIVE AND IS NOT A SPOUSE OR
CHILD.
CHILD.
CHILD. OPENING THAT UP SO VETERAN CAN
DEFINE THEIR FAMILY SUPPORT
SYSTEM SEEMS LIKE AN IMPORTANT
THING TO DO.
>> IT'S HUGE, THERE'S ENOUGH
BARRIERS OUT THERE FOR PEOPLE
RECEIVING CARE.
RECEIVING CARE. WE WANTED TO BREAK THOSE DOWN.
>> ARE THERE PARTICULAR
BARRIERS FOR VETERANS WHO HAVE
HAD TO BE VERY TOUGH, VERY
STRONG, VERY ON TASK ALL OF
THESE TIMES TO LET GO AND SAY I
REALLY DO NEED HELP AND I'M
OKAY TO PUT MYSELF IN THE HANDS
OF SOMEBODY ELSE.
>> I CAN TELL YOU WE FOUGHT
THIS ALL THE TIME WE TRIED TO
CONVINCE PEOPLE THAT YOU HAVE
TO GO GET HELP WHEN YOU START
NOTICING YOUR BEHAVIORS ARE NOT
RIGHT.
RIGHT.
RIGHT. YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS ARE TELLING
YOU YOU'RE NOT RIGHT.
YOUR BOSS IS TELLING YOU YOU'RE
NOT RIGHT.
NOT RIGHT. IT'S NOT THAT WE WANT TO
DIAGNOSE YOU WE WANT TO TREAT
THOSE PROBLEMS EARLY ON BEFORE
THEY BECOME BEHAVIORAL
PROBLEMS.
PROBLEMS.
PROBLEMS. WE TRY TO HAVE THAT HAPPEN BUT
IT'S NOT HAPPENING.
WE TRYING TO HELP THOSE PEOPLE
BEFORE THEY GET WORSE.
LIKE MY WIFE IS GOING TO LEAVE
ME.
ME.
ME. COME
ME. COME AND GET HELP NOW BEFORE
YOUR BEHAVIOR STARTS IMPACTING
YOUR DUTY PERFORMANCE OR YOUR
RELATIONSHIPS.
RELATIONSHIPS. IT'S VERY HARD.
IN THE MILITARY ENVIRONMENT IN
PARTICULAR YOU'RE PART OF A
CHAIN AND YOU CAN'T BE THAT
BROKEN LINK RIGHT.
IT'S ENGRAINED IN THEM.
BUT YOU REALLY ARE TRYING TO
CONVINCE THEM THAT GETTING HELP
EARLY IS THE BEST THING FOR
YOUR LIFE, FOR YOUR FAMILY, FOR
YOUR CAREER.
YOUR CAREER. >> SOMEHOW FLIPPING THE SWITCH
WHERE THAT'S A STRENGTH THAT
YOU NEED TO REPAIR THE THINGS
THAT ARE FRAYING A BIT INSTEAD
OF SEEING IT AS A WEAKNESS.
THE FACT YOU HELP VETERANS IS
GREAT.
GREAT.
GREAT. THE PEOPLE THAT COME IN KNOW
THEY RELATE TO EACH OTHER.
THEY GET THE ENVIRONMENT.
WHAT ARE THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR
FOLKS WHO WORK IN THE CLINIC
SKWR-S
SKWR-S
SKWR-S >>
SKWR-S >> FOR US WE WERE JUST LOOKING
FOR HIGH QUALITY PROFESSIONALS.
FOR US IT WAS IMPORTANT TO SEE
THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE MILITARY
COMPETENCY.
COMPETENCY. S THAT OUR VETERAN COMMUNITY
AND MILITARY FAMILY MEMBERS,
THAT IS OUR VETERAN COMMUNITY
AND MILITARY FAMILY MEMBERS.
PEOPLE THAT HAVE A PASSION ON
WHAT WE DO.
THAT HELPS BREAK THE STIGMA AND
BARRIERS AND SAY WE UNDERSTAND
YOU, WE GET IT.
>> AND HOW CAN PEOPLE HELP.
>> WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO
COME TO OUR WEBSITE AND SEE THE
BEAUTIFUL CLINIC WE HAVE IN
LAKEWOOD.
LAKEWOOD.
LAKEWOOD. WE'RE EXCITED.
WE'RE EXCITED. >> IF YOU HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER,
FRIEND, RELATIVE, WHO YOU THINK
NEEDS HELP REACH OUT.
>> THEY CAN ACCESS CARE BY
CALLING INTO OUR CLINIC.
THEY CAN TALK TO SOMEBODY RIGHT
THERE 24 HOURS A DAY TO GET
THEM STARTED AND TO GET ACCESS
AND SERVICE AND START
TREATMENT.
TREATMENT. >> OPEN HOUSE IS TOMORROW
FRIDAY MARCH 22nd.
THIS MONTH IS FLYING BY ISN'T
IT.
IT.
IT. AT
IT. AT THE NEW CLINIC IN LAKEWOOD.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE
CLINIC AND OTHER PROJECTS
PLEASE VISIT COHEN VETERANS
WEBSITE AT YOUR SCREEN RIGHT
THERE THE