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Whidbey Island Veteran Resource Center

From: Sarah Waller
Length: 11:50

Since the wars began in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2003, 56,000 service men and women have returned to Washington state. Almost 2,000 of those veterans have settled in Island County. And of those, it's estimated that one out of five suffer from PTSD or some form of major depression. A new Veterans Resource Center on Whidbey Island is providing services to help those veterans make the transition from war to civilian life. KUOW's Sarah Waller spoke with the woman who co–founded it, Judith Gorman. Read the full description.

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Playing: Whidbey Island Veteran Resource Center
From: Sarah Waller

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Since the wars began in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2003, 56,000 service men and women have returned to Washington State. Almost 2,000 of those veterans have settled in Island County. And of those, it’s estimated that one out of five suffer from PTSD or some form of major depression. That’s according to a RAND Corporation study. A new Veterans Resource Center on Whidbey Island is providing services to help those veterans make the transition from war to civilian life.

KUOW's Sarah Waller spoke with the woman who co-founded it, Judith Gorman.

Piece Description

Since the wars began in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2003, 56,000 service men and women have returned to Washington State. Almost 2,000 of those veterans have settled in Island County. And of those, it’s estimated that one out of five suffer from PTSD or some form of major depression. That’s according to a RAND Corporation study. A new Veterans Resource Center on Whidbey Island is providing services to help those veterans make the transition from war to civilian life.

KUOW's Sarah Waller spoke with the woman who co-founded it, Judith Gorman.

Broadcast History

July 11, 2009, KUOW 94.9FM

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INTRO:

Since the wars began in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2003, 56,000 service men and women have returned to Washington State. Almost 2,000 of those veterans have settled in Island County. And of those, it’s estimated that one out of five suffer from PTSD or some form of major depression. That’s according to a RAND Corporation study. A new Veterans Resource Center on Whidbey Island is providing services to help those veterans make the transition from war to civilian life. KUOW's Sarah Waller spoke with the woman who co-founded it, Judith Gorman.

OUTRO:

That was Judith Gorman, co-founder of the new Veterans Resource Center on Whidbey Island. She spoke with KUOW’s Sarah Waller.