Department of Defense Offers Safe Helpline Mobile App for Sexual Assault

In the premiere episode of the new ABC TV drama LAST RESORT, there is a very brief “sexual assault” check with some of the women on the nuclear submarine.

While the questioned woman assured the interviewer that everything was okay, in real life this is not necessarily so.

Now the Department of Defense has a Safe Helpline Mobile Application that will enable military personnel transitioning to civilian life to have access to resources assisting in managing the effects of sexual assault.

Click here to go to the Department of Defense Sexual Assault Prevention and Response website to learn more about the available resources.
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Phyllis Zimbler Miller is the author of the novel MRS. LIEUTENANT and the co-author of the eBook technothriller LT. COMMANDER MOLLIE SANDERS. Phyllis is the co-founder of the marketing consulting company Miller Mosaic LLC, which works with clients to attract more business. Read her posts at the company's social media marketing blog.

New Mobile App: Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Pocket Guide

The Department of Defense has released a new mobile application for health care professionals as a quick reference for mild traumatic brain injury.

According to the app's website page:

A reference for providers treating service members and Veterans with a mild TBI.

In collaboration with the Traumatic Brain Injury Clinical Standards of Care Directorate of the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (DCoE)the National Center for Telehealth and Technology (T2) developed a smartphone Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Pocket Guide to provide care providers with a comprehensive, quick reference that includes clinical practice guidelines for assessing and treating service members and Veterans who have sustained a mild TBI.

Key features of the app include:

Interactive Decision Trees: Helps identify the best interventions and timing of services for patients in order to optimize quality of care and clinical outcomes.

Symptom Management: Identifies clinical practice guidelines for the management of common symptoms following mTBI.

Provider Assessments: Provides frequently used assessments and scoring of tools used with mTBI patients.

Relevant DoD ICD-9 Coding: Consolidates all appropriate codes enabling efficient documentation.

Interactive Links: Allows user to have direct access to additional resources with a touch of a finger.

Download the free mobile application now for Android smartphones.

And you can get hard copies of the pocket guide from the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center at info@dvbic.org or 1-800-870-9244.
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Phyllis Zimbler Miller is the author of the novel MRS. LIEUTENANT and her social media marketing company Miller Mosaic Power Marketing works with clients to use social media to attract more business. Read her social media marketing blog.

DoD Encouraging Military Personnel and Their Family Members to Vote

Courtesy of DoDLive.mil:

The Department of Defense is working with the Federal Voting Assistance Program to encourage military personnel and their family members to exercise their right to vote.

Absentee Voting Week is held from Sept. 27 - Oct. 4. During Absentee Voting Week, voter assistance officers will encourage voters to complete and mail their absentee ballots so that they are received by local election offices in time to be counted for the November general election.

In addition, voters may use the new electronic absentee ballot form if they didn't receive one from their state.

Learn more now.
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Phyllis Zimbler Miller is the author of the novel MRS. LIEUTENANT and her social media marketing company Miller Mosaic Power Marketing works with clients to use social media to attract more business. Read her social media marketing blog.

DoD Announces on Twitter: Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

I retweeted this tweet today:

@DeptofDefense: #Suicide Prevention Awareness month starts today. Follow @DCoEPage for info shared daily http://bit.ly/ddYVY2 #sot #ptsd

And I hope everyone will click through on the link to learn more.

FYI -- For those of you not active on Twitter, the sot stands for support our troops and the # in front of words on Twitter indicates a topic.
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Phyllis Zimbler Miller is the author of the novel MRS. LIEUTENANT and her social media marketing company Miller Mosaic Power Marketing works with clients to use social media to attract more business. Read her social media marketing blog.

Fast Company Article Describes Hollywood's Help to Prepare Soldiers for Roadside Attacks

The FastCompany.com November 8, 2009, article by Alissa Walker headlined "Inside the IED Battle Drill: How Hollywood Is Prepping Soldiers for Roadside Attacks" begins:

So," the smiling publicist asked cheerily, "do you want to get blown up, or not?"

Not a question I routinely get asked when reporting stories. But nothing about my visit to this non-descript office park about 40 miles north of Los Angeles could be described as routine. Here, in the shadow of the dozen or so roller coasters of Six Flags Magic Mountain, a team of more than a dozen Hollywood creatives and theme park engineers are debuting their latest creation.

Except this team is working not for the hottest Hollywood studio but for the Department of Defense. And this is no blockbuster film. It's a simulated IED attack.

Read the entire article now.
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Phyllis Zimbler Miller is the author of the novel MRS. LIEUTENANT and the co-author of the Jewish holiday book SEASONS FOR CELEBRATION. Her newest project is www.FilmsThatSupportOurTroops.com.

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