July 23, 2013
Dear editors, colleagues, friends, therapists clinicians
and veterans,
on Sunday,
July 28, at 18:00 The Clearing Barrel G.I. Coffeehouse
and the Military Counseling Network e.V.
would like to offer an extraordinary opportunity to the German-American
community in Kaiserslautern.
Renowned documentary filmmaker and clinical
psychologist Jan Haaken will be traveling to Kaiserslautern to show and discuss her latest project,
Mindzone:
Therapists Behind the Front Lines.
This film
explores the conflicts experienced by the mental health workers of the 113th
Army Combat Stress Control detachment at the front lines in Afghanistan who
must try to both treat soldiers with combat related mental health problems and
yet send them back into the same stressful situations.
The documentary moves between the battle zone and the home
front as therapists working at the Veterans Administration reflect back on what
could have been done to prevent combat stress conditions in theater. MIND ZONE offers a rarely seen glimpse
of heated debate within the field of psychology over diagnosis and treatment of
combat conditions, and the limits of categories such as post-traumatic stress
disorder in capturing the psychological impact of warfare.
Dr. Haaken’s personal interviews and research bring to
light many of the hidden casualties and wounds of modern warfare. In a time when suicidality and long-term
mental illness is epidemic among veterans, this is a subject which deserves
serious public attention and a thorough public dialogue. To learn more about the project and to see
the trailer please visit: www.mindzonemovie.com.
After the screening at the UNION STUDIO für Filmkunst, Kerststr.
24, 67655 Kaiserslautern ,
we like to invite you to a
discussion with director Janice Haaken.
At the moment we are looking
for groups and individuals who would be willing to become sponsors of this
event scheduled to take place on Sunday, July 28, at 18:00. Of course financial sponsorship is important. We will need to raise at least $1,000 to make
this event happen. This will help cover
Dr. Haaken’s travel and accommodations.
We are also looking for sponsors who will be willing to publicize and
promote this event within their organizations and circle of contacts. You can do this by hanging this flyer in your
clinic/ practice/ office for all interested parties to see.
To register your interest or ask any
questions please call me at: 0151 56727550;
or e-mail at gi-cafe-germany@gmx.net.
Kind regards,
Meike Capps-Schubert, Chair Military Counseling Network
e.V.
