Kathy Roth-Douquet, CEO, Blue Star Families. @BlueStarFamily – Instagram: bluestarfamilies Topic: Strengthening military families by connecting them with their neighbors–individuals and organizations–to create vibrant communities of mutual support. Issues: Raising awareness of the unique challenges of military family life; overcoming the isolation and alienation of frequent moves, deployments, and reduced support from the government; solving specific challenges for military families, including fighting economic insecurity with resources that foster spouse career development, creating family strength with rich family programming, and providing critical peer support for caregivers. Dan Nevins, spokesman for the Wounded Warrior Project. @wwp – Instagram: wwp Topic: Helping veterans and servicemembers who incurred a physical or mental injury, illness, or wound while serving in the military on or after September 11, 2001. Issues: Connecting with other wounded warriors; mental health and wellness; physical health; navigating the VA system; career assistance; personal independence; resources for family members of wounded veterans. Janet Golden, author of Babies Made Us Modern. Topic: How infants brought America into the 20th century. Issues: Economics, social welfare, and progressives; the US Children’s Bureau and how it improved infant health; traditional healers, patented medicines, and local cultures; the inner lives of babies; how American parents are different from parents in other countries.
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