{"id":31177,"date":"2018-10-23T21:17:42","date_gmt":"2018-10-23T21:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/10\/23\/this-ptsd-program-is-getting-a-160-million-boost\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T06:50:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:50:36","slug":"this-ptsd-program-is-getting-a-160-million-boost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/veterans\/2018\/10\/23\/this-ptsd-program-is-getting-a-160-million-boost\/","title":{"rendered":"This PTSD program is getting a $160 million boost"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bill Geiger tried everything to get help for his post-traumatic stress disorder and the panic attacks, anxiety and anger issues that came with it \u2014 civilian doctors, Veterans Affairs hospitals, \u201cyou name it,\u201d he said in a recent interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was just kind of floundering,\u201d he said. \u201cThere was something that just wasn\u2019t working.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then in 2015, after medically retiring from the Army, he heard about a new program through the Wounded Warrior Project that would provide two to three weeks of intense therapy. He was one of the first ones to try it and was amazed by the results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Warrior Care Network was like no place that I\u2019ve ever been; the treatment was like nothing I\u2019d ever seen,\u201d he said. \u201cNow I\u2019m standing here today. I\u2019m still alive and kicking.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Wounded Warrior Project announced Tuesday that it will be putting $160 million more toward the Warrior Care Network that Geiger went through. That represents a significant expansion of the $100 million already invested in the program, and the nonprofit hopes the additional funding will allow them to reach more than 5,000 veterans and service members over the next five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\t