Tag Archives: Advocacy

ELDER ORPHANS; WILL YOU BECOME ONE?

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Sheri de Grom

Medicare/Medical 2015 by – Sheri de Grom What are the chances you’ll become an elder orphan? Are you 65 or older, without children and alone? No one knows exactly how many individuals fall into this newly-created medical care category. The theory … Continue reading →

Posted in Medical Care 2015, Medicare | Tagged 2012 US Census, Advocacy, Baby Boomers, Elder Orphan, family, Functional Decline, Medicare, Mental Health Care, Premature Death, Sheri de Grom | 98 Comments

EVERY SIXTY-FIVE MINUTES A VETERAN COMMITS SUICIDE

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Sheri de Grom

Mental Health/Veterans/Suicide by – Sheri de Grom Every sixty-five minutes a United States Military Veteran kills themselves. We lose one-hundred-fifty-four Veterans per week. The reality of how many Veterans commit suicide is unknown. The number is higher than the actual … Continue reading →

Posted in Mental Health, Suicide, Veterans | Tagged Advocacy, Afghanistan, Charlene Rubush, Chuck Dean, Iraq, Mental Health, Nam Vet, National Suicide Prevention Month, Sheri de Grom, Suicide, Veteran's Affairs Administration, Veterans, Vietnam Veterans | 125 Comments

When It Is Not Mental Illness The Fourth House By – Sheri de Grom An estimate by the National Institute of Mental Health states, “One of every four homes in the United States is affected by a serious mental illness.” … Continue reading →

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Sheri de Grom | 82 Comments