
ReMIND.org is a public education movement of the Bob Woodruff Foundation that educates the public about the needs of injured service members, veterans and their families as they reintegrate into their communities.
The vision of the Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF) is to provide resources and support to injured service members, veterans and their families -- building a movement to empower communities nationwide to take action to successfully reintegrate our nation’s injured heroes—especially those who have sustained the Hidden Injuries of War—back into their communities so they may thrive physically, psychologically, socially and economically.
Their Cause
- More than 2.5 million U.S. service members have been deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq since September 11, 2001.
- 90 percent of today’s service members are surviving their injuries
- One of every 50 service members in Afghanistan and Iraq has sustained a physical combat injury; one in five suffer from PTS, TBI and/or depression.
- The Veterans Administration (VA) estimates that a veteran dies by suicide every 80 minutes. On average, one suicide a day occurs in the military, and the number of service members who took their lives this year has surpassed the number killed in combat.
BWF works to support all injured service members with a special emphasis on the Hidden Injuries of War - Traumatic Brain Injury and Combat Stress. While the wounds of these injuries may not always be visible, their impact is felt long after a service member returns and their treatment is often the most costly and difficult to attain.