Final Projects

Service Learning Project OPTION 1:

The Wounded Warrior Project helps servicemen and servicewomen who were physically or mentally injured on or after 9/11. The project's mission is to raise public awareness about injured service members, help the injured assist one another, and provide direct programs to meet the needs of hurt service members. You can donate to the Wounded Warrior Project on its website.

“In Their Words” from the Wounded Warriors Project

Become a Student Ambassador for the Wounded Warriors Project

• Support WWP through your existing class, club, or athletic team
• Support WWP through a notable school event or by creating a campaign surrounding 9/11, Veterans Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, or other Veterans' holiday
• Form a school club to benefit WWP
• Host an event or series of events at your school

Social Emotional Learning Project PTSD OPTION 2:

Regular mindfulness practice can lead to a greater present-centered awareness and nonjudgmental acceptance of potentially distressing cognitive and emotional states as well as trauma-related internal and external triggers (5, 13). Awareness and acceptance of trauma-related thoughts and feelings may serve as an indirect mechanism of cognitive-affective exposure. This may be especially useful for individuals with PTSD, as it may help decrease experiential avoidance, reduce arousal, and foster emotion regulation. For instance, among trauma-exposed individuals evaluated at a single time point, greater levels of acting with awareness and accepting without judgment were associated with lower levels of posttraumatic stress symptoms (11). Regular mindfulness practice has also been shown to decrease physiological arousal (14- 15). From The US Dept. of Veterans Affairs

• 20 Minute Guided Mindful Meditation
• Mindfulness Hyperdoc