THE SOLDIERS PROJECT
Meeting You Where You Are
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
TSP serves post-9/11 veterans, service members, and their family members and loved ones who need mental healthcare yet cannot access it. TSP treats individuals regardless of discharge status. Historically, individuals who have been less than honorably discharged are unable to receive veterans benefits and are at higher risk for suicide. While the VA issued a directive in July 2017 to provide up to 90 days of mental health services to those with an Other Than Honorable Discharge, at this time there are few resources to implement the policy change. As a result, 500,000 more veterans are attempting to receive care from the VA, overwhelming a network already experiencing months-long delays for mental health services.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Free Mental Health Services
Free mental health services for Post 9/11 military veterans, active duty service members, and their loved ones
Where we work
Awards
Leadership Award - Judith Broder 2010
The James Irvine Foundation
The Purpose Prize 2009
Civic Vewntures
Presidential Citizen Medal 2011
The White House
External reviews

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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Our goals are to to provide our free and confidential services to increasing number of Post 9/11 service members and their loved ones, to provide an increasing number of free therapeutic hours, and to increase the number of volunteer mental health professionals in our network year over year. Over time, additional goals are to add chapter service areas to the organization.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Our staff actively engages current volunteers and seeks to recruit additional mental health professionals to our network. We provide trainings to all volunteers in issues relative to our population such as Military Culture, PTSD, Traumatic Brain injury and others. We maintain relationships with both the VA and other community organizations that serve veterans and have a steady stream of client referrals.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Our organization enjoys a strong reputation in Southern California. The Soldiers Project was founded by retired psychiatrist Dr. Judith Broder in 2004 under the fiscal sponsorship of the Los Angeles Institute and Society for Psychoanalytic Studies in Los Angeles. From its inception, TSP was designed as a comprehensive direct services program to address the unmet psychological needs of veterans of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, focusing on prevention and early intervention to deal with service-related psychological injuries resulting from wartime experiences.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We hope to continue to grow our budget to expand into areas where we know many service members, veterans and their families live (such as Colorado and Florida). We are working toward those goals and every donation helps us get closer!
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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THE SOLDIERS PROJECT
Board of directorsas of 04/16/2018
Mr. Paul McGraw
Mr. Bryan Beverly
Gallagher
Term: 2016 - 2019
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes