Emory, a recognized leader in mental health research, is helping the nation's veterans through the regional BraveHeart initiative, led by Emory's Trauma and Anxiety Recovery Program director Barbara Rothbaum. The Emory-based initiative is marking its first anniversary by extending new services to veterans in person and online. The website now features a virtual coach named Bill who guides the user through a screening process for post-traumatic stress disorder. The program's also expanding the number of experts available to vets. See related stories | Watch video
Emory teams up with the Atlanta Braves to fight the stigma of mental illness through BraveHeart, including a Memorial Day ceremonial first pitch by retired Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli, former Vice Chief of Staff of the Army.