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Marine veteran urges state support for clinician-led, nature-based therapy program 'Camp Valor'
Summary
Mike Brando, a three-tour Marine and founder of Camp Valor, asked the House Families and Veterans Committee to create state recognition, pilot funding and policy changes to support clinician-led nature-based therapy for veterans, citing high suicide rates and barriers in Medicaid and VA billing.
Mike Brando, a three-tour Marine and founder of Camp Valor Adventure Healing, urged the Michigan House Families and Veterans Committee to create a policy environment that recognizes and funds clinician-led, nature-based therapy for veterans.
Brando described his combat tours in Iraq, recounted losses among his unit after returning home, and said Michigan — he testified — has a veteran suicide rate that his witnesses cited at 29.3 per 100,000. He said roughly 7 percent of Michigan veterans live with PTSD and more than 20 percent report broader mental-health challenges, and he warned…
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