VeteranCaregiver provides peer-to-peer support and nationwide networking and resources for
Caregivers of Veterans.

So, you're a veteran or a caregiver of a veteran and family life has been altered – large or small – in the face of injury, illness, or aging. And, if you're feeling isolated or alone, want/need people around you who "get it", and you'd benefit from networking with peers and professionals from Veterans Services Organizations, community health and recovery resources, you've come to the only site of its kind. Veteran CareGiver is here to fill the need for acknowledgement, mentoring as only peers can do, and active support from others who share or can address your challenges. Most of all, you will find active support here with online and offline help to connect you to real people who are accessible and who care.

This site was launched in May 2010 in tandem with the Caregiver legislation and has rapidly evolved directly from user feedback. Find tailored resources based on your profile, the latest legislative updates and hearing schedule, communicate through private or public means (email, Forum, Message Boards, LiveChat, Blog, phone), contact your Senators/Representatives, connect with caregivers who may or may not be familiar with the military prior to becoming a caregiver, learn about spotlighted organizations, and also connect through general social networking sites for additional contact. Use this site to help you Advocate, Educate, Coordinate and Navigate an often confusing and slow-moving system. Find or share the latest therapy available, discuss what/where to obtain the best care, an upcoming event, an extraordinary community resource, and research your state's benefits and what is available to you. Working together, incremental successes add up!

Websites abound, but in reality, it's the people who care that will help bridge your days from one to the next. We don't attempt to duplicate resources, but provide you with the unique features that you have told us matter the most to you. Time is short and quality of life is precious. Thank you for joining us; we welcome your feedback.

Linda Kreter
President
WiseHealth, Inc.
410-777-5217

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Linda Kreter, President and CEO. Ms. Kreter is the former founder (1994) and CEO of Pharmaceutical Research Plus, Inc.; creating the niche market of accelerating patient recruitment for clinical trials. With a combination of unique software and exceptional call center physican/study coordinator customer support, PRP cut over 25 years from clinical drug development time. After the sale of PRP and upon leaving the company in 2004, her focus shifted to providing innovative software solutions to improve health and wellness education, and communication support for children and military families.

With the integrated divisions of WiseHealth, Linda has brought a user-driven, inventive approach to essential high-tech, high-touch platforms that extend the reach of family programs. Most recently, Linda has focused on vital proactive Caregiver Peer Support and responsive follow-through via VeteranCaregiver, connecting service and veteran families with agency and community programs. With direct support of Veteran and Wounded Warrior families, Linda is recognized as a subject matter expert for military/veteran Caregiving and regularly speaks and promotes peer-to-peer support and crucial two-way communication for families of the injured, ill, and/or wounded.

An additional by-product of VeteranCaregiver's peer network has been noteworthy success in Suicide Prevention. By recognizing and spreading awareness of the precursors of suicide (family history, anxiety, depression, financial and emotional strain and risky behaviors), hundreds of Veterans have been guided to needed clinical help. In the last year alone, 20 Veteran and 3 Caregiver suicides have been averted. VeteranCaregiver works closely with the VA Crisis Line, and a continually growing number of DoD and VA resources. She earned her degree in biology from Smith College.

Veterans, Wounded Warriors, and Service Family Advisors. WiseHealth is grateful for the ongoing volunteer efforts of caregivers, service members and veterans. Caregivers from both the active duty and veteran community assist in recommending and vetting new online features to best support family caregivers, wounded warriors, and service families for VeteranCaregiver.com. Wounded Warriors and Veterans are especially crucial in providing real-time feedback to newly-emerging issues along the care continuum and in Suicide Prevention. This is an ever-evolving team seeking compassionate care and improved communications for the best physical and mental health outcomes. We express our sincere appreciation for their contributions. In addition, a dedicated team of Navy spouses provide content for WiseHealthKids.com, permitting flexible, part-time employment around the globe.