COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION OF CROATIAN DEFENDERS TREATED from post-traumatic stress disorder REPUBLIC OF CROATIAN

This year's pilgrimage 8. the order was held at the time of 12.-13. November. The pilgrimage was organized for members of the community and their families. At this year's pilgrimage included more about seventy participants. Departing on a pilgrimage to Medjugorje was in Zagreb, where they gathered all the participants from the county associations from inside. Members of the Association of Vukovar and Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Dubrovnik and Metkovic on pilgrimage were included in Medjugorje. For this year's pilgrimage organized accommodation and meals in Medjugorje pilgrims to the left enough time for a tour of the sanctuary. Pilgrims visited the Apparition Hill and Cross Mountain and attended the Holy Mass.

A guide to the recreational competitive activity Croatian veterans treated for PTSD Croatia -Here-

In late September 2013. as part of the celebration of the World Day ˝ ˝ in suicide prevention organization ZUHBL PTSD Croatia and partner organizations ˝ ˝ hupsu Virovitica, and the implementation of the annual program of Community action, held two hearings in Croatian war veterans and members of their families. Stands were held in Nova Bukovica and Daruvar. Panels leader Dr.. Elvira Koić, the participants presented their exposure causes sucide with a special emphasis on this issue in the Croatian War Veterans. Turnout in the stands was satisfactory, especially for the reason that these debates for the first time held in this area to join the Community. -Photo-

Great action ˝ ˝ Stone by stone, which initiated the Association arising from the war in the area of ​​Imotski region for the purpose of raising funds to build a family home a family of five deceased veterans Croatian Tihomir KAROGLAN, each day takes on a new and beautiful facilities. Once you are in a special account opened in the association Imotski Falcons began to arrive money for this action, Joan Karoglan deceased wife Tihomir made another monetary donation.
Namely, Participants recent sports games members suffering from PTSD ia the entire Croatian held in New Vinodolski late September 2013. The, engagement of the top people of the veterans treated for PTSD ia from Imotski region, are familiar with the whole action. "We take advantage of socializing with our colleagues and we talked to them about the great action to build a family home Karoglan. It should not have to wait long to get a nice response. They are among themselves, collected cash donations for this nice action here and personally came to Imotski, hand it to Joan Karoglan, wife of our Tomislav ", words are Zeljko Tomas president of the association of veterans treated for PTSD Imotski region. President of the Association of veterans treated for PTSD Croatian, Tihomir Trešćec and member of Vladimir Puškec, Joan Karoglan personally handed over the collected donation.
"We doubted that we engage in this beautiful action. I hope that our modest contribution to be useful for building a family home family Karoglan,"Said Tihomir Treščec. "I thank them from the heart, I see that we are not alone in this action, to help us and people from all over the Croatian. We are grateful to them and me and my four children.

Sports competitions Union of Croatian veterans treated for PTSD Croatia this year held 21. September in New Vinodolski. Ovogdišnje competition is characterized as Jubilee, tenth of the existence and activities of the Community and on it gathered so far the largest number of veterans treated. Competitions have so far maintained each year from Varazdin, Velika Gorica, Novalja, Rovinj, Metkovic, Oroslavje, Varazdin to New Vinodolski. The opening ceremony was held in the presence of representatives of the Ministry of War Veterans, Town of Novi Vinodolski i representative of other braniteljskih udruga proisteklih of the Homeland War. The competition was held in four disciplines: Shooting, Chess, table tennis i electronic darts. Following the completion of the competition results were achieved by discipline:
Stone, tennis:
UHBL PTSD Zagreb County,
UHBL PTSD Koprivnica County,
UHBL PTSD Vukovar-Sirmium County,
Shooting:
UHBL PTSD Koprivnica County,
UHBL PTSD Zagreb County,
UHBL PTSD Vukovar-Sirmium župnije,
Darts:
UHBL PTSD City of Zagreb,
UHBL PTSD Zagreb County,
UHBL PTSD Dubrovnik-Neretva County and the City of Dubrovnik,
Shah:
UHBL PTSD City of Zagreb,
UHBL PTSD Zagreb County,
UHBL PTSD Krapina-Zagorje County,

The best individuals for sport:
Darts: Davor Vidaković, UHBL PTSD City of Zagreb,
Shooting: Ivan Betlehem, UHBL PTSD Krivničko-Križevci.
At this year's event achieved the best overall result of having achieved UHBL PTSD City of Zagreb, who won the intermediate trophy for the best achievement in sports 2013. year. -Photo-

On the occasion of Statehood Day 25. June 2013. The ponds on Čačinačkim organized UHBL PTSD of Virovitica and Community UHBL PTSD Croatia held 3. competition county association member of the Community fishing. At this year's competition there is 8 County team. The competition was held on a sectoral basis (A, B i C), the best one on the track and team. -Photo –
The competition results achieved by teams:
Sector "A"
Zeljko RADIVOJ, Koprivnica-Križevci - with a catch of 5065 g. also the best one on the track
Zdenko Zuber, Bjelovar-Bilogora - with a catch of 2780 g
Miro RADOVIĆ, Zagreb County - with a catch of 2410 g.

SECTOR "B”
Ivica Ostroski, Bjelovar-Bilogora - with a catch of 4400 g.
Marijan PŠENIČNJAK, Zagreb County - with a catch of 3665 g.
Damir Pavelic, Zagreb - with a catch of 1445 g.

SECTOR "C”
Zdenko MALIŠ, Virovitica - with a catch of 4770 g.
Stjepan Kukovec, Bjelovar-Bilogora - with a catch 4210 g.
Saša HAMER, Koprivnica-Labrador - the catch of 2695 g.

Best team won three of the associations:
UHBL PTSD Bjelovar-Bilogora,
UHBL PTSD Koprivnica-Križevci,
UHBL PTSD Zagreb County.

Representatives of the Community within the framework of international cooperation, at the invitation of Croatian velposlanstva from Austria May 12 2013. participated in the celebration of the anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camp at Mauthausen in Austria. As part of the celebration of, Croatian delegation was led by the envoy of the President of the Croatian Parliament g. Racan and Ambassador to Austria, laid wreaths and lit candles in front of a memorial to victims of the Croatian camp. At the end of the protocol as part of the organizers, and laid a wreath in front of the central monument to all victims injured in the camp during World War II. -Photo-

IX. Fišijada Križevci held at the end of the month of April 2013. The. At this year's fish fry gathered eight associations that bring together veterans treated for PTSD from all Croatian. Competition in cooking fish stew ˝ ˝ was held and organized UHBL PTSD Koprivnica County St. Mark Križevčanin ˝ ˝ and supported ZUHBL PTSD Croatia. The best results were achieved in this year's competition was the team from the Dubrovnik-Neretva County and the city of Dubrovnik, second place went to the team UHBL PTSD City of Zagreb, and third place went to the association of PTSD ˝ St. Mark Križevčanin ˝ Križevci. The opening ceremony of the competition and the division won awards ceremony was attended by representatives of Koprivnica County and city Krizevci. After the end of the official part of the competition continued to socialize participants at Lake Brickyard. -Photo-

The Association of Croatian veterans treated for PTSD Croatia at the beginning of the month of April 2013. The printed brochure on PTSD called ˝ ˝ Guide to PTSD. The guide is intended for all who want to be informed and acquainted with war posttraumatic syndrome, Causes, symptoms as well as the mode of recovery. The guide consists of several parts: general section about PTSD, section with a list of the centers of the Ministry of veterans who provide psychosocial support and a list of associations that bring together veterans treated for PTSD and the last part of the list of the regulations under which the exercise rights on the basis of disease.
The guide is printed circulation of u 2400 pieces and distributed to all organizations in order to divide the membership. Guide can be viewed in electronic form -HERE-

U organization ZUHBL PTSD from RH 12.-14. listopada 2012.g. held 7. Pilgrimage Society members and their families in Medjugorje. At this year's pilgrimage attended by more than seventy members of the association with their family members. For participants from within the Croatian, organized transport to Metkovic, where the pilgrims were housed. In Metkovic, pilgrims were joined by members of the Community of Metkovic and Dubrovnika.U Medjugorje, hodočanici participated in the Holy Mass and thereafter visited the place of the apparitions of Our Lady of the Cross Mountain. -Photo-