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

In early October, the month 2008. was held Annual General Meeting in Oroslavlje. This year's Assembly was next submitted and unanimously adopted the report on the activities of the Community marked the passing of two significant decisions. As the first decisions to be Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Veterans Mrs.. Jadranka Kosor receives the Community as honorary member, On what basis would it be and make membercard. Another important decision this year's Assembly is receiving UHBL PTSD Split-Dalmatia County in the Community Association of Croatian war veterans with PTSD lliječenih to Croatia. This year, this was a second county organization which has acceded to ZUHBL PTSD Croatia. -Photo-

This year 5.športsko competition ZUHBL PTSD Croatia was held in early October in Oroslavlje. After the commemorative program of this year's competition-treated veterans with PTSD opened by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Veterans Kosor. In his welcome speech, attending Croatian war veterans and citizens Oroslavje, Deputy Prime Minister pointed out as the Croatian war veterans and their families, a constant concern of the Ministry to which she heads. After the opening ceremony of the Secretary-General of the Community g. Trešćec, and the unanimous vote of the Assembly, Deputy Prime Ministers handed honorary membership card ZUHBL PTSD Croatia, as an expression of gratitude for all he has done so far for veterans suffering from PTSD. As in previous years, and this is a sporting event held in three sports disciplines: Shooting, table tennis and chess. According to the results achieved by the county team are ranigirane by disciplines:
Shooting: 1. place – UHBL PTSD Krapina-Zagorje County, 2. place – UHBL PTSD Wexford County, 3. city – share UHBL PTSD Bjelovar-Bilogora and Koprivnica–Križevci.
Table tennis: 1. place – II. team UHBL PTSD Grad Zagreb, 2. place – I. team UHBL PTSD Grad Zagreb, 3. place – UHBL PTSD Zagreb County,
Shah: 1. place – UHBL PTSD Krapina-Zagorje County, 2. place – UHBL PTSD ˝ Sv.Marko Križevčanin, 3. place – UHBL PTSD City of Dubrovnik

Interim trophy for best results achieved in this year's competition took the UHBL PTSD Krapina-Zagorje County, which was hosted and co-organizer of the competition. After completing the official announcement of results by the appropriate party and a music band continued entertainment. -Photo-

During the month of September 2008. The representatives ZUHBL PTSD Croatia in cooperation with other organizations from the Veterans visited the rear edge of the Croats in France . Through this visit in addition to the traditional visits to places of suffering hratskih soldiers in Villefranche de Rouergue, dipomatskih with Croatian representatives in France visited and laid a wreath Croat Marko Slivariću, to General Napoleon's army. Staying in France, our representatives have taken advantage of the visit to the leadership of the World Federation of veterans in Paris, where they are informed about the latest activities, These international associations and their leadership, taken to protect the rights of veterans in the World. -Photo-

Grad Sv. Sunday 06.09.2008. organized 9. FIŠIJADA in which he participated and club PTSD St.. Week with their members and guests. In the overall team standings PTSD won fifth place, After completing the competitive part of continued good company participants. Club members with PTSD are especially thank Mayor g. Dear PRAHIN understanding and wholehearted support for their actions. Klubovi PTSP, Guests at the fish fry thanked g. Nedeljka Tušek for the invitation to visit at this traditional event center Holy Weeks.

On the first day of July in the premises Kerestinečkog community house held the inaugural meeting of the Club of Croatian war veterans treated for posttraumatic stress disorder Holy Sunday. For club president was elected Nedjeljko Tušek, and the leadership are still Mato Čuček and Zeljko Mihic. In the club for now included a dozen of Croatian war veterans, and the contents of the club will be focused care to confer the status and representation of the interests of Croatian war veterans suffering from PTSD and other mental illnesses caused by war, gathering of Croatian Homeland War Veterans participants suffering from PTSD, effect on the process of their social integration and their family members as well as prevention and assistance with the consequences of secondary traumatization. Establishment of the club welcomed Mr.. sc. Zoran Komar from the Ministry of Family, Veterans and Intergenerational Solidarity, Tihomir Trešćec, Secretary General of the Association of Croatian veterans treated for posttraumatic stress disorder and Croatian Tihomir Jaksic, president of the county association that gathers 700 members in seven clubs in County. Although the call was made, none of the representatives of the city did not come to this collection Veterans.

UHBL PTSD Varazdin County for the third year in a row, including the action of removing ˝ ˝ ragweed in the city of Varazdin. Action responded to the most active members of the Association who have their own time and their work selflessly donated his beloved city of Varazdin. Their love prama who defended the city during the war, today are through cleaning his area of ​​weeds and so they want to contribute to the beauty and health of your city. Example of our Varazdin is a true example of veterans that their actions will show that they care about their city.

Earlier this month more accurately 01.06.2008. The UHBL PTSD Zagreb County participated in 6.športskim games Coordinating Association of Homeland War Zagreb County that were held in Velika Gorica. The association applied for the competition in all eight sports disciplines in which he included 48 its members. Significant results were achieved in the competition in rope pulling and table tennis, where they won first place. A long position is won in the women's darts and bowling, and third places were won in shooting and chess. Through the results achieved in this competition Association to qualify for contests in the republic games that will be held in September this year in Baska. -Photo-

This year marks the Louredes 150.godišnjicu apparitions of Lourdes , because this year the pilgrimage to the French position included the largest number of participants from our country. Already 16. years since our veterans, soldiers, Cops go on pilgrimage under the International Military Pilgrimage. As before representatives of our community have made a pilgrimage organized MFVAIS. -Photo-

Dana 1. June 2008. were held 1. athletic games Veterans Viroviticko - County at Suhopolje at which members of the Association of HBL PTSD Viroviticko - Podravina Slatina Club HBL PTSD Čačinci achieved remarkable performance and excellent sports results. Football Association team in the most popular competition won first place, while Fishing Club team from Čačinci team won third place and competitor Medarić had the best individual catch. Pokale our best teams surrendered to the State Secretary in the Ministry of Veterans' Affairs James Mesarić and Mayor Ivica Kirin Virovitica.

U Lisabonu ( Portugal) the time of 06.- 11. April 2008. was a meeting of the Standing Committee on questions of European veterans. The meeting brought together over thirty associations that bring together veterans from countries of the European continent. At the meeting, special attention was given to reports on the status and issues of war veteran in the countries in which they operate. Associations were reported by the Committee on the method of care for war veterans in the country of origin.
Our president is a report on the activities of the basement ZUHBL PTSD Croatia as well as the scope of care for veterans treated for PTSD in our country with a special emphasis on the part of the problem that should be solved in the future.
Fully filed a report can be read here on Croatian – England version. -Photo-