Category: Archives 2010.

At a meeting of the Presidency of the Association of Croatian veterans treated for PTSD Croatia, 25.svibnja 2010 held in Zagreb, and as he announced reductions of pensions Croatian Homeland War Veterans issued the following statement:

Membership ZUHBL PTSD RH fully understand the extent of the economic crisis in the country and the sacrifices that Croatian citizens submitted as to overcome the crisis.

We are aware of the crisis must be borne by every part of society, but we do not accept that the Croatian defenders, victims must be the ones who will be the first to bear the brunt of the crisis. Croatian war veterans did not go to war for the sake of pensions and benefits, Today they said their suffering as a privilege. U rat we have lost your health Zivot i, and now we will be the elimination of co-payments charged for treatment. Today we who are most invested in the homeland again takes, of us and our families to create social cases, What we can not and will not accept. We ask that the burden of the crisis must first feel the wealthiest strata of Croatian society and those who have in recent years suddenly enriched, Croatian war veterans and victims of the war should be the last of which will be deducted. In connection with the announcement of the decision of our pension reductions in the amount of 10 % membership ZUHBL PTSD Croatia can not accept the same, but a deduction of up to 5% and the abolition of the crisis tax. With this we want to draw attention to all those who participate in decision-making, with the intention of encroaching upon the acquired rights of war victims, their sensitivity when making new solutions.

At the invitation of U.S. war veterans representatives of the Community during the month of April 2010 visited the Veterans Hospital in Arizona, SAD. With the way the hospital and the treatment of American veterans of our representatives met Mrs. Leslie Telfer psychologist, which has transferred its experience in working with war veterans. They also visited the hospital on a military base in Phoenix and a home for war veterans. In addition to a series of meetings with official representatives of the U.S. government taking care of veterans, for our representatives organized several meetings with organizations in America that bring together veterans, and are located within these meetings, a proposal to the leadership of their organizations perform and twinning ZUHBL PTSD Croatia with the Association of War Veterans VFW Post 6310. The goal of this year's visit was more detailed exchange of experiences on the treatment of veterans with PTSD, within which our representatives participated in several of their therapeutic group, Also our representatives through lectures and discussions, met American war veterans about how to care for veterans treated for PTSD in our country. -Photo-

On Friday 23.travanja organized UHBL PTSD Koprivnica County ˝ St.. Mark of ˝ and ZUHB PTSD Croatia held a competition in cooking fish stew. This year's, the traditional spring meeting Associations Veterans treated for PTSD brought together eight teams competing in preparing fish dishes. The main square in Križevci after the opening ceremony along with a greeting Mayor and the President of the Republic of Croatia ZUHBL PTSD, held a competition in cooking fish stew. Weather conditions have been very sympathetic to the maintenance of such meetings in the open. While the teams prepare their specialties, parallel organized competitions in table tennis and air rifle shooting in which included a shooting club in Križevci. After termination of cooking, special jury made the decision to rank the quality of prepared meals. Based on the work of evaluators for the best prepared fish stew is evaluated by teams from PTSD UHBL City of Zagreb, the second was the quality of the teams from PTSD UHBL of Virovitica and third place was won by the team from UHBL PTSD Varazdin County. For the results are divided cups and medals, and all participants received letters of thanks for participation. Following the closing of this year's competition, participants continued socializing at Lake Brickyard ˝ ˝ with modest barbecue, of fishing on the lake. -Photo-

On the occasion of the Easter holidays leadership UHBL PTSD Zagreb County was organized division of gift packages for children of its members. This year, the Association has provided 90 gift packages. Packages are purchased exclusively resources of the Union. Division of gifts was organized 27 March 2010. The, before the division of gifts prepared a short entertainment program for children. -Photo-

Fr Zarko Relota presented his book to veterans association from Zagreb treated for PTSD Tuesday 23.03.2010.godine. Nearly forty-five minutes Fr Zarko exhibited about famous people from the past and present who have decided to change their way of life and turn to spiritual values, giving up so their material wealth. Special Elio Attendees približiti temeljnu ideju Walks led by prilikom writing his book under the title ˝ ˝ usually in the world. At the end of the presentation shared sixty copies of the book with a dedication. Due to the great interest of the Association will repeat encounter with Fr Zarka. -Photo-

ZAGREB, 23. March 2010. (Hina) – Association of Croatian veterans treated for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSP) Zagreb is opposed to the initiative of the Office of the President to publish the Register of Croatian Homeland War, and supported them and psychiatrists involved in treating PTSD. There are a lot of important topics of this, like our more adequate treatment said the association's president Ivan Tolic and pointed to disapprove of political turmoil in the matter. We do not see potrebu to publish the Taj registar on the Internet, said Tolić. If you want to publish a register, why not published registry instance fighters NOB, who are receiving pensions or other registers. Psihijatar Herman Vukušić, which deals with the treatment of PTSD, he asked who was the target announcement of Veterans. He recalled that the so-called. fake war veterans and invalids says more than 1996. He said that in these 14 years were four reviews that he rated “witch hunt” and that, he noted, they yielded no results. Wondered where it should be and found that the motives are obvious day to day, tj. politikantski. It urged the policy to stop this practice and argued that the debate on the publication of the Register of Croatian defenders badly affects the health of veterans suffering from PTSD through the so-called. secondary victimization. I psychiatrist Miro Jakovljevic, which also deals with veterans suffering from PTSD, considers that the register is now no need to publish. He concluded that this initiative is the wrong move, it comes at the wrong time and disrupts the delicate population. It is a complex phenomenon that many are not aware of, said. Describing it would be a pity since the publication of the register was greater than the potential benefit, Jakovljevic added that such registers should not be published if people who are on these lists do not want. Those who make such proposals should consider the consequences of Croatian war veterans, concluded Jakovljevic.

Organized UHBL PTSD Zagreb County and Club UHBL PTSD St.. Sunday on Friday 12.03.2010. year in Kerestinec, Roman market 1., discovered a plaque dedicated to all veterans of the Croatian Homeland War of the region, and is also officially opened the space for conducting creative workshops UHBL PTSD Zagreb County. The very next revelaing attended by numerous members of the Association of Veterans with PTSD, Town Mayors of St.. Sunday g. Expensive Prahin, representative of the Department of Veterans issues Croatian Zagreb County, MP g. James Markovinovic, President of the Community of PTSD in Croatia and Secretary of State MFVAIS g. Connor returned. In addition to the detection plate, opened and newly renovated space for creative workshops members UHBL PTSD Zagreb County. Creative workshops, making photos, symbols and emblems special techniques on glass are maintained so far in homes, opening this area veterans were given another place where they will spend their free time with the creative production. Workshop leader g. Nedjeljko Tušek demonstrated attending glass processing fine sanding. -Photo-

UHBL PTSD of Virovitica held an extraordinary year the Assembly 11. March 2010. in the Croatian House in Slatina. The extraordinary meeting was held due to resignation by the former President of the Association. The Assembly elected a new leadership of the Association of sg. Vladimir Milak headed, te s g. Dragan Medved for Vice President and g. Andrew Persico as the new secretary of the Association. Also at the Assembly and the election of a new body of the Association.

The name of the program that was prepared and conducted UHBL PTSD Koprivnica County ˝ St.. Marko Križevčanin ˝ 5.veljače 2010. in the hall of the Croatian House in Krizevci. The event was organized to mark the sixth anniversary of the receipt of the Association of Community Association of Croatian veterans treated for PTSD Croatia. The program consisted of performances: monodrama, poetry, song, shows and music programs that have been carried out by members of PTSD from Krizevci. Interested spectators who accompanied the event was over 300, so that the hall was too small for the reception of all concerned. At the beginning of the program attendees were welcomed by Mayor Krizevci, Koprivnica-križevački Mayor s General Secretary ZUHBL PTSD RH. Performance venues veterans treated for PTSD at the forefront of sg. Miljenko Emperor was prepared by one unforgettable event for their fellow citizens who enthusiastically watched the entire program. -Photo-