Bishop Josip Lang Foundation

Carrying out a project to help Croatian soldiers named:
"PSYCHOLOGICAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL EMPOWERMENT OF CROATIAN DEFENDERS, CROATIAN war veterans and widows of the fallen war veterans and members of their Families
meeting place: Palmotićeva 32A, Zagreb
Lecturers: P. Mijo Nikic associates
SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM MEETING:
Friday, 3. 11. 2017. in 19 hours
Theme: Multidisciplinary Engineering nadvladavanja stress: proper deep breathing; the power of suggestion and positive thoughts; Visualization desired state; sublimation and transformation of aggression; the power of faith and spirituality, power of prayer, trust and love.

Tuesday, 12. 12. 2017. in 19 hours
Theme: What they tell us our dreams: Communication with the unconscious layers of the psyche

Admission is free. It is desirable to announce the phone number: 01-4803-043 ili na e-mail: info@zbjl.hr

Working meeting in the Ministry of Labor and Pension System

Dana 08. September a delegation of the Association of Croatian defenders treated from PTSD and held a working meeting with the Minister of Labor and Social System, mr.sci. Marko Pavic. The delegation consisted of the President of the Community, Tihomir Trešćec and Senior Advisor, dr. Herman Vukusic. The meeting was attended by representatives of the Institute for expertise, Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities (Zosia): assistant Minister, Marija Knezevic Kajari, ravnateljica zosia-a, Dmira Bank, Zosia helper ravnateljice- a, dr. Durdica Blažinkov Zivkovic Head of Sector for medical expertise OSI's, dr. Eos Martinac.

The subject was controversial provisions of Regulation on methodologies expertise associated with a twofold interpretation of the percentage of physical disability that is the basis of PTSD after the Lists I and II of Regulation. After constructive discussions, it was concluded that after the adoption of the new Law on the Rights of Croatian war veterans and members of their families bodily injury as a result of war PTSD value through a unique list, according to contemporary medical criteria. In making that part of the list that refers to the percentage of physical damage caused by PTSD whose will participate as representatives of the Community.
Minister Pavic at the end of the meeting proposed the organization of the working meeting leaders of OSI-I with the leaders of the Community, to cooperation on the issues of improving the veteran population for more efficient. I will minister the same meeting and attend.

Held psychological workshops

Within the project "Social and psychological motivation to improving the lives of veterans treated for PTSD were held workshop" Stress, PTSP suicides: how to help themselves and others ", self-help program for Croatian war veterans suffering from PTSD. Workshops are organized for Croatian war veterans treated for PTSD with a view learn about the basic mechanisms of the effects of stress and PTSD caused by participating in the war; introduction to the interaction of physiological, psychological and behavioral functioning system of the human; dating with signs of suicidal behavior and ways to prevent suicide and Discovering and practicing basic techniques of breathing, creative visualization and directing their attention to overcome traumatic stress symptoms. The workshops were held in four different cities, and led them mr.sc. Zoran Komar. Were conducted in an interactive form, with the active participation of students, presentation and discussion of specific issues and problems in connection with the subject matter and practice of most of the presented content.

Panel discussion with the Croatian Association for Suicide Prevention

Psychological and social empowerment and improving quality of life CROATIAN VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES – PRESENT AND FUTURE FAMILY CROATIAN HOMELAND war- PERSPECTIVE WOMEN
authors: Elvira Koić, Nenad Križić, Tihana Dornjak, Milan Skoric
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION ENG. VETERANS treated for PTSD Croatia
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION OF CROATIAN War Veterans VPC I BBŽ- ZUHVIDR-a;
CROATIAN ASSOCIATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION - HUPS;
TEAM psychosocial assistance to the Ministry of Veterans Nomos COUNTY- PSP-tim.
This stands authors wish to describe their activities, conducted for the third year. We believe that the implementation of joint projects we can adequately encourage positive changes in their communities, empower members of our association, raise their quality of life and increase the social capital of our zajednice.Populacija war veterans, Croatian Homeland War Veterans and Members of Their Families, especially women specifically vulnerable to different influences and prone to re-traumatization, so that only an active approach to solving basic problems preventing the greatest of all the tragic consequences – transgenerational transmission of trauma and the development of secondary traumatization and subsequent suicide. Despite the increasing number of suicides, specific programs related to the problems of suicide rarely run, so and in this regard stated another great value of each preventive prejekta. Our hypothesis is – if we can not completely prevent problems and traumatic situations, joint action we can all greatly reduce their consequences.

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HELD XII. FIŠIJADA IN KRIŽEVCI

Place travnja 2016. in Križevci was held XII. Fišijada which is one of the activities in which they participate veterans treated for PTSD to Croatian territory. The competition in cooking "fish stew" was organized by ZUHBL PTSD Croatia and UHBL PTSD Koprivnica county "Sveti Marko Križevčanin" and took part in the competition twelve associations. Top results Horseshoe is a team of UHBL PTSD Grad Zagreb, second place went to the team from UHBL PTSD Dubrovnik- Neretva County and the City of Dubrovnik, while the third place went UHBL PTSD Zagreb County. The official opening of the competition and the division won awards attended the Mayor of Krizevci g. Branko HRG and representatives of Koprivnica county. After the official part of the competition hanging defenders continued along portions of beans in a nearby barracks.

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28. The General Assembly of the World Veteran Federation

Photo by WVF Poland . Union of Associations of Croatian defenders treated from PTSD as a member of the World Veteran Federation has received an invitation to participate in the 28. General Assembly on the basis of previous active participation in the work of these conferences and longstanding problems of war veterans presenting participants war in our country, with an emphasis on veterans suffering from PTSD.
This year's General Assembly of the World Veteran Federation was held in Sopot, Poland in the period from 31. August to 4. September 2015. The. In carrying out these activities in front of the Association of Croatian war veterans treated for post-traumatic stress disorder representative was Mr. Tihomir Trešćec, President of the Community.
Na 28. General Assembly of the World Veteran Federation adopt the amendments to the Statute of the Federation. Amendments related to the way the voting members of the Federation in choosing the President and other governing bodies and their functions, and adopted the more significant resolution, and elected a new leadership.
The newly elected president of the World Veteran Federation Mr. Dan-Viggo Bergtun from Norway. Also, was elected and Mr. Stanislaw Wozniak of Polish president for the Working Committee (Standing Committee) for European affairs and issues of the World Veteran Federation. Mr. Wozniak also nominated and our representative.