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

Ukrainian Minister for Veterans Iryna Friz as part of his three-day working visit to Croatia 17. May 2019. was met with representatives of the Association of Croatian veterans treated for PTSD Croatia, Association of Special Police from the Homeland War and the Association of 100% -tnih HRVI I. group. The meeting was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Croatian Defenders, and focused on the work of associations and meeting with difficulties that Croatian defenders face in their daily lives. Representatives of the Community presented their activities implemented in order to mitigate the consequences of PSTP's having an impact not only on the Croatian defenders, but also to their family members. As she herself said Minister hope to establish further cooperation between the Ukrainian and Croatian ministries and also, establishing cooperation between civil society organizations of our country to the Ukrainian defenders timely obtain all the necessary care and assistance.

At the invitation of the Croatian Embassy in Austria Representation of the Community's 05. May 2019. year attended the celebration of 74. anniversary of the liberation of the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria. The representatives of the Embassy laid a wreath at the memorial plaque which Croatia has set 2001. years and so to honor Croatian, but also to all other victims II. World War who lost their lives in the camp. In the camp in Mauthausen was captured more than 200.000 person (including about 200 Croatian citizens), and more than 100.000 person was killed in him and us is a great honor that our Embassy every year calls for this major international event attended by delegations of about 50 countries and gathering around 9000 participants each year.

Dana 1. May 2019. The secretary of the Community g. Ivica Turić with representatives of Member States of the Community Association participated in the celebration 24. anniversary of the military operation "Flash". On the marking were present at the central ceremony, the laying of wreaths at the memorial of this Holy Mass.

Organized by the Association of Croatian defenders treated from PTSD and the Association of Croatian defenders treated from PTSD Koprivnica County "St.. Marko Križevčanin ", and as part of the celebration of the town of Križevci 24. April 2019. in Križevci held 15. Cooking contest FISA "Križevci 2019. The "attended by war veterans treated for PTSD with Croatian territory. In the morning, the leadership of the Association of Croatian war veterans treated for PTSD Croatia as well as the leadership and members of the Association of State are at a memorial to the fallen and missing Croatian war veterans laid a wreath and pray for all those killed and missing veterans and civilian victims of war. With representatives of the Community and the Association of State at the opening ceremony of the event as representatives of the town of Križevci was attended by the Mayor Mr.. Mario others, President of the City Council of the City of Križevci g. Marko Katanović and deputy mayor Mr.. Daniel Šaško and g. Mario Martinčević. During cooking, the FISA presidency of the Community attended the reporting assembly of the Community that was held in the City Hall of Križevci. Upon completion of the competition in cooking FISA, evaluating them and the awards given to the top three defenders socializing continued with a barbecue at the nearby lake where he was held and competition in the hunt fish float.
results:

cooking FISA:
1. UHBL PTSD Koprivnica County "St.. Marko Križevčanin "
2. UHBL PTSD Dubrovnik-Neretva County
3. UHBL PTSD Sisak County

Fishing-catching fish float:
1. Vincetić Stanko - Varazdin County
2. Sepsis Darko - Varazdin County
3. Vrban Mladen - Wexford County "St.. Marko Križevčanin "

In the period from 20. March to 22. March 2019. in Zadar is held coordination meeting, which was attended States 8. i 9. knowledge center. The first day was held a brief introductory meeting with representatives of the National Foundation for Civil Society Development which put us together with the detailed work program coordination meeting. Over the next two days were held training and workshops:
– Education quality system activities in organizations - "Association MI" - Split
– Training / workshops on successful overcoming stressful situations - "Makronova" - adult education institutions
– Education Governance weather, objectives and priorities Carmen Majetić Pavic, prof. dogs.
The last day was held the final meeting with representatives of the National Foundation for Civil Society Development, where they presented the work 8. i 9. Knowledge and warned us about the most common mistakes in the implementation and reporting of the implementation of the Development Cooperation, but also met with innovations in reporting and the implementation awaiting us in the coming period.

Management ZUHBL PTSD RH, President Tihomir Trešćec secretary Ivica Turić, in the period from 16. February - February 18 2019. year participated in the 29. General conference of the World Veteran Federation in Paris as representatives of veterans associations member of the World Federation of veterans from the Croatian. There they participated in sessions to discuss and make decisions on general issues of veterans, their legal and health care, the preservation of peace and the supplements to the founding acts of the organization. Also, participated in a roundtable on peace and security issues and the health and social problems of veterans around the world.

In December 2018. as part of the "International cooperation" leadership ZUHBL PTSD Croatia was visited by association JOB 'Union Veterans "Canton Sarajevo and met with the Assistant Minister for Veterans' Affairs of the Sarajevo Canton Mr.. Smajlovic. During the visit, the presidency of the Community and representatives of associations JOB "Union of Veterans' Sarajevo Canton through this cooperation, exchanged experiences in work, but the emphasis was on experience in working with veterans and the most common difficulties that you encounter in everyday life defenders. Representatives of the Community visited the tomb of veteran-pioneers from the Army of BiH Ahme Begovic who was the founder of the first veterans' organizations and longtime president JOB's "Union of veterans" of the Sarajevo Canton.

In December 2018. The members of the presidency ZUHBL PTSD Croatia thanks to the financial support of the National Foundation for Civil Society Development, visited the Association of Croatian War Veterans Suffering from PTSD Dubrovnik-Neretva County. With representatives of the Dubrovnik association took part in the celebration of the Day of Dubrovnik War Veterans and 27. anniversary of the successful defense of the city in the war and visited the Museum of the Patriotic War on Srđ. Visiting association lasted two days, and during the visit to exchange experiences, and the leadership of the local Association presented the difficulties they encounter in their work. Presidency of the Union informed about the activities of the local Association of the implemented and planned projects in 2019. year and found that current cooperation with other organizations at the local level with the same or similar interests is satisfactory and that this synergy proved to be a good way to work to the benefit of all Croatian defenders in Dubrovnik-Neretva County, and beyond.

Representation UHBL PTSD Zagreb County participated in the celebrations of the Association of Zagreb County with a focus on the activities of veterans' associations from the Homeland War. As part of the same organized the debate "veterans' associations and the importance of their actions in the Zagreb County" and, along with other representatives of associations working at the Zagreb County President g. Tihomir Trešćec presented history of working UHBL PTSD Zagreb County.

As part of the "psychological and spiritual empowerment of Croatian defenders treated from PTSD and their families," financed by the Ministry of Croatian Defenders in three cities (Slatina, Grubišno Polje and Daruvar) held three workshops and panel discussions about PTSD and in cooperation with the Croatian Association for Suicide Prevention. Workshop topics and discussions were "About drugs and their impact on the ability of users", "Hit the target and how to achieve it" and "The Meaning of Life: Or for which we have fought?“. The same were designed to veterans suffering from PTSD and women veterans and their family members. Given the large turnout at forums and workshops turned out that there is still a need for continuously organizing such events.