THE RTM PROTOCOL
THE ROAD BACK, PATH TO SUCCESS
The Road Back: A Path To Success™
A Research and Recognition Initiative to Assist Our Veterans with PTS and Related Issues.
The Problem
Every year thousands of returning military, state, and local police officers and emergency workers suffer from
Post-Traumatic Stress (PTS). PTS is a devastating condition that can destroy lives and despite being “invisible” externally, is as real as a devastating physical wound for those that suffer its disabling effects.
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More than 256,000 veterans who served in Iraq or Afghanistan have been treated for PTS.
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Up to 40% of returning veterans affected with Post Traumatic Stress remain untreated.
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Approximately 2 million children have one or both parents in the military and are impacted by potential PTS.
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PTS costs Americans more than $15 billion.
A Solution: RTM
Reconsolidation of Traumatic Memories (RTM) uses a short visualization process to retrieve and alter the memory. It is a stress-free method of treatment that has been shown to relieve nightmares and flashback symptoms of PTS in less than half the time of current therapies, often in fewer than two or three sessions.
With immediate RTM intervention, PTS can be relieved and our veterans and their families are spared related issues that often develop, including alcohol and drug abuse, family and career disintegration, and even suicide.
RTM is an innovative, and cost-effective treatment for PTS, but it is not enough. PTS has far-reaching impacts in other areas of a veteran's life. Full clinical treatment for related problems is needed.
What’s Being Done?
A $300,000 research program on RTM has been approved by New York State and is about to start in a donated facility adjacent to the former Horton Hospital campus in Middletown, which soon be the home of a new medical school. The facility will serve as a University affiliated full treatment and research center for PTS.
The Road Back, a 501(c)(3) initiative of the Research and Recognition Project, is raising additional funds for more research and a state-of-the-art, self-sustaining clinic to help our veterans. Our goal is to raise
$3 million for operating expenses for the first two years, at which point economic self-sufficiency is expected.
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