Labels are used to describe people. Gay, straight, Republican, Democrat, normal, different. Labels can be removed, but the stigma associated with them cannot. Stigma comes from the Greek word that describes a tattoo-like mark or brand. Stigma was a permanent painful label carved into the skin of people who were seen as tainted.
Labels are temporary. Stigma is permanent.
It is impossible to talk about stigma without also addressing shame and vulnerability. The only way we can combat stigma is to talk about it to put it into the light and watch it shrivel up.
Partners in PROMISE will outline the following topics in their summer podcast series entitled, "Military Stigma: Tough Conversations Worth Having":
M&Ms - Money and Mental Health
- Mental health - asking for help can end a career
- Military & Money
Dinner Table conversation - Religion and Politics
- Extremism - Politics
- Extremism - Religion
If the military wanted you to have a family...they’d have issued you one.
- Special education/EFMP
- Infertility/Family Building/Adoption
- Divorce
- Caregiving
“Dependa” Issues
- Military spouses as “Dependas”
- Gold Star Families
- Choosing NOT to have kids
But I thought the military was diverse...
- Being a minority as an officer vs. enlisted
- Allyship
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Protecting the Rights Of Military children In Special Education (PROMISE)
through educating and advising military family members, military service organizations, Department of Defense and public officials.
All children receiving special education are entitled to a free appropriate public education.
The data shows there are systemic problems with special education for military families across the US and the trend is many school systems are not providing the required standards of education.
We founded the non-profit Partners in P.R.O.M.I.S.E. in February 2020 to elevate the concerns of military special education students and their families to ensure they have the same access to education as civilian students.
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Partners in PROMISE Legal Support Survey - Surveying military families who are utilizing DoD special education legal services to track program outcomes - [ Ссылка ]
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Special Education Checklist - Not sure what documents are needed, especially after COVID? Partners in PROMISE’s checklist will help families get their documents in line! - [ Ссылка ]
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