“VOICES BEYOND VALOR: ADDRESSING THE

NEED FOR IMPROVED MENTAL HEALTH

SUPPORT FOR AMERICA’S VETERANS ^TM”

“Voices Beyond Valor ”seeks to make an extraordinary difference in the lives of hundreds of thousands of Veterans by providing them with the most current health, medical, and other scientific information needed to improve their lives. The television and online program also will inform them of resources available today as week as what is coming in the future. Most of all, the show will ensure that Veterans know their challenges are shared by many and that they are not alone.

Aaron Harber, the award-winning television host and moderator of “The Aaron Harber Show ^TM” (HarberTV.com/Info and HarberTV.com/Awards), also serves as the Host and Moderator of “Voices Beyond Valo^M.” The program takes a deep dive into the Mental Health challenges facing America’s Veterans and explores their Mental Health needs. It also will propose ways to improve the Veterans Health Administration’s efforts to adequately provide Mental Health services at this critical juncture when a new Administration is assuming leadership positions for Veterans Affairs.

“Voices Beyond Valor^” will be an audio podcast and video program subset of the weekly television program, “The Aaron Harber Show” (currently on the PBS National Video Platform at bit.ly/Aaron-PBS). It will leverage Aaron’s vast array of scientific relationships from “The Aaron Harber Show,” ensuring access to the nation’s top professionals for on-air consultation. A number of prominent experts already have agreed to be guests on the program, including Dr. Joshua Brody (bit.ly/JoshBrody), Dr. Samuel Gandy (bit.ly/SamGandy) and Dr. Nora Volkow (bit.ly/VolkowNIH). Other Partners include the Veteran-focused Marcus Institute for Brain Health led by Professor and Brigadier General Kathleen Flarity (Ret.) (MedSchool.CUAnschutz.edu/MBIH).

“Voices Beyond Valor^” will candidly address Mental Health crises, sharing untold stories of struggle and resilience. It will expose how difficult it can be for both Veterans and their families to navigate the VHA’s system. The program also will provide expert guidance on how to access support and best practices for those in need. Veterans will openly share their personal stories of both successes and failures in their interactions with the VHA.

The program will be a place where thousands of Veterans will be able to get valuable information, hear stories so they would know they are not alone, and see how much their fellow Americans do care about them. The ultimate goal is to make the shows an invaluable resource for thousands of Veterans across the country.

Subjects related to the challenges of returning Veterans reintegrating back into Society also will be a focus of the program along with revealing how Veterans perceive their treatment by the Public upon reentry and for years after having completed their service. The program will be structured to inform the General Public about the experiences and needs of Veterans, who often feel forgotten after completing their tours of duty. It also will discuss the best ways for family members, friends, acquaintances, and strangers (e.g., someone meeting a Veteran for the first time) to respond to Veterans’ needs.

DR. CHRISANA B. OLSON

Dr. Chrisana Olson will join Aaron as a recurring, regular guest. She is uniquely qualified as the featured expert of the program based on her service to Veterans for over two decades in various roles, including as a Clinical Psychologist in the Veterans Health Administration (“VHA”).

She has helped hundreds of Veterans and also has been a whistleblower revealing dereliction of responsibility by VHA administrators and officials who were failed to provide life-saving services to Veterans. Dr. Olson seeks to use “Voices Beyond Valor” to further serve Veterans by providing thousands of them a safe place to confidentially share their life experiences and get Mental Health information to help them prosper.

Dr. Olson has a B.A. in Psychology, a Masters in Clinical Psychology, and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. Her dissertation was titled, “Emotional Suppression, Forgiveness and Psychophysiological Response in Vietnam Veterans with Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.” She did a Postdoctoral Fellowship at a University Pain Research

Center and served as a University Adjunct Professor as a Clinical Pain Psychologist. In addition to numerous academic awards and publications, she received the American Psychological Association’s Dissertation Research Award. Dr. Olson served as a Research Psychologist at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center, conducting formal assessments of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CAPS interviews) and mental status (PANSS interviews) for a government-funded clinical trial of Risperidone for treatment of chronic PTSD. She also served as a Clinical Psychologist and a Faculty-appointed Adjunct Professor in a University Medical School Department of Anesthesiology.

Dr. Olson’s clinical experience has included serving as a Clinical Psychologist in a VHA Outpatient Mental Health Clinic, including in a Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program, providing essential psychotherapeutic and Mental Health support services to Veterans in individual, couples, and group settings for full range of patient populations via in-person and virtual formats.

She has served a wide range of patient presenting problems and/or diagnostic conditions including, but not limited to: PTSD, depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, “gender dysphoria,” insomnia, chronic pain, chronic illness, personality disorders, normal bereavement, complicated bereavement, obsessive-compulsive disorders, substance use disorders, pornography addiction, relationship distress, anger, life-transition challenges, challenges related to diversity, inclusion, equity, access, harassment, and “moral injury.”

She has received formal training in “Evidence-Based Practices” (“EBP”) for Motivational Interviewing, Interpersonal Therapy for Depression, and Eye-Movement Desensitization Reprocessing Therapy, as well as of EBP-informed therapeutic approaches including:  CBT, ACT, CPT, PE, DBT, MET, PST, SP, BA.

Dr. Olson served in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, Rapid Access Focused

Treatment Clinic (RAFT) providing same-day, walk-in services such as Clinical assessment, triage, crisis

management and short-term therapy sessions), and crisis interventions. She also has served in a Veterans Affairs

Medical Center Pain Management Clinic as a full-time Pain Psychologist for 8 years for three pain clinics: Telepain

Program, Chronic Pain/Opioid Pain Care Clinic, and the Interdisciplinary Pain Team.

“THE AARON HARBER SHOW ” BACKGROUND

“Voices Beyond Valor ” will leverage the success of “The Aaron Harber Show ,” the fact-based, nonpartisan broadcast television program featuring the world’s top-tier guests, including Presidents, Supreme Court Justices, Secretaries of State, Attorneys General, other Cabinet Secretaries, Heads of State, Ambassadors, business leaders, scientists, and celebrities. All of Aaron’s guests appear in-person with Aaron in studio or on location.

Some of his many Military guests have included Generals and Admirals such as John Allen, Wesley Clark, Michael Hayden, Douglas Lute, Dennis McGinn, David Petraeus, and Colin Powell. Aaron also was embedded briefly as a journalist during the Iraq War where he interviewed General Petraeus in the U.S. Embassy (which was Saddam Hussein’s palace). A sampling of Aaron’s other guests includes the following:

The show’s host, Aaron Harber (HarberTV.com/Bio) — the recipient of the prestigious “Broadcaster of the Year Award” — is recognized as a superb moderator and an expert with direct experience in many fields including Economics, Energy, the Environment, Finance, Health Care, International Relations, Politics, Ethics, Law, Media & Press, Citizen Rights, and Consumer Affairs.

A graduate of Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public & International Affairs (Economics) and Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government (Ethics in Business, Government, and Politics), and a former member of Princeton’s governing Board of Trustees, he has an extraordinary knowledgebase on a wide range of subjects and the ability to get some of the most sought-after guests on the planet. Aaron serves as the voice of his viewers and listeners by taking on all sides. The program’s high-level, fact-based issue analyses and nonpartisan pursuit of solutions further distinguish it from other shows.

COMMENTS ON “THE AARON HARBER SHOW” FROM INDUSTRY LEADERS

Clark Bunting, former President of the DISCOVERY Channel. “What sets Aaron apart is his remarkably diplomatic approach — asking the tough questions most hosts shy away from and then, without offending his guests, adroitly eliciting surprisingly candid and often profound answers.”

John Sie, founder and former Chairman & CEO, STARZ Entertainment Group. “The Aaron Harber Show” offers our nation a desperately needed, fact-based forum for civil discourse and problem-resolution. By featuring the world’s most prominent guests sharing their perspectives across the political spectrum, the program objectively informs viewers so they can come to their own conclusions. Aaron’s extraordinary depth of knowledge, experience, and wit allow him to probe at deeper levels while simultaneously entertaining his ever-expanding audience.“

Joseph Koker, former President, Television Station Group, ION MEDIA NETWORKS. “‘The Aaron Harber Show’ continues to win kudos from all sectors of the political spectrum.”  The nonpartisan and non-confrontational forum he anchors provides for a free-flowing discussion of important issues of the day. This makes his show timely, educational and entertaining.”

Richard Buchanan, Vice President, COMCAST Technology Solutions. “As a result of the credibility Aaron has amassed through his nonpartisan reputation for seeking the truth, he uniquely fills the void in the programming landscape dominated by polarizing political commentary which simply echoes the point of view of its audience. Because Aaron reaches people across the entire political spectrum and provides them with accurate and balanced information, ‘The Aaron Harber Show’ has the potential to be trans-formational at a time the Media urgently needs to meet the obligations of the Fourth Estate.”

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