Betties Bombers
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Betties Bombers, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, provides essential services specifically tailored for First Responders and Veterans in NJ. Our mission is to empower those who serve our communities and protect our freedoms.
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2025 Veterans Day Free Meals, Discounts and Deals ⋆ Veteran Owned Businesses News - VOBeacon news.veteranownedbusiness.com/2025-veteran...
2025 Veterans Day Free Meals, Discounts and Deals ⋆ Veteran Owned Businesses News - VOBeacon
2025 Veterans Day FREE and Discounted Offers Food, Dining and Drinking View our 2025 FREE Admission and Discounted Stores and Entertainment List Visit Your Military Veterans Discounts for a full list…
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November 11, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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New shirts came in today. Love them! Was pleasantly surprised at the excellent quality of the merch. Thanks @fourthwall for the great work.
Want to order one for yourself and help a worthy cause? Visit betties-bombers-shop.fourthwall.com/collections/... to see our full collection.
Want to order one for yourself and help a worthy cause? Visit betties-bombers-shop.fourthwall.com/collections/... to see our full collection.
October 16, 2025 at 8:26 PM
New shirts came in today. Love them! Was pleasantly surprised at the excellent quality of the merch. Thanks @fourthwall for the great work.
Want to order one for yourself and help a worthy cause? Visit betties-bombers-shop.fourthwall.com/collections/... to see our full collection.
Want to order one for yourself and help a worthy cause? Visit betties-bombers-shop.fourthwall.com/collections/... to see our full collection.
This session with Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill will cover resources and services that are available for NJ #veterans, with panelists from the Department of Veteran Affairs. Please register for this event at the link below:
VA Benefits & Healthcare
Hey NJ-11! It’s time for the second session of my Fall 2025 Webinar Series, discussing Veterans Benefits and Health Care.
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September 16, 2025 at 9:19 PM
This session with Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill will cover resources and services that are available for NJ #veterans, with panelists from the Department of Veteran Affairs. Please register for this event at the link below:
When depressive thoughts and feelings aren’t addressed, they typically build up and become worse. What matters most is to reach out. Opening up and sharing feelings is a key element in coping with depressive thoughts. youtu.be/Xrtoq3mTYHk
#SuicidePreventionMonth #SuicideAwareness #FrontTowardStigma
#SuicidePreventionMonth #SuicideAwareness #FrontTowardStigma
Depressed Mood
Sadness is a part of our lives but when our sad feelings don't recover on their own, they can begin to affect everything else we experience.
#Sadness #Depression #MentalHealth
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September 15, 2025 at 1:08 PM
When depressive thoughts and feelings aren’t addressed, they typically build up and become worse. What matters most is to reach out. Opening up and sharing feelings is a key element in coping with depressive thoughts. youtu.be/Xrtoq3mTYHk
#SuicidePreventionMonth #SuicideAwareness #FrontTowardStigma
#SuicidePreventionMonth #SuicideAwareness #FrontTowardStigma
Governor Murphy Signs Legislation Establishing the Department of Veterans Affairs - Insider NJ www.insidernj.com/press-releas...
Governor Murphy Signs Legislation Establishing the Department of Veterans Affairs - Insider NJ
Governor Murphy Signs Legislation Establishing the Department of Veterans Affairs Posted on – 09/11/2025 Legislation Will Reorganize the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMAVA) Announces…
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September 14, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Governor Murphy Signs Legislation Establishing the Department of Veterans Affairs - Insider NJ www.insidernj.com/press-releas...
We hear this a LOT, “Well, they signed up for it.” You’re right, we did. But that doesn’t mean seeing tragedy on a daily basis and other stressors of the job doesn't affect first responders and their mental health.
#SuicidePreventionMonth #firstresponders #fronttowardstigma
#SuicidePreventionMonth #firstresponders #fronttowardstigma
September 12, 2025 at 9:23 PM
We hear this a LOT, “Well, they signed up for it.” You’re right, we did. But that doesn’t mean seeing tragedy on a daily basis and other stressors of the job doesn't affect first responders and their mental health.
#SuicidePreventionMonth #firstresponders #fronttowardstigma
#SuicidePreventionMonth #firstresponders #fronttowardstigma
Explore how military personnel's fears of negative evaluations from mental health providers hinder treatment and understand the contrast between the military's mission-focus and mental health's individual-focus. #SuicidePreventionMonth #SuicideAwareness #FrontTowardsStigma
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Barriers To Treatment
Healthcare providers can support and encourage Veteran patients to seek treatment by recognizing the mental health stigma that exists in military culture. Understand how military personnel may…
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September 10, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Explore how military personnel's fears of negative evaluations from mental health providers hinder treatment and understand the contrast between the military's mission-focus and mental health's individual-focus. #SuicidePreventionMonth #SuicideAwareness #FrontTowardsStigma
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Every life is precious. Let's break the silence and support each other. Reach out, listen, and show you care. Together, we can prevent suicide. #FrontTowardStigma
#SuicidePreventionMonth #SuicideAwareness
4 Myths About Suicide
#SuicidePreventionMonth #SuicideAwareness
4 Myths About Suicide
4 Myths About Suicide
Dr. Julie Goldstein Grumet addresses common myths about suicide, including the misconceptions that asking someone about suicidal thoughts plants the idea in their head, that people talking about…
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September 8, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Every life is precious. Let's break the silence and support each other. Reach out, listen, and show you care. Together, we can prevent suicide. #FrontTowardStigma
#SuicidePreventionMonth #SuicideAwareness
4 Myths About Suicide
#SuicidePreventionMonth #SuicideAwareness
4 Myths About Suicide
I vote Ernie! Feel the Ern! 😂
The cat mayoral race: meet 11 runners and riders in the US’s most furious – and furriest – election www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
The cat mayoral race: meet 11 runners and riders in the US’s most furious – and furriest – election www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
The cat mayoral race: meet 11 runners and riders in the US’s most furious – and furriest – election
It has been the talk of Somerville, Massachusetts this summer, with the winner announced later today. Will it be the candidate who promises free kibble or the one who speaks gnomically of ‘CRIME’?
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September 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I vote Ernie! Feel the Ern! 😂
The cat mayoral race: meet 11 runners and riders in the US’s most furious – and furriest – election www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
The cat mayoral race: meet 11 runners and riders in the US’s most furious – and furriest – election www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Panic Attacks. What are they? How do they affect you? Watch this video to learn more youtu.be/16XD6zP_d8M
#SuicidePreventionMonth #SuicideAwareness
#SuicidePreventionMonth #SuicideAwareness
What is a Panic Attack?
Explore anxiety and panic care options: https://psychhub.com/
Panic attacks are often described as feeling like dying followed by intense fear that it will
happen again. Learn about symptoms and how…
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September 5, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Panic Attacks. What are they? How do they affect you? Watch this video to learn more youtu.be/16XD6zP_d8M
#SuicidePreventionMonth #SuicideAwareness
#SuicidePreventionMonth #SuicideAwareness
We've curated a collection of videos, & other online resources to help #veterans, #emergencyresponders, & their families better understand how to support those around them. Be sure to follow us! #SuicidePreventionMonth #SuicideAwareness
Therapist Debunks Myths About Therapy
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Therapist Debunks Myths About Therapy
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Therapist Debunks Myths About Therapy
Explore therapy options: https://psychhub.com/
Have you ever wondered what therapy is really like? Join our Clinical Director Paul Deger as he debunks some of the most common myths about…
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September 3, 2025 at 9:50 PM
We've curated a collection of videos, & other online resources to help #veterans, #emergencyresponders, & their families better understand how to support those around them. Be sure to follow us! #SuicidePreventionMonth #SuicideAwareness
Therapist Debunks Myths About Therapy
youtu.be/n9ng3tLSEOA%22
Therapist Debunks Myths About Therapy
youtu.be/n9ng3tLSEOA%22
We’ve earned our Gold Seal of Transparency with @CandidDotOrg! Get updates on our impact by following our socials or becoming involved in our organization. Visit our website to learn about what we do for #veterans and #emergencyresponders bettiesbombers.org
#Nonprofit #NJ
#Nonprofit #NJ
August 29, 2025 at 9:23 PM
We’ve earned our Gold Seal of Transparency with @CandidDotOrg! Get updates on our impact by following our socials or becoming involved in our organization. Visit our website to learn about what we do for #veterans and #emergencyresponders bettiesbombers.org
#Nonprofit #NJ
#Nonprofit #NJ
Soldiers Create Original Songs to Spread Hope, Prevent Suicide www.army.mil/article/2879...
Soldiers Create Original Songs to Spread Hope, Prevent Suicide
A new Prevention Music Initiative offers a modern, creative way to reach Soldiers and Families with messages of suicide prevention. The initiative’s col...
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August 25, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Soldiers Create Original Songs to Spread Hope, Prevent Suicide www.army.mil/article/2879...
This guide offers information & tips to disaster and first responders to help them manage stress during crisis response:
✅ Describes how stress affects the body
✅ Suggests ways to promote and engage in stress management.
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✅ Describes how stress affects the body
✅ Suggests ways to promote and engage in stress management.
library.samhsa.gov/product/guid...
A Guide to Managing Stress for Disaster Responders and First Responders
This guide offers information and tips to disaster responders and first responders to help them manage stress during crisis response. It describes how stress affects the body and suggests ways for…
library.samhsa.gov
August 24, 2025 at 11:25 PM
This guide offers information & tips to disaster and first responders to help them manage stress during crisis response:
✅ Describes how stress affects the body
✅ Suggests ways to promote and engage in stress management.
library.samhsa.gov/product/guid...
✅ Describes how stress affects the body
✅ Suggests ways to promote and engage in stress management.
library.samhsa.gov/product/guid...
This week, the Trump administration announced that it is ripping up the union contracts of more than 400,000 VA workers—a brazen act of retaliation against the workers & unions who have been standing up to the administration’s illegal actions in court & in the streets. aflcio.org/2025/8/11/ac...
Action Alert: Call to Restore Veterans Affairs Workers’ Union Rights
Will you call your representative and urge them to sign the discharge petition and speak out in support of the Protect America’s Workforce Act (H.R. 2550) right now? Enter your information on this form to receive a call back or dial 844-994-4554 to get started.
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August 12, 2025 at 9:19 PM
This week, the Trump administration announced that it is ripping up the union contracts of more than 400,000 VA workers—a brazen act of retaliation against the workers & unions who have been standing up to the administration’s illegal actions in court & in the streets. aflcio.org/2025/8/11/ac...
Let’s look at five ways that games can help you with stress and improve mindfulness. www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/vide...
5 Ways Video Games Can Help With Stress and Mindfulness
Are video games really just a waste of time? How games can help us reduce stress and feel better about ourselves.
www.psychologytoday.com
August 12, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Let’s look at five ways that games can help you with stress and improve mindfulness. www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/vide...
VA offers yearlong community care authorizations for 30 services - VA News news.va.gov/press-room/v...
VA offers yearlong community care authorizations for 30 services - VA News
VA extends community care authorizations for eligible standardized types of care for a year.
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August 9, 2025 at 3:33 PM
VA offers yearlong community care authorizations for 30 services - VA News news.va.gov/press-room/v...
A life changer if I ever saw one. Can you imagine not having to live with the pain of PTSD? What an incredible breakthrough. I really hope this pans out.
This new drug could help #PTSD patients finally let go of #trauma www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
This new drug could help #PTSD patients finally let go of #trauma www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
This new drug could help PTSD patients finally let go of trauma
Researchers discovered that PTSD may be driven by excess GABA from astrocytes, not neurons. This chemical imbalance disrupts the brain’s ability to forget fear. A new drug, KDS2010, reverses this…
www.sciencedaily.com
August 8, 2025 at 9:23 PM
A life changer if I ever saw one. Can you imagine not having to live with the pain of PTSD? What an incredible breakthrough. I really hope this pans out.
This new drug could help #PTSD patients finally let go of #trauma www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
This new drug could help #PTSD patients finally let go of #trauma www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
This week, multiple bipartisan bills Senator Kim led to address the #housing #affordability crisis passed a major hurdle on their way toward the Senate floor for a final vote. Learn more here: www.kim.senate.gov/senator-kim-...
#homelessness #advocacy #NJ
#homelessness #advocacy #NJ
Senator Kim Advances Historic Agreement to Build More Housing and Lower Costs for Working Americans - U.S. Senator Andy Kim
Senator Kim Advances Historic Agreement to Build More Housing and Lower Costs for Working Americans July 29, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee…
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August 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
This week, multiple bipartisan bills Senator Kim led to address the #housing #affordability crisis passed a major hurdle on their way toward the Senate floor for a final vote. Learn more here: www.kim.senate.gov/senator-kim-...
#homelessness #advocacy #NJ
#homelessness #advocacy #NJ
#Veterans who are having trouble making mortgage payments on their VA-backed home loans should contact a #VA loan technician to explore options at 877.827.3702. www.vfw.org/media-and-ev...
President Signs Law to Prevent Veteran Foreclosure
Today President Donald Trump signed the VA Home Loan Protection Act (H.R. 1815) into law, alongside the bill’s author and VFW comradeLife member, Rep. Derrick Van Orden (WI-3) and House Committee on…
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August 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
#Veterans who are having trouble making mortgage payments on their VA-backed home loans should contact a #VA loan technician to explore options at 877.827.3702. www.vfw.org/media-and-ev...
Paramedics in New Jersey can now administer blood transfusions at the scene of emergencies and while transporting patients to hospitals, the New Jersey Department of Health announced. nj1015.com/paramedics-b...
Big Changes In Emergency Care As Paramedics Can Now Give Blood Transfusions In The Field
New Jersey paramedics can now administer blood transfusions at the scene of emergencies which can save lives during those critical first moments after injury.
nj1015.com
August 3, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Paramedics in New Jersey can now administer blood transfusions at the scene of emergencies and while transporting patients to hospitals, the New Jersey Department of Health announced. nj1015.com/paramedics-b...
Under a bill signed in 2019, eligible New Jersey 9/11 responders had a two-year window to apply for accidental disability retirement allowance for a permanent disability relating to service at ground zero.
New NJ bill reopens door for 9/11 responders to file for benefits www.msn.com/en-us/health...
New NJ bill reopens door for 9/11 responders to file for benefits www.msn.com/en-us/health...
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The window to file closed in 2021. Under a new bill just signed by the Governor, the filing deadline has been removed.
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August 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Under a bill signed in 2019, eligible New Jersey 9/11 responders had a two-year window to apply for accidental disability retirement allowance for a permanent disability relating to service at ground zero.
New NJ bill reopens door for 9/11 responders to file for benefits www.msn.com/en-us/health...
New NJ bill reopens door for 9/11 responders to file for benefits www.msn.com/en-us/health...
Our organization has resources that may help you. Check out our website for information bettiesbombers.org
Don’t stay silent about #PTSD - VA News news.va.gov/141315/dont-...
Don’t stay silent about #PTSD - VA News news.va.gov/141315/dont-...
Don’t stay silent about PTSD - VA News
Two Atlanta Veterans share their stories in hopes of bringing more attention to how PTSD affects service members and Veterans.
news.va.gov
August 2, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Our organization has resources that may help you. Check out our website for information bettiesbombers.org
Don’t stay silent about #PTSD - VA News news.va.gov/141315/dont-...
Don’t stay silent about #PTSD - VA News news.va.gov/141315/dont-...
"In 2023, the nation saw 49,000 deaths by suicide, according to the CDC. Firearms are involved in more than half of suicides."
State suicide prevention efforts are lacking amid federal cuts • Stateline
Only a dozen states have laws establishing suicide prevention offices or coordinators, and just 11 have task forces or committees dedicated to suicide prevention efforts.
stateline.org
August 1, 2025 at 1:06 PM
"In 2023, the nation saw 49,000 deaths by suicide, according to the CDC. Firearms are involved in more than half of suicides."