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Gary Demetre Josebeck June 4, 1992 ~ July 4, 2018 (age 26) Gary Demetre Josebeck, 26, the artist, activist and advocate behind Art for Recovery and Transformation passed away on Wednesday July 4, 2018. Gary (or Demetre, as he was known in the art community) lost his battle with the demons of substance abuse. He was kind, passionate and hard working. No matter… Read More

On the 4th of July we celebrate the birth of our nation. As young as we are, the USA is the longest running continuous democracy around today.   And…it bears repeating: our ideals of liberty and justice for all came at a cost. Many brave Americans gave and continue to give up life and limb and in some cases a full… Read More

The following article, extensively citing Veterans & First Responders Healthcare (VFR) CEO Eric Golnick, appeared in the Newark Star-Ledger, of Newark, New Jersey, on July 3. It presents an important controversy; we urge our readers to read and comment.  VFR is the sister company of Strive Health and is co-located in all Strive facilities.   The Indiana-based group Military with… Read More

Veteran & First Responder Healthcare (VFR), the sister company of Strive, issued this press release today.  A landmark agreement, we are republishing it here. VFR Healthcare (Veteran & First Responder Healthcare), the sister company of Strive Health, and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced a new partnership to enhance Veterans’ access to substance abuse and mental health… Read More

The following message was written on Memorial Day, 2018, by Dr. Robert Pyles, Chief Medical Officer of Strive Health and of Veteran & First Responders Healthcare (VFR) .An established leader in the addiction and mental health fields, Dr. Pyles has served as President of the American Psychoanalytic Association, the Massachusetts Psychiatric Society, and the Coalition for Patient Rights...and in Vietnam at… Read More

This letter was written by Eric Golnick, Cheif Executive Officer of Veteran & First Responder Healthcare (VFR), on the occasion of Memorial Day, 2018.  VFR is a sister company of Strive Health and shares facilities with Strive at all locations.  For detailed and important picture of VFR, we urge urge readers to visit its new website, released last week, on… Read More

We are proud and excited to announce the new, powerful web site released last night by VFR and Strive Health. We think it clearly articulates our mission of outpatient treatment exclusively for veterans, service members, and first responders, and how we personally understand this mission.   Veterans, service organizations, therapists, know how critical it is to shine a light on… Read More