Wounded Warrior Project Awards Grant to the David Lynch Foundation

NEW YORK, June 11, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The David Lynch Foundation (DLF) has received a grant from Wounded Warrior Project^® (WWP) to provide the Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique to veterans and active-duty servicemen and women who are affected by combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). WWP's Grant Program, now in its fourth year, is expanding the availability of programs and services that provide support to this generation of injured service members.

The David Lynch Foundation delivers the simple, systematic, evidence-based TM technique to reduce symptoms of PTSD by up to 50 percent, as well as markedly reduce anxiety, depression, insomnia, and substance abuse.

"For over ten years, the David Lynch Foundation has provided a critical missing tool in the toolbox of veterans and other at-risk populations who are working to overcome the nightmare of trauma and toxic stress," said Bob Roth, executive director at DLF. "The effectiveness of the TM technique has been verified by more than 350 peer-reviewed studies, including more than $30 million in grants from the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Defense."

"Working together with these excellent organizations, we are expanding and strengthening the network of support we can provide to our warriors, free of charge," said Steve Nardizzi, chief executive officer at WWP. "Side by side with WWP, our grant recipients are creating and deploying critically needed, specialized programs and services across the country, ensuring that no warrior falls through the cracks."

WWP focuses on providing grants to organizations that operate in underserved areas or provide services outside the scope of WWP's 20 free programs and services. The David Lynch Foundation was selected as a grant recipient because it delivers services that alleviate sleep issues, a funding priority that WWP selected based on direct feedback from injured veterans in WWP's Annual Alumni Survey. Since 2010, WWP has been using survey data to identify gaps in existing services and support. The results help WWP gauge the top issues that injured veterans, their families, and caregivers struggle with as they transition from military to civilian life.

It is estimated that over 50,000 servicemen and women have been physically injured in recent military conflicts; another 320,000 have experienced a traumatic brain injury while on deployment, and as many as 400,000 additional service members live with the invisible wounds of war, including combat-related stress, major depression, and PTSD.

For more information on WWP's Grant Program and a description of the grant recipients, please visit 2015 WWP Grant Program.

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About David Lynch Foundation
The David Lynch Foundation helps to prevent and eradicate the all-pervasive epidemic of trauma and toxic stress among at-risk populations through promoting widespread implementation of the evidence-based Transcendental Meditation (TM) program in order to improve their health, cognitive capabilities and performance in life.

About Wounded Warrior Project
The mission of Wounded Warrior Project^® (WWP) is to honor and empower Wounded Warriors. WWP's purpose is to raise awareness and to enlist the public's aid for the needs of injured service members, to help injured servicemen and women aid and assist each other, and to provide unique, direct programs and services to meet their needs. WWP is a national, nonpartisan organization headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. To get involved and learn more, visit woundedwarriorproject.org.

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