Derek Blumke // A Campaign to De-Prescribe the Veteran Suicide Epidemic

#veterans #psychiatricmedications #deprescribing
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Derek Blumke is a veterans advocate, writer and consultant, with a focus on mental health reform as it relates to the overprescribing of psychiatric drugs to America’s service members and veterans. Derek served 12 years in the United States Air Force and Michigan Air National Guard. During this time he deployed three times with AC-130H Spectre Gunships, as part of the 16th Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Florida. In 2008, Derek co-founded Student Veterans of America (SVA). During his time with SVA, he served as the organization’s first President, and also served as the organization’s Executive Director, where he led the organization’s advocacy efforts to help pass the Post 9/11 GI Bill through Congress. Today SVA is now the largest community based organization of Post 9/11 veterans in the country, hosting chapters on over 1,600 campuses globally.
Derek was also a startup technology entrepreneur in New York City; was the founding director of the Department of Veterans Affairs national mental health program, The VITAL Initiative; was a founding committee member of the National Action Alliance on Suicide Prevention; a member of the American Legion’s National Centennial Committee; and was the Editor of Veterans and Military Families for the mental health website, Mad in America. Most recently Derek served as the chief operations and financial officer for the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Department of Michigan.
For his work, Derek has received the Presidential Volunteer Service Award, and was recognized at the White House by President Barack Obama for his leadership in supporting returning military veterans.
Derek is a graduate of the University of Michigan where he double majored in psychology and political science. He is currently writing his memoir, as he pursues his MFA in creative nonfiction writing at Alma College.
You can read Derek's articles on Mad in America here: bit.ly/46C3rTc
To learn more or to get involved with Derek’s advocacy efforts, visit derekblumke.com

[@Charlotte333]

Hi Angie! Excellent work. I am a huge fan of yours. Your character, ethics, values, and courage reflect well upon all of us. I am very encouraged by your work. Thank you for your sacrifices. God bless your guest. I really enjoy listening to your interviews and your guests are exceptional and important. Bravo! Encore!

[@AngiePeacockMSW]

Thank you for your thoughtful words and support!

[@Charlotte333]

Eventually I will schedule some time with you. I could really use the morale support as a female veteran too. @@AngiePeacockMSW

[@user-wb2yv7ll9d]

Derek is so lucky to have been able to get off those drugs fairly easily. I'm curious about Ambien and if he was taking it daily and if he got rebound insomnia. ❤

[@avalonmist254]

I'm a nurse on Seroquel and recently found out it actually contains a SSNI another antidepressant secret component which totally explains the horrible tapering of this drug! 🍀

[@AngiePeacockMSW]

I’ve never heard that before. Can you please post a link to show what you are talking about?

[@avalonmist254]

@@AngiePeacockMSW I would also check out the package insert online for professionals... which I'm going to do after work

[@avalonmist254]

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[@lonnievisch6009]

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God work 👍

[@Uma921]

Is there a way we can help Derek’s campaign/advocacy?

[@AngiePeacockMSW]

I put his website in the caption to the video. Contact him through that link!

[@PenneyJones2911]

Med watch filed today!

[@AngiePeacockMSW]

Great!

[@shan4145]

How did you Angie, got your certificate graduation while going through hell to hell withdrawals? I’m still searching for a new doctor to help me deprescribe these torturing souls , drug medication. My knee bones hurt so severe I can’t walk so what do I do and leg cramps !?!? From Canada . Shanda

[@AngiePeacockMSW]

when you are desperate and in a bringing building, you would do anything you could do to stay alive.

[@rameshlumb4003]

924 days off alcohol nicotine benzos ssri snri antidepressants caffeine still not 100 percent

[@AngiePeacockMSW]

I’m proud of how far you’ve come!

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How are you feeling

[@rameshlumb4003]

@@SeanSean-jp9hg feeling low energy sym