One in Five

The Rand Corporation, in a report issued in 2010, found that one in five veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan suffer from either post-traumatic stress or depression.

 

Stories

Read Founder Jeff Key's own story of how creativity healed him.

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Lectures

Jeff Key LecturesJeff Key lectures widely about his experiences as an activist. He has spoken to diverse audiences and at a wide variety of venues in the U.S., including at churches and to LGBT youth groups, and tailors his speeches for each occasion.

He is available to give lectures, and can be booked here.

Speeches he has given include:

  • “Holding Fast to Patriotism and Spirituality in a Divided America”
  • “Celebrating One’s Self: Learning to Recognize Perceived Liabilities as Assets”
  • “Creativity as a Healing Practice”
  • *“Don’t Ask/Don’t Tell”
  • “The Paradox of Giving”

Some of the venues at which he has spoken include:

  • Thoreau High School, Los Angeles California
  • Service Members’ Legal Defense Network Fundraiser, Los Angeles California
  • University of California, San Diego California
  • Culver High School, Culver City California
  • South Alabama CARES, Community Unity Awards Dinner.
  • Southside Baptist Church, Birmingham Alabama
  • Universtiy of Montevallo, Birmingham Alabama
  • Equality Alabama, Birmingham Alabama
  • Edison Elementary School, Salt Lake City Utah
  • Utah Valley University, Provo Utah
  • Youth First Texas, Dallas Texas
  • Bring Them Home Now Tour, Crawford Texas to Washington DC
  • Hoffstra University, Long Island New York
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The Mehadi Foundation takes no political stance and does not wish to engage in any controversy. Our singular focus is to keep attention on the human face of war, and do what we can to help.

The Mehadi Foundation is an IRS-designated 501(c)(3) charity and was founded by Lance Corporal Jeff Key, USMC, a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom. All donations are 100% tax deductible.

 

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