Buddy-to-Buddy and M-SPAN’s other programs were profiled in a Michigan Medicine Headlines article. “A treatment program, no matter how good it is, will not work if the person won’t go,” … Learn More
Post-9/11 Marine Corps veteran Dan Patrick was interviewed along with Vietnam veteran Lawrence Dolph for a Michigan Radio Stateside episode that aired on Monday, October 10, 2018. Patrick reflected on … Learn More
M-SPAN’s Buddy-to-Buddy Program was recently featured in an Ann Arbor Observer article titled “Buddy System—A local program helps veterans find their way.” The article features quotes from longtime program volunteers … Learn More
Long-serving Buddy-to-Buddy Program Volunteer Ron Springer was featured on the cover of the May 25, 2018 edition of the Lansing State Journal. The picture of Ron was taken at the … Learn More
Adam Jando, Buddy-to-Buddy Program Social Worker and combat veteran, was featured in a U-M Office of Research article about the multidisciplinary Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembers (STARRS), … Learn More
In this video, Buddy-to-Buddy Program volunteer Robert Calhoun shares his powerful story: Robert was sexually assaulted while serving in the Navy. He hid the rape for years, but the effects … Learn More
Learn about how Buddy-to-Buddy, M-SPAN, and the University of Michigan Depression Center and Department of Psychiatry’s other outreach programs are finding ways to treat veterans, students, and others where they … Learn More
An unlikely friendship between Vietnam vet and Buddy-to-Buddy Volunteer Veteran Bob Short and 20-something LGBTQ National Guard member Bianca Racine shows the transformative power of peer support for veterans. (From … Learn More
Buddy’s Pizza is donating $2 from every pizza sold to the Buddy-to-Buddy Program on the opening day of its new Ann Arbor location, Friday, October 13. Buddy-to-Buddy volunteers and staff will … Learn More
Buddy-to-Buddy Program volunteer David Rojas was profiled in a local newspaper about why he’s a volunteer with the program. David says, “If I can help another veteran returning home to … Learn More