They had our back.
Now we have theirs.

A door slams. A crowd feels unsafe. Sleep turns hostile. Muscles lock. Heart jumps.

Alert to everything, even in the kitchen. Words don’t reach it.

PTSD sits on the soul alone.

Disarm PTSD is a campaign of Veterans Valor, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, created in partnership with the Morris County Park Commission, Rotary District 7475, and local veterans and health organizations. The campaign works to support and honor veterans through The Healing Garden at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum and community efforts that use nature, art, and connection to restore peace, purpose, and hope.

ABOUT

I made it home.
But home didn’t feel like mine anymore.

Service gave me a role, a purpose, and my brothers in arms.
Coming back took that away.

People talk about everyday things.
I stay quiet, because the world I lived in doesn’t translate here.

The uniform comes off, but the experience doesn’t.
I went from belonging
to wandering.

My family feels it too. The distance. The searching.
The silence.

And in that silence, the cost grows.

Since 9/11, more than 150,000 veterans have died by suicide.

First-responder suicides are high as well, but not even reliably tracked.

About 1 in 3 women veterans reports experiencing military sexual trauma (MST) during service; among them, PTSD rates are as high or higher than those exposed to combat.

PTSD pulls me away from myself and from the people I love. Healing begins when that separation ends.

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Why the Healing Garden
HELPS

Backed by extensive research on trauma, nature, and the nervous system.

Nature and Art: A Place That Helps My Body Settle

Nature lowers stress and calms the nervous system. I feel it before I think it, my breathing steadies, and the constant bracing begins to ease.

Being Heard: Connection That Eases the Weight

Talking with people who understand is proven to help trauma. Around other veterans, and around people who listen, the silence I carry starts to lift.

Body Work: Therapies That Work Better in Calm

Breathwork, grounding, and movement, all the things that help trauma loosen its grip, land better when my body isn’t on high alert.

Community: A Place for Anyone Carrying Pain

Not only for veterans or first responders. Anyone living with loss, fear, grief, or old trauma can steady themselves here.

Hope: A Realistic Way Forward

My PTSD won’t disappear, but here it can be disarmed, and that lets pieces of myself start to return.

Disarm PTSD is the return of belonging, beauty, and purpose.

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WHERE HEALING BEGINS
IN OPEN AIR.

The Healing Garden of Morris, at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum, is a project by Veterans Valor, the Morris County Park Commission, and the health care community of Morris County. Together they are creating a sanctuary where trauma can soften and peace can begin to take root.

Disarm PTSD is the cause behind it.

When complete, the Garden will include the Gateway and seven themed gardens, each reflecting part of the veteran journey, from the first wound of service to the slow return of life and hope.

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How You Can Help

Give. Volunteer. Share.

Every dollar plants a tree, builds a pathway, or supports a gathering where veterans can breathe easier.
Every sponsorship brings the community closer to the people who have carried the weight for us.
Every hour offered helps bring this sanctuary to life.

Help Build The Healing Garden

Your gift builds more than gardens.
It builds peace.

Every dollar grows into something real, lasting, and life-changing.

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Gift	Examples Of Impact
$20-$100	Supplies plants, soil, and materials for Healing Gardens
$250 – $500	Supports art, storytelling, significant plantings, or therapy-in-nature sessions
$1,000 – $2,500	Funds a bronze leaf on the Tree of Unity. Contributes to artwork or major plantings
$5,000 – $10,000	Sponsors a garden feature, artwork or donor plaque. Feature will carry the donor’s name, if desired.
Other	Custom amount; option to dedicate to a specific garden or art piece.

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Sponsor

Mission Sponsorships

Tier Contribution Recognition Quarter-Million for the Quarter-Millennium
$250,000 Naming rights to a signature healing site or campaign feature; top-tier visibility and media presence
Liberty Benefactor $100,000 Naming of central feature (bench, arbor); prominent recognition across materials
Patriot’s Circle $50,000 Bronze leaf; group plaque; invitation to campaign gatherings
Valor Partner $25,000 Shared donor wall recognition; print and digital acknowledgment
Service Guardian $5,000 Bronze leaf; certificate; invitation to previews Healing Ally $1,000 Digital donor list; thank-you letter; invitation to public gatherings

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Garden Sponsorships

Tier Contribution Recognition Garden Patron $125,000 Naming rights to one Healing Garden
Garden Builder $50,000 Naming of a bench, arbor, or feature within a garden
Garden Steward $25,000 Group plaque recognition Garden Supporter $10,000 Bronze leaf + event invitations
Garden Friend $2,500 Certificate + digital listing Garden Ally $500 Digital listing

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When you give, you’re not donating to an idea. You’re helping create a sanctuary. You’re helping a veteran sleep better, a family reconnect, and a community rediscover purpose.

Every brick, every flower, every moment of quiet will be funded by someone who cared.

We’re more than halfway there, and with your help, the final stretch will bloom faster. Transparency is our promise: every dollar is reported, every life changed is shared.

Every gift disarms PTSD

The silence speaks.
We just help it heal.

Real veterans. Real families. Real healing.

Behind every donation is a name, a face, a story.
A Marine who finally slept through the night.
A wife who said her husband smiled again for the first time in years.
A volunteer who came to help and found peace for himself.
That’s what Disarm PTSD creates, not charity, but change.

“When I walked through the garden, I finally stopped holding my breath.”
Army Veteran
“I didn’t know what healing looked like until I saw it growing.”
CEO
“This isn’t therapy. This is humanity.”
CEO

Every story proves that peace isn’t a fantasy. It’s something we can build together.

Discover Real Stories

SERVICE ASKED EVERYTHING OF THEM.
HEALING ASKS
SOMETHING OF US.

When people come together in compassion, miracles follow.

Healing from trauma needs strong clinical, academic, and community support. Disarm PTSD works with Morris County health and education leaders to expand access, strengthen care, and support veteran recovery.

Our partners include Fairleigh Dickinson University, Rotary International, Atlantic Health System Veterans and Allies, Morristown Medical Center, County College of Morris and other community leaders. This work is led by the Morris County Park Commission and Veterans Valor with help from civic groups across the county.

Together, we support healing.

Become a Partner

You don’t have to wear a
uniform to serve.

Donate

Fund reflection programs and help build The Healing Garden.

Post, talk, or tell a friend. Awareness saves lives.

Sponsor

Help maintain The Healing Garden for future generations.

Volunteer

Be part of the heart that keeps this movement alive.

Every hand helps. Every voice matters. You might not erase trauma, but you can help transform it into hope.

When we act together, we become the cure.

Support the movement

Together, we can disarm PTSD
one heart at a time.

The people who fought for us shouldn’t have to fight alone.

Your donation turns pain into peace. It builds gardens where courage rests, laughter returns, and memories heal.

You don’t have to be a soldier to serve. You just have to care enough to act.

Let’s create the most beautiful sanctuary for those who once carried the weight of our freedom.

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When we disarm PTSD, we give courage back its calm.

Disarm PTSD, in partnership with Veterans Valor and The Healing Garden of Morris County.

Email Address

info@disarmptsd.com

Address

45 South Park Place, Box 235, Morristown, NJ 07960

Websites

DISARMPTSD.COM
VETERANSVALORNJ.COM

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Home

They had our back. Now we have theirs.

I made it home. But home didn’t feel like mine anymore.

Service gave me a role, a purpose, and my brothers in arms. Coming back took that away.

Why the Healing Garden HELPS

Backed by extensive research on trauma, nature, and the nervous system.

WHERE HEALING BEGINS IN OPEN AIR.

How You Can Help

Give. Volunteer. Share.

Your gift builds more than gardens. It builds peace.

Every dollar grows into something real, lasting, and life-changing.

Donate

Sponsor

Mission Sponsorships

Garden Sponsorships

The silence speaks. We just help it heal.

Real veterans. Real families. Real healing.

SERVICE ASKED EVERYTHING OF THEM. HEALING ASKS SOMETHING OF US.

When people come together in compassion, miracles follow.

You don’t have to wear a uniform to serve.

Donate

Share

Sponsor

Volunteer

Together, we can disarm PTSD one heart at a time.

The people who fought for us shouldn’t have to fight alone.

Contact Info

Email Address

info@disarmptsd.com

Address

45 South Park Place, Box 235, Morristown, NJ 07960

Websites

DISARMPTSD.COM VETERANSVALORNJ.COM

Send Us Message

They had our back.
Now we have theirs.

I made it home.
But home didn’t feel like mine anymore.

Service gave me a role, a purpose, and my brothers in arms.
Coming back took that away.

Why the Healing Garden
HELPS

WHERE HEALING BEGINS
IN OPEN AIR.

Your gift builds more than gardens.
It builds peace.

The silence speaks.
We just help it heal.

SERVICE ASKED EVERYTHING OF THEM.
HEALING ASKS
SOMETHING OF US.

You don’t have to wear a
uniform to serve.

Together, we can disarm PTSD
one heart at a time.

Contact
Info

DISARMPTSD.COM
VETERANSVALORNJ.COM