The Maine Military Community Network’s 11th annual statewide conference is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 29, at Bangor High School, 885 Broadway in Bangor.

Maine veterans, veteran service providers, healthcare professionals, and others who would like to learn more about the veteran experience and the needs of veterans once they leave active service are invited to attend, according to a news release from Jeff Sychterz with the network.

The theme for this year’s conference is Life after Military, and the conference will include a keynote address on post-traumatic growth by Suzanne Rancourt, a veteran and poet, and counselor for Traumatic Brain Injury.

Registration is required and is available at web.cvent.com. The deadline to register is Thursday, June 20.

The cost of general attendance is $40, and $25 for veterans. The cost includes a continental breakfast and lunch.

The conference will also include presentations by Maine’s congressional delegation, annual awards, and breakout sessions on Expressive Arts Therapy, Vicarious Trauma in the Family Unit, Voices from the Field, Military 101, and columnist and author Sarah Smiley.

The conference will include a briefing on federal and state benefits, and a resource fair featuring providers of veteran benefits and services throughout the state.

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