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RandyBane
Randall A. Bane (Randy), served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Era, as an infantry medic, hospital corpsman with The United Nations Special Forces. He later served as a chaplain with the U.S. Air Force, Civil Air Patrol working with the Cadet Program. Randy grew up in a 'duffel bag,' meaning he comes from a military family. His father was an officer and war hero, serving in WW-II and Korea. He became involved working with men and women who had some form of addiction, when he was a combat medic. Many a night, he would nurse a soldier through the night keeping them from killing themselves due to drug overdose or experience a major toxic black-out while they had an assault rifle in their lap. God put him on his path early in life, even before he knew it, and that path is helping veterans overcome substance abuse, chemical addictions and (P.T.S.D.) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Randy has a B.A. in Psychology, Sociology and Theology, receiving his Masters of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey. Randy developed two educational libraries for The Department of Corrections in the state of New Jersey and Pennsylvania and assisted in developing an educational program for the State of Kansas. Randy has served in several substance abuse programs and as chaplain in several hospitals including intern at The University of Texas Medical Center, Houston, serving with Life-Flight and the Menninger Foundation in Topeka, Kansas. He received additional training in trauma crisis with focus on P.T.S.D. at the V.A. Hospital and Veteran Centers in Kansas. Randy, under the auspices of the "ForgottenHeroes.Us" program, initiated a program called the Veterans Resource Program developing a T.V. Educational Program for Veterans, their families and their community, focusing on employment-counseling, substance abuse, domestic violence & health benefits. Randy hosts a program called Veterans Res/Delano Today on Channel 49 at 9:30 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. Friday. You can contact Randy at (316) 263-8201, or by e-mail randy@fogottenheroes.us |
Veteran Affairs
1969-12-31 18:00:00
Helping victims of domestic violence
: Isn’t DV a woman’s issues problem? ANSWER: The vast majority of the over 7,000 DV arrests each year in Wichita involve men hurting women. However, the use of violence in not gender specific, women also hurt men. ‘Men Choosing Respect’ works to end all violence in our homes. Local programs have made great progress in addressing DV; there just are not enough men in every walk of life involved.QUESTION: What does this have to do with veterans? ANSWER: Recent research indicates that of men who have had “combat exposure, 21 percent become involved in current spouse or partner abuse.” That is a very large percentage and shows me that we need to help men returning from service. Men, especially veterans, must be involved in this helping. QUESTION: How can men get involved? ANSWER: On the second Tuesday of each month ‘Men Choosing Respect’ hosts an open meeting from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at 1407 N. Topeka, Wichita, KS. This is an ongoing meeting for men wishing to be involved in reducing domestic violence in Wichita. For some men this will be a meeting they return to again and again to work as a group making public awareness changes, for other men it may be a one time meeting to develop an understanding of how to help reduce domestic violence. All men are invited to join us
ANSWER: ‘Men Choosing Respect’ is an ongoing program that develops public awareness and preventative programs involving men working together to preventing domestic violence (DV) in Wichita.QUESTION: Isn’t DV a woman’s issues problem? ANSWER: The vast majority of the over 7,000 DV arrests each year in Wichita involve men hurting women. However, the use of violence in not gender specific, women also hurt men. ‘Men Choosing Respect’ works to end all violence in our homes. Local programs have made great progress in addressing DV; there just are not enough men in every walk of life involved.QUESTION: What does this have to do with veterans? ANSWER: Recent research indicates that of men who have had “combat exposure, 21 percent become involved in current spouse or partner abuse.” That is a very large percentage and shows me that we need to help men returning from service. Men, especially veterans, must be involved in this helping. QUESTION: How can men get involved? ANSWER: On the second Tuesday of each month ‘Men Choosing Respect’ hosts an open meeting from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at 1407 N. Topeka, Wichita, KS. This is an ongoing meeting for men wishing to be involved in reducing domestic violence in Wichita. For some men this will be a meeting they return to again and again to work as a group making public awareness changes, for other men it may be a one time meeting to develop an understanding of how to help reduce domestic violence. All men are invited to join us as we reduce violence here in our own community. Call Horace Santry at 316-263-5886 if you have any questions.
