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Adventures in Training with a Purpose (Aurelius)
Wexford, PA nonprofit offering a free, 12-week integrated 'Mind, Body and Soul' program — including TMS, one-on-one counseling, exercise-physiology coaching, bloodwork, and nature adventure trips — to active military, veterans, and first responders suffering from PTSD and depression. The org reports a 24-participant pilot program.
- Cost
- Free — the org states its program is '100% confidential, stigma-free and free of charge.'
- Coverage
- Just outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Wexford, PA) (Pennsylvania)
- Last Verified
- October 9, 2026
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