When Johnny and Jane Come Marching Home

Paula J. Caplan is an award-winning nonfiction author, playwright, and filmmaker; advocate for veterans, women, and psychiatric survivors; activist for various social justice issues; and affiliate of Harvard University’s DuBois Institute in the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research. She created Welcome Johnny and Jane Home, which pairs any veteran with a nonveteran simply to listen to what the veteran wants to say. Visit listen2veterans.org for more information. She produced the award-winning documentary film, “Is Anybody Listening?” about the divide between veterans and nonveterans and what can be done about it (isanybodylisteningmovie.org). She blogs at paulajcaplan.net, whenjohnnyandjanecomemarching.weebly.com, and on psychologytoday.com.