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Grants funds in order to provide grief counseling and bereavement support services to children and teens who have experienced the loss of a parent or loved one.
Provides a safe place where children and their families who are grieving the death of a loved one can receive comfort and support through the healing process.
Offers support to the families of service members and veterans who have traumatic brain injuries, including a a chat room and a web based peer support network for these veterans and their family members.
Checklist of behaviors to help decide if domestic violence is occurring.
Programs include injured support services, housing assistance, family bereavement assistance, direct financial help, career counseling and recreation opportunities.
Provides video resources for soldiers and family members on handling the stresses of deployment and transitioning home. Includes specific resources for youth coping with military deployment.
National support group for parents who have had a child die, at any age from any cause. Find chapter locations.
Free, personalized Web sites that support and connect loved ones during critical illness, treatment and recovery.
Programs include emergency financial aid, family support networks, therapeutic day camp for children, career networks and homes for the wounded.
Emotional considerations for spouses and children regarding reuniting with a returning service member. Document is in .pdf format.
Articles, services, contacts, links and workshop information for those that are grieving.
College scholarships for children who have had one or both parents die and grants to organizations helping children through the grieving process.
Provides free mental health services nationwide by mental health professionals who literally give an hour of their time each week to military personnel and their families.
Programs for children, teens and adults that address the needs of those who suffer the loss of a service member.
Links to resources for widows/widowers and special resources for widows/widowers of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom (OEF and OIF). Includes counseling services, financial assistance and help with paying for college.
Suggestions from the American Hospice Foundation.
Online community of persons dealing with grief, death and major loss. Several military e-mail support groups.
Provides guidance on how to cope with the challenges and adjustments that children and families often face during a deployment.
Provides financial assistance, wish grants, spousal scholarships, transitional adaptive housing and family support services.
Provides information for parents about talking to children about death.
Trained staff of compassionate clinicians can assist you with difficulties such as nightmares, flashbacks, irritability, anger, depression,
family problems and an overall sense of not being the same or difficulty adjusting since your deployment. Document is in .pdf format.
Local affiliates in your state can help you find support groups in your area.
Information for returning veterans and their families about prevention, treatment and recovery support for mental health and substance use disorders. Include resources for military families coping with trauma.
Information for families who have spouses, children or dependent parents who require special medical or educational services.
Helps parents and other caregivers understand and respond to the grief of a child who has lost a military parent.
Online support group for all military families.
Provides education and training for service members and their families regarding the challenges of military deployments and the return home. Provides information on the response to stress, as well as self-guided tools for increasing personal resiliency and strength.
Helps family members understand what to expect during the reintegration following time in a war zone and the signs of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Document is in .pdf format.
Find a local mutual aid support group for your concern by contacting a self-help clearinghouse in your area. Arranged by U.S. or international locations.
Trains nurses, social workers, mental health workers, hospital personnel, hospice nurses, geriatric case managers and clergy to assist in the formation of groups for individuals in their communities.
Provides insight into the world of a child whose parents have died.
Comprehensive information and tools to help military families with special needs children regarding medical, special education, community support and benefits and entitlements services.
Information and workshops about parent rights and responsibilities regarding special education services for military children in the United States and overseas.
Provides stories and tips from members of the military community discussing their post-deployment challenges.
Simple tips for adults regarding communication and interaction when caring for children of any age who have had a parent die. Document is in .pdf format.
Grief counseling, bereavement education and outreach services in New York and Northern New Jersey. Bereavement education workshops, facilitator trainings and outreach services are available throughout the United States.
Peer-to-peer support, survivor transition assistance, emergency aid and financial planning and bereavement counseling for surviving spouses of Navy, Army, Air Force and Marine Corps Special Operations personnel killed in the line of duty since September 11, 2001.
Readjustment counseling and outreach services to all veterans who served in any combat zone and their family for military-related issues. Services include individual counseling, group counseling, marital and family counseling, bereavement counseling, medical referrals, assistance in applying for VA benefits, employment counseling and alcohol/drug assessments. Find the Vet Center in your state.
Fact sheet on depression including symptoms and health tips. Document is in .pdf format.
Offers programs such as Family Assistance and Benefits Counseling that are designed to meet the long-term needs of wounded warriors and their families.
Military families share deployment experiences and early childhood professionals offer tips for dealing with grief and loss from deployment and the challenges of reuniting.
