Stress

A Different Kind of Courage

A Different Kind of Courage: Safeguarding and Enhancing Your Psychological Health is a new educational video depicting how service members and their families may be affected by combat and deployment stress. This 25-minute video may be viewed by clicking on this link.

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AfterDeployment.org

A mental wellness resource for service members, veterans and military families that provides a variety of behavioral health information.
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Battlemind Armor for the Mind

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.

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Coming Home Project

Provides compassionate care, support and stress management tools for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and their families. Offers a range of free services: workshops and retreats; psychological counseling; training for care providers; and community forums.
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Common Symptoms of Stress

Physical, mental and behavioral symptoms of stress.
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Coping with the Psychological Stress of Deployment

Print and video materials for soldiers, unit leaders, health care providers and spouses that describe the stresses and strains of deployment on soldiers and their families.
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DE-Stress

DE-Stress stands for Delivery of Self-Training and Education for Stressful Situations. The program offers coached, confidential, online self-help for Marines experiencing on-going stress symptoms following return from operational deployment. For screening and enrollment in DE-Stress contact the Camp Lejeune DE-Stress Coordinator at 910-320-3480 or destress@rti.org.

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Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health & Traumatic Brain Injury

A collaborative effort within the Department of Defense (DoD) that works to improve psychological health and traumatic brain injury (TBI) treatment of service members. Component organizations include the Defense & Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC), the Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP), the Deployment Health Clinical Center (DHCC), the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress (CSTS) and the National Intrepid Center of Excellence (NICoE).

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Give an Hour - Free Mental Health Services

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.
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Grant Announcement - Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Returning Combat Veterans in the Community

The intent of this grant is to study the impact of existing national, state, and/or local community-based programs addressing the adjustment and mental health needs of recent combat veterans, including returning National Guard, Army Reserve and newly separated active duty personnel. Initial deadline for receipt of letters of intent is September 28, 2008. Applications are due by October 28, 2008 and May 1, 2009.

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Handling Stress

Teaches service members how to assess their levels of stress and offers stress reduction exercises.

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Let's Talk

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.
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Mental Health America Directory

Local affiliates in your state can help you find support groups in your area.
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Mental Health Resources for Returning Veterans & Their Families

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.

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ONE Freedom - Strength Through Balance

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.
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - Clinical Practice Guidelines

VA/DoD guidelines for the treatment of PTSD. Various documents available in .pdf format, including a pocket guide on acute stress disorder.

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Relaxation Techniques

Tools to improve coping skills, decrease stress levels and improve long-term health.
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Self-Care Tips for Dealing with Stress

Signs of stress in your personal, family, work or financial life and tips on what to do.
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Soldier Combat Stress Reaction

Pocket guide for spouses and loved ones on the stress that can be associated with return to civilian life. Document is in .pdf format.
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Stress Management & Relaxation Techniques

Relaxation training that begins with an explanation of how each individual can learn to bridge the mind and body through his/her own efforts.
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The Body's Response to Stress

Explains the physical reactions you experience when stressed.
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U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

U.S. government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves. Information and resources include alternative medicine, coping, alcohol and substance abuse, mental health, financial assistance and family and children.
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Vet Centers

Offer readjustment counseling and outreach services to all veterans who served in any combat zone. Services are also available for their family members for military related issues.

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  • USA.gov: The U.S. government's official web portal.

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