Stress
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.
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.
Coping with the Psychological Stress of Deployment
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.
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).
Give an Hour - Free Mental Health Services
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.
Teaches service members how to assess their levels of stress and offers stress reduction exercises.
Mental Health America Directory
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.
ONE Freedom - Strength Through Balance
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.
Self-Care Tips for Dealing with Stress
Soldier Combat Stress Reaction
Stress Management & Relaxation Techniques
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
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.