Counseling & Support Groups
Alcove Center for Grieving Children & Families
American Red Cross Counseling Services for Military Personnel
Confidential counseling services offered to all military personnel - active duty, National Guard and Reserves - and their families. Find the chapter or office near you.
Are You in an Abusive Relationship?
Armed Services YMCA of the USA
Army Well-Being Wounded Soldier Information
Links to resources for wounded soldiers, including the CSA Wounded Soldier and Family Hotline, which is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 1-800-984-8523.
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.
Coalition to Salute America's Heroes
Coming Home - A Guide for Spouses
Self-help support organization that offers friendship, understanding and hope to bereaved parents, grandparents and siblings. Get online support or find a nearby chapter.
Counseling for Loss & Life Changes
Flaum Souksamlane In Loving Memory Foundation
Give an Hour - Free Mental Health Services
Online community of persons dealing with grief, death and major loss. Several military e-mail support groups.
Helping Kids Deal with Deployment
Provides guidance on how to cope with the challenges and adjustments that children and families often face during a deployment.
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.
Military HOMEFRONT Special Needs Programs
Returning from the War Zone - A Guide for Families of Military Personnel
Self-Help Clearinghouses Across the World
Specialized Training of Military Parents (STOMP)
Provides stories and tips from members of the military community discussing their post-deployment challenges.
The National Council - Veterans Health Care
Provides treatment and rehabilitation to help people, including veterans, recover from mental illnesses and addiction disorders. Also includes an overview of veterans behavioral health care legislation in 2007, including legislation related to mental health and substance use treatment and alternative sentencing.
United Warrior Survivors Foundation
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.
What Military Families Should Know about Depression
Wounded Warrior Project Patient & Family Support
Offers programs such as Family Assistance and Benefits Counseling that are designed to meet the long-term needs of wounded warriors and their families.
Zero to Three - Young Children on the Homefront Video