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Suicide Prevention for Veterans

• The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) teamed up to launch a the Veterans Suicide Prevention Hotline to ensure that veterans in emotional crisis have free, 24/7 access to trained, professional counselors. Veterans can call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number, 1-800-273-TALK (8255), and press "1" to be routed to the Veterans Hotline.

Finding Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

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Webcasts & Conferences

• Webcast from the National Conference & Policy Academy (August 11-13, 2008) will be available by August 15, 2008.

• Recovery and the Military: Treating Veterans and Their Families: Recovery Month Webcast from February 2006

• Stigma in the Military: Strategies for Reducing Stigma Among Veterans and Active Duty Personnel

• National Returning Veterans Conference, March 2006: Slide Presentations & Materials | SAMHSA News Special Report | General Information

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Resources for Military Families Coping with Trauma

• The National Child Traumatic Stress Network: established to improve access to care, treatment, and services for traumatized children and adolescents exposed to traumatic events

• How Families Can Help Children Cope With Fear and Anxiety: provides tips for parents to keep the lines of communication with their children open and alerts parents and other caregivers to common signs of fear and anxiety

• Helping Children Cope with Fear and Anxiety: lists ways that parents can help their children cope with fear and anxiety after a tragic event

• Dealing With the Effects of Trauma - A Self-Help Guide: focuses on helping individuals cope with traumatic events and makes suggestions of how they can take charge of their own recovery. It also provides a list of additional resources

• Cómo ayudar a los niños a enfrentar el miedo y la ansiedad: En situaciones en que las tragedias afectan a su familia de modo personal o llegan a su hogar por medio de la prensa o televisión, usted puede ayudar a los niños a controlar la ansiedad causada por situaciones de violencia, muerte o desastres

• How to Deal with Grief: provides information on grief and how to deal with it

• Major Depression in Children and Adolescents: describes depression and its signs, identifies types of help available, and suggests what parents or other caregivers can do

• When it seems like there is no hope, there is help: information from the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

• After an Attempt: a guide for taking care of your family member after treatment in the emergency department

• After an Attempt: a guide for taking care of yourself after treatment in the emergency department

• Suicide Fast Facts: provides statistics and a list of resources on suicide

Mental Health Transformation Trends

• May 2005 Spotlight: US Dept. of Veterans Affairs (pdf-280k)

Statistics

• The NSDUH Report: Alcohol Use and Alcohol Related Risk Behaviors Among Veterans

• The NSDUH Report: Substance Use, Dependence, and Treatment among Veterans

• The NSDUH Report:  Male Veterans with Co-Occurring Serious Mental Illness and a Substance Use Disorder

• The DASIS Report:  Veterans in Substance Abuse Treatment:  1995-2000

• The NHSDA Report:  Illicit Drug Use Among Veterans (2000 and 2001)

• The NHSDA Report:  Alcohol Use Among Veterans

• The DASIS Report:  Availability of HIV Services in Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities: 2004

• The DASIS Report:  Veterans in Substance Abuse Treatment:  1995-2000

• The DASIS Report:  Characteristics of Homeless Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment

• Utilization of Veterans Health Services for Substance Abuse:  A Study of Aging Baby Boomer Veterans

• The DASIS Report: Characteristics of Substance Abuse Facilities Owned by the Department of Veterans Affairs, 2000

• The DASIS Report:  Veterans in Substance Abuse Treatment

Resource Links

• Issues Facing Returning Veterans (pdf-2.08megs)

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