Community Resources and Support For Patients and Families

• Polytrauma Rehabilitation Centers - Rebuilding Wounded Lives: Brochure, Department of Veterans Affairs (PDF, 242 KB)
• National Resource Directory

• Career Center
for the Military Severely Injured Center
• GI Bill : Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA)

• Destiny Group
• Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve
• Helmentstohardhats.org
• HireVeterans.com
• Military Exits
• Military Spouse Career Center
• Troops to Teachers
• United States Department of Labor: Hiring Veterans
• United States Office of Personnel Management: Vet Guide
• USA Jobs
• Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA): Jobs
• VetJobs.com
• VeteranEmployment.com

• Family Violence Prevention Fund
• Gottman Institute: relationships and parenting
• Healthy Marriage, Tools for
• Marine Parents
• National Council on Child Abuse and Family Violence
• National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233
• National Military Family Association
• Soldiers and Families Middle East Resource
• Veterans and Families Coming Home

• Fallen Patriot Fund - Serves soldiers with financial problems following return home. Must be discharged from military service.
• FinAid! (Military Student Aid)
• Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA)

Brain Injury:

• Brain Injury Association
• Brain Injury Center, Defense and Veterans
• Traumatic Brain Injury Survival Guide




Depression:

• All About Depression
• Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance




Grief:

• GriefNet.org
• ISTSS Public Education Pamphlets




Health:

• Hooah4Health
• Web MD




Mental Health:

• American Academy of Sleep Medicine
(AASM)
• Anxiety Panic Resource
• Battlemind Training , WRAIR-PN Tools to help transition from combat to post-deployment. Understanding your soldier.
• Mental Health America
• National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
• National Sleep Foundation
• Military Sexual Trauma




Neurological:

• Neurology Channel, Traumatic Brain Injury
• Neuropsychology Central




Pain:

• American Pain Foundation
• Chronic Pain Rehabilitation Program
, James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Tampa, Florida



Post-Traumatic Stress:

• National Center for PTSD

• Army Disabled Soldier Support System - DS3
  Contact via email: ArmyDS3@hoffman.army.mil
  Serves soldiers with a 30% disability rating or greater and
  special category resulting from injuries or illnesses incurred
  since September 1, 2001.
• Disabled Soldiers Support System
, U.S. Army
• Iraq War Veterans Organization
• Military OneSource
• Military Severely Injured Joint Support Operations Center
  Phone: 1-888-774-1361
  24/7 family support:
  financial support, education, employment,
  family counseling, community resources,
  childcare support
  
• Polytrauma Rehabilitation Centers
• Resources for Returnees
- Department of Veterans Affairs

• American Legion
• Am-Vets
• Disabled American Veterans
(DAV)
• Paralyzed Veterans of America
• Veterans Benefits Administration
(VBA)
• Veterans of Foreign Wars
(VFW)

• Benefits and Services Information
for National Guard and Reserve Personnel
• Defense
, Department of
• Veterans Affairs
, Department of