Post-Deployment Readjustment
Information to help you readjust to life post-deployment.
Age-Appropriate Reintegration Activities
Focuses on the importance of a balanced life when work and home schedules are hectic and demanding. Utilizes the "mind-body" model and engaging exercises to help achieve more balance in life.
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.
Brochure published by the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences that explains ways to create a shared sense of purpose as a couple after returning from deployment.
Designed as a resource to connect Veterans with Veterans to help them transition into civilian life easier. A joint effort of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) and the Ad Council.
Facilitate the Reintegration of National Guard Troops Returning from Deployment
Helping Kids Deal with Deployment
Offers a number of links to external resources on each of the 12 After Deployment programs that are designed to help soldiers adjust after deployment.
Mental Health Resources for Returning Veterans & Their Families
Information for returning Veterans and their families from the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) about prevention, treatment and recovery support for mental health and substance use disorders. Includes resources for military families coping with trauma.
Reintegration Fact Sheet for Providers
Fact sheet for military health and community leaders, and the military families they serve, which outlines a four-step guide on how couples can reestablish a shared sense of purpose following deployment. Accompanies Becoming A Couple Again.
Returning from the War Zone - A Guide for Military Personnel
Reuniting with Your Loved One - Helpful Advice for Families
Safety, Health & Preparedness for Military Families
Fact sheet offered by the University Services University of Health Sciences that provides advice and reminders for military families about the deployment cycle, routine health and family preparedness for disaster.
Teaches strategies that help with sleep problems, even frequent nightmares, which can be common following a deployment.
Information on the role of spirituality in coping and how spiritual well-being can help you understand your deployment experiences.
Staying Healthy Where You Live
Describes how to manage barriers to care. Learn when it's time to seek out a professional and what type of provider to contact in your area.
Provides stories and tips from members of the military community discussing their post-deployment challenges.
VetAdvisor Support Program: Telephonic & Behavioral Health Screening & Treatment
Worklife Institute - OEF/OIF Reentry & Worklife Transition Program