Offers advice and information for families and providers about preparing and communicating with children about deployment and reuniting.

Works to promote and enhance self-worth and development in boys and girls through a variety of programs and services. Includes information on "Youth Centers"which are formed through partnerships between BGCA and the military to provide outreach to children of service members.

Helps parents and health care providers address the mental and emotional needs of military children through topic-specific, age-related literature. Topics include community, deployment, homecoming, mental/emotional health and moving.

A new free course offered by the American Red Cross to military family members of Active Duty, Reserve and National Guard forces, as well as Veterans and their families that addresses the stress and strain of deployments on military family members including spouses, children, parents, siblings and significant others of Service Members and Veterans.

Provides fact sheets on health topics relevant to military life, including caring for children, depression and traumatic brain injuries.

Provides tips on how to talk to children about a parent's injury and how to help them understand and cope.

Offers deployed parents the opportunity to be video-recorded reading storybooks to their children which creates positive emotional connections and cultivates a love of reading.

A comprehensive set of resources that are informative and comforting for children and families. Includes contact information if you have questions or would like to place an order.

Offers suggestions and advice regarding dealing with your child's grief over the loss of a loved one.

Provides tips, videos, children's story and a guide to help your family communicate with one another, express emotions and begin the process of moving forward in life.

Useful information for parent and family caregivers to help children cope during a parent's deployment.

Provides guidance on how to cope with the challenges and adjustments that children and families often face during a deployment.

Provides information for parents about talking to children about death.

Provides information for parents and other family members about children and grief and talking to children and teenagers about death.

Information to help parents and educators support children throughout the deployment cycle.

Top experts in each of the military’s service branches address issues of military culture, the impact of military deployment on children and families, and the perspectives of those serving in the U.S. Armed Services. Provides podcasts for those who care for military children and families.

Find information on an online community for military children (ages 6-17 years old) that provides access to age-appropriate resources to support them from pre-deployment, through a parent's or caregiver's return.

MKC offers informative activities, fun games, helpful videos, and interesting user surveys that can guild and reinforce understanding, resilience and coping skills in military children and their peers.

Find information on where to receive child counseling after a traumatic event.

Find useful tips for talking with and supporting your children during a loved one's deployment.

Provides information on the U.S. Army's collaborative effort with America's communities to support children and youth impacted by deployment. Includes recreational, social and educational programs, state level initiatives, camp activities, mentorship, assistance with school issues and more.

Guidebook published by the National Center for Children Exposed to Violence that advises parents on how to talk with children about war and threats of terrorism.

Helps family members understand what to expect during the reintegration following time in a war zone and the signs of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

A bilingual multimedia outreach program designed to support military families with children between the ages of 2 and 5 as they cope with the feelings, challenges, and concerns experienced during different phases of deployment. Sesame Street bilingual videos, music and parent/caregiver materials are available for download at the Sesame Workshop.

American Academy of Pediatrics video - Military Youth Coping with Separation: When Family Members Deploy.

Learn how to recognize and respond to children's reaction to the deployment of a parent. Provides information to help you understand and support children throughout the deployment cycle.

Supports and assists surviving families of those who have died in service to America through a wide variety of programs including those for grieving children and peer support programs.

Although posttraumatic stress reactions may occur after a deployed parent has been killed in combat, symptoms can also appear when death comes weeks or months after an initial combat injury, even if the death has been anticipated by the child or adults in the child's life.

Discusses common reactions of children of different age groups whose parents deploy to dangerous areas.