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Information that can help you readjust after deployment.
Answers questions on deployment as well as the reunion of friends and family. Includes information on health and wellness for Service Members and their families.
Connects all members of the military community, their spouses and families to the resources they need for transitioning to civilian 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.
Find pre-deployment, deployment and homecoming support services for Service Members and families at Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune.
Provides free house cleaning services to disabled or elderly Veterans and their families.
Provides coaching to the family members and friends of Veterans to assist them in supporting their loved ones during post-deployment and ongoing reintegration. This is a national clinical service providing information and assistance. For confidential help, call 1-888-823-7458.
Offers programs that address the mental, emotional, spiritual and relationship challenges faced by Veterans and families before, during and after deployment.
Connects Veterans together to help them transition into civilian life.
Offers advice for returning service men and women on military transitions, disaster preparedness and routine health.
Offers transition assistance to Veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, as well as assistance with mental wellness, employment, education, events and navigating the VA system.
Connect with women Veterans and clinical providers who specialize in treating mental health, substance abuse and trauma issues of women who have served.
Provides guidance on how to cope with the challenges and adjustments that children and families often face during a deployment.
Utilizes vacant timeshares and unbooked cruises to send Veterans and their families to resorts or on cruises at no charge.
Assists transitioning Marines with employment, Veterans benefits, education and community information, and provides links to service organizations.
Access information from the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) about prevention, treatment and recovery support for mental health and substance use disorders.
Offers advice for Service Members on how to make their family's health care transition go more smoothly when moving, especially when deploying or returning from deployment.
Learn about an online community dedicated specifically for use by all U.S. Military, whether active duty, Veterans or retired, and their families and friends, too, to share useful, timely information in video format on subjects of importance to them.
Provides education and training for Service Members and families regarding responses to stress, and offers self-guided tools for increasing personal resiliency.
Reunites soldiers with their families on free vacations in the Roaring Fork Valley and Grand County, Colorado and in Dallas and Austin, Texas.
Provides free vacations to Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans and their families.
Offers a one-stop location for military and their families to find assistance ranging from training and employment to financial help, free airline tickets, computers, care packages and much more.
Provides free retreats in a camp-like setting for Veterans and their families.
Helps Service Members and Veterans understand what to expect when returning from a war zone, how to handle the transition, the signs of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and where to go for help.
Access a fact sheet that provides information on ways to enhance your homecoming and communication during the holidays when a Service Member returns home.
Access a fact sheet offered by the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences that provides advice and reminders for military families about the deployment cycle, routine health and family preparedness for disaster.
Connects women Veterans to mentors for personal and professional guidance, legal advice and counseling services.
Seeks to establish a PTSD Registry, PTSD training for emergency services personnel and military families, and the implementation of a family/caregiver support system.
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.
Educates and informs the community about the challenges facing wounded soldiers returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as offers support and recreational programs.
Program provides outreach, education and training, reintegration and wellness support programs to returning Veterans.
Provides resources for Service Members and Veterans to ensure a seamless transition from military to civilian life.
Three hour live events with equal numbers of Veterans and civilians in facilitated conversations around the impact of war upon both groups. Find out more about VCD and a calendar of upcoming events.
Get information on locating friends and fellow Veterans you have served with in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines or Coast Guard.
Provides National Guard and all reserve component members with the ability to speak with counselors on the phone or online.
1-855-838-8255
Provides a variety of behavioral health information for Service Members, Veterans and military families.
Provides tools to deal with difficult deployment reminders that may occur in the daily lives of Service Members or Veterans. Offers an assessment, an electronic-library, game-based simulations and narrator-guided self-help workshops.
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.
Learn about the causes and signs of depression. Offers an assessment, an electronic-library, game-based simulations and narrator-guided self-help workshops.
Teaches Service Members how to assess their levels of stress and offers stress reduction exercises.
Tools to help Service Members improve their relationships with family and friends. Offers an assessment, an electronic-library, game-based simulations and narrator-guided self-help workshops.
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.
Offers ways to manage the immediate and long-term aspects of coping with a physical injury attained during deployment.
Recognize anger cues and learn strategies to manage anger. Offers an assessment, an electronic-library, game-based simulations and narrator-guided self-help workshops.
Teaches strategies that help with sleep problems, even frequent nightmares, which can be common following a deployment.
Learn how spiritual well-being can help you both cope with and understand your deployment experiences.
Provides information on how to deal with on-the-job problems and succeed at work after a deployment. Offers an assessment, an electronic-library, game-based simulations and narrator-guided self-help workshops.
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