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Recruits combat Veteran volunteers to mentor, coach and assist warriors suffering from combat stress, allowing them and their families to lead productive and fulfilling lives. Offers support services for Veterans, women Veterans and the family.

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www.acvow.org

Provides resources and support to injured Service Members, Veterans and their families, especially those who have sustained the hidden injuries of war.

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remind.org

Find out more about research studies enrolling participants. The Center for Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine (CNRM) is a federal medical research program to improve the understanding of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Most research takes place at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD and Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC.

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braininjuryresearch.usuhs.mil

Offers a tool Veterans can use to identify and monitor how they deal with stressful life experiences.

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www.veteransoutreachcenter.org

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.

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www.mirecc.va.gov

Access the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) that helps Veterans and Service Members recognize if past traumatic experiences are causing problems in their personal life or at work.

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store.samhsa.gov

Access a DoD program that works to improve psychological health and TBI treatment of Service Members and Veterans.

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www.dcoe.health.mil

Find and listen to podcasts on a variety of topics from the Defense Centers of Excellence. Podcast topics include mental health, brain injury, information for caregivers and helping children understand their parent's injury.

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www.dcoe.health.mil

Lists specific conditions and concerns related to deployment.

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www.pdhealth.mil

Provides a Self Assessment for Veterans service that is voluntary and anonymous, and is offered online, by phone and through special events held at installations and reserve units.

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www.pdhealth.mil

Provides information on Post Traumatic Stress including symptoms and treatments.

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www.familyofavet.com

Provides articles, guides, Web links, mini-courses, 800 phone access and e-mail pen-pal resources on PTSD.

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www.ptsdinfo.org

Provides free mental health services nationwide by mental health professionals who literally give an hour of their time each week to military personnel and their families.

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www.giveanhour.org

A Veteran rehabilitation program that combines sports, family and coping therapies to restore and rehabilitate men and women of the armed forces who have been severely wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan. Specializes in serving Veterans with traumatic brain injuries (TBI), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), polytrauma, blindness, and mental illness and offers a three year follow-up care plan for all participants.

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www.hgvets.org

A booklet from Disabled American Veterans for Service Members, Veterans and their families dealing with traumatic stress.

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www.dav.org

Connects Veterans, their friends and family members with information, resources, and solutions to issues affecting their health, well-being and everyday lives. Hear inspiring stories of strength, learn what has worked for other Veterans and explore information about physical and mental health symptoms, challenging life events and mental health conditions.

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maketheconnection.net

Contact the local MHA affiliates in your state that can help you find support groups in your area.

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www.nmha.org

Access information from the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) about prevention, treatment and recovery support for mental health and substance use disorders.

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www.samhsa.gov

Access self-assessments for depression, bipolar disorder, alcohol use, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and generalized anxiety disorder.

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www.militarymentalhealth.org

Find information on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and tips for coping with the illness.

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militaryfamily.com

Find information on PTSD from NAMI, including symptoms, treatment and available resources.

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www.nami.org

Works to advance the clinical care and well-being of America's Veterans through research, education and training in the science, diagnosis and treatment of PTSD and stress-related disorders.

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www.ncptsd.va.gov

Call 1-866-627-6464 to participate in one of several research studies underway relating to PTSD.

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www.clinicaltrials.gov

Provides an evaluation, treatment planning and research facility dedicated to providing care to Service Members and families dealing with traumatic brain injuries and psychological health conditions.

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www.dcoe.health.mil

Contact the 24-hour/7 days a week outreach center at 866-966-1020 to reach the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (DCoE).

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www.dcoe.health.mil

Find information from the Vietnam Veterans of America on PTSD, including how to get help and tips on working with service providers.

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www.vva.org

Access a resource from the National Institute of Mental Health that explains what PTSD is, when it starts, how long it lasts and how to get help.

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www.nimh.nih.gov

Find information from the National Institute of Mental Health on research efforts related to risk factors for PTSD.

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www.nimh.nih.gov

Answers commonly asked questions about the effects of trauma, including basic information about PTSD and other common reactions.

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www.mentalhealth.va.gov

Learn about specialized PTSD treatment programs available from the VA.

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www2.va.gov

Watch a video from the Pentagon Channel about PTSD called The Wounds Within.

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www.defense.gov

Listen to a podcast from "Gift From Within" provides military families and the military community practical guidelines, tips and suggestions for dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

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www.giftfromwithin.org

RESPECT-Mil is a treatment model designed by the United States Department of Defenses Deployment Health Clinical Center (DHCC) to screen, assess and treat active duty Soldiers with depression and/or PTSD.

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www.pdhealth.mil

Find articles and resources on a variety of psychological health issues, as well as video interviews with Service Members, their families and others dealing with mental health issues and traumatic brain injuries.

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realwarriors.net

Contains information to help Service Members and Veterans understand what to expect when returning from a war zone, and to help them to better adapt back to home life. It contains information about possible reactions and what help is available through the VA.

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www.ptsd.va.gov

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.

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www.ptsd.va.gov

Watch videos about the challenges facing returning veterans and their families. Learn about when to get help for mental illness, the kinds of treatment available and peer support groups.

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www.talktherapytv.org

Provides education and programs that allow Veterans with traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder to be more easily understood and live a higher quality of life. Includes a network of trained volunteer Life Navigation Coaches who mentor and give individual assistance at no cost to the Veteran and the LEEF family support experience.

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www.thearmsforces.org

Provides intensive, evidence-based treatments for posttraumatic stress disorders, depression, anxiety, anger management problems, and substance misuse issues in Service Members, Veterans and their families.

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www.militarywellnessprogram.com

Researches, develops, evaluates, and deploys new and existing technologies for Psychological Health (PH) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) across the Department of Defense (DoD).

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www.t2health.org

Access free, confidential mental health counseling services for Veterans, Service Members and their families.

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www.thesoldiersproject.org

Explains treatment options for PTSD, including cognitive therapy.

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www.ncptsd.va.gov

Provides information on Tricare-covered behavioral health services.

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www.tricare.mil

Learn the basics of what Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is, and find out how you can get help from the VA and other locations.

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www.mentalhealth.va.gov

Offers readjustment counseling and outreach services to Veterans who served in any combat zone. Services are also available for family members on military-related issues.

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www.vetcenter.va.gov

Provides outreach and screening to Veterans for behavioral issues that might otherwise go unrecognized and unresolved.

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www.visn12.va.gov

Access information on support for Veterans living with post traumatic stress disorder. Locate other resources for those dealing with depression and bipolar disorder.

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www.dbsalliance.org

Searches for ways to promote brain health and fitness across the entire human lifespan, through brain research and practical clinical applications. Specific Service Member-related research initiatives underway focus on post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury and improving response times in highly stressful environments.

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www.brainhealth.utdallas.edu

Find information on battling post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression through this program for Veterans by Veterans. Interactive training is delivered online, providing a convenient and confidential approach to treating deployment-related effects of combat such as PTSD, depression and anxiety.

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www.vetsprevail.org

Provides information on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Gives treatment options through the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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www.warrelatedillness.va.gov

Describes how and why traumatic war experiences often cause reactions in Veterans.

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www.ncptsd.va.gov

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.

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www.afterdeployment.org

Facing a change in status, orders or returning to civilian life? A new program from the Defense Centers of Excellence can help make the transition between mental health providers easier. For 24 hour help and information call 1-800-424-7877

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www.health.mil

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