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RAF Lakenheath: SWORD - 48 FW Resiliency Website


tabLakenheath Helping Agencies 
Resiliency
1st Floor, Building 922 (Medical Annex)
Hours: Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Phone: 226-8070 or 01638 528 070

Services include:
- Command consultations
- Unit specific resiliency briefings 
- Anger and stress management classes 
- Pre and post deployment briefings 
- Traumatic stress response interventions 

48th MDG Mental Health Clinic
2nd Floor, Building 922 (Medical Annex)
Hours: Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Phone: 226-8603 (After duty hours emergency number: 226-4226 or 01638 524 226)

Other services offered through the mental health clinic (for active duty only):

- Mental health assessments (command directed evaluations and fitness-for-duty determinations)
- Solution-focused individual and couples therapy
- Medication evaluation and management
- Consultations/initial evaluations for dependents/children/adolescents on space available basis.

Family Advocacy 
1st Floor, Building 922 (Medical Annex)
Hours: Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Phone: 226-8070 or 01638 528 070

RAF Lakenheath Family Advocacy Office is responsible for programs such as: 

- Family Outreach Program
- New Parent Support Program 
- Maltreatment Program

Services offered include:

- Anger management classes 
- Stress management classes
- Relationship enhancement classes
- Home visitation for expecting parents
- Family violence reporting via an Unrestricted Report or a Restricted Report
- Family Advocacy Strength-Based Therapy Services

Secondary prevention counseling services designed to provide psychosocial assessments and therapeutic interventions to families at risk for maltreatment where there is no open maltreatment record and the family is not eligible for New Parent Support Program. 

Youth Supervision Guide May 2009

Military Family Life Consultant Program
Building 950 (Airmen and Family Readiness Center)
Hours: Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Phone: 0777 898 3894 or 0787 905 1499

The MFLC Program is funded by the Department of Defense and has counselors worldwide with all branches of service. They provide:

- Non-medical short term, situational problem solving counseling to service
members and their families
- Psycho-education to help servicemembers
- Service in-office or at a location preferred by the counselee (except
their home)
- Individual, couple and group counseling and services
- Confidential with no records kept (with exception of Duty to Warn)

Chaplain Corps Team
Building 990
Hours: Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Phone: 226-3711 or 01638 523 711 (After duty hours emergency number: 226-4800 or 01638 524 800)

The chapel staff is available to deliver spiritual fitness to the war fighters and family members.

The chapel offers:
- 100 percent confidential counseling available to all Airmen and family members
- Spiritual coaching
- Guaranteed First Amendment rights for freedom of worship
- Quiet space for meditation and prayer

RAF Lakenheath chaplains are also available 24 hours a day and a chaplain is available after duty hours for emergencies.
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tabTools for Commanders and Supervisors 
tabADAPT 
Alcohol and Drug Prevention and Treatment Program
1st Floor, Building 922 (Medical Annex)
Hours: Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Phone: 226-8602 or 01638 528 602

Services for active duty include:

- Evaluations
- Education and prevention briefings
- Treatment for alcohol/drugs (intensive education, outpatient,
intensive outpatient and inpatient)
- Support Air Force responsible drinking programs
- Commanders calls and supportive presentations

ADAPT does NOT treat dependents, retirees (VA) or contractors.

They will be seen on a space available basis for a one time evaluation and referred to an off base treatment facility as needed.

Alcohol Education Module
tabResiliency Videos 
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tabSeeking help
Suicide prevention hotlines

Other Useful contacts

Email 48 MDOS/SGOH

Forest Heath Victim Center: 
01638 711 565
Women's Aid: 
01284 753 085
Alcoholics Anonymous:
01713 523 001
ADAPT:
01638 528 602 or DSN 226-8602
Domestic Violence Support:
03450-23468
Family Advocacy:
01638 528 070 or DSN 226-8070
SARC:
01638 527 272 or DSN 226-SARC (7272)

tabHelping Agency Phone Matrix
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tabAir Force Resiliency Brief
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tabThe ACE Card
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Ask your wingman
·   Have the courage to ask the question, but stay calm
·   Ask the question directly: Are you thinking of killing yourself?

Care for your wingman
·   Calmly control the situation; do not use force; be safe
·   Actively listen to show under­standing and produce relief
·   Remove any means that could be used for self-injury

Escort your wingman
·   Never leave your buddy alone
·   Escort to chain of command, Chaplain, behavioral health professional, or primary care provider

Email: 48 MDOS/SGOH

Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
  (800) 273-8255 (TALK)

 

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