Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury
As part of the Military Health System, Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury improves the lives of our nation's service members, veterans and their families by advancing excellence in psychological health and traumatic brain injury prevention and care. The DCoE offers resources for health care providers, service members, veterans and military families.
Online: http://dcoe.mil/
Telephone: 866-966-1020 (DCoE Outreach Center, available 24 hours per day, 7 days a week)
Alternate contact: Resources@DCoEOutreach.org
Real Warriors Campaign
The Real Warriors Campaign is a multimedia public-awareness initiative designed to encourage help-seeking behavior among service members, veterans and military families coping with invisible wounds. Launched by the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury in 2009, the campaign is an integral part of the Defense Department's overall effort to encourage warriors and families to seek appropriate care and support for psychological health concerns.
Online: http://www.realwarriors.net/
Telephone: 866-966-1020 (DCoE Outreach Center)
USACares Warrior Treatment Today
USACares Warrior Treatment Today pays essential household bills while a wounded service member or veteran is attending residential treatment for TBI or PTSD.
Online: http://www.usacares.org/?page_id=136
Telephone: 800-773-0387
Must meet program criteria: http://usacares.org/images/file_upload/WTT_White_Paper_V-2009-06-25.pdf
Project Valour-IT
Project Valour-IT provides voice-controlled laptops and personal GPS systems to service members recovering from hand wounds and other severe injuries including TBI and PTSD. A sub-program, coordinated with Survivor Outreach Services, will soon begin providing laptops to spouses of fallen warriors who return to school.
Online: http://soldiersangels.org/Valour-IT.html
Telephone: 626-529-5114
Alternate contact: valour-it@soldiersangels.org
The Home Base Program
The Home Base Program is a partnership between the Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital. The program is dedicated to improving the lives of veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars who are suffering from deployment-related post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury. The program has multiple components, including clinical care, family support, research, education and community outreach, which are available to residents of New England.
Online: http://www.homebaseprogram.org/
Telephone: 617-724-5202
Military Pathways
Military Pathways is a service-wide and statewide resource for anonymous self-assessment in mental health issues (alcohol, depression, PTSD, etc.) for service members and their families. The assessment is also available for units to use and has an orderable resource. The locator connects to the nearest base entity for mental health screenings and if one is not available a click to an electronic screening is easy. The website has articles on resiliency, alcohol awareness, anxiety, military mental health and stress. There are links to Military OneSource and other agencies in addition to an App for families via the FOCUS program, a newsletter and an invitation to share inspiring stories from readers. Links to social media are also available. The website also allows an easy switch to Spanish on the main page.
Online: http://www.militarymentalhealth.org/
Team Red, White and Blue
Team Red, White and Blue's mission is to enrich the lives of America's veterans by connecting them to their community through physical and social activity. This organization views physical fitness and activity as a viable option for treating PTSD.
Online: http://teamrwb.org/
Visit Team Red, White and Blue's website for a map of participating states with chapter contact information.
Michiana Behavioral Health
Michiana Behavioral Health offers acute care, outpatient and partial hospitalization for adults, adolescents and children. Michiana Behavioral is a TRICARE provider of residential care for children and adolescents and has substance abuse and PTSD programs. The program is for residents of Indiana only.
Online: http://www.michianabhc.com/
Telephone: 574-936-3784
Paws and Effect
Paws and Effect, a nonprofit organization based in Iowa, raises and trains service dogs and places them with military veterans with combat service related issues such as TBI, PTSD, physical injury and special needs. Foster families raise and train the puppies until it's time for placement with their new owner, a combat veteran.
Online: http://www.paws-effect.org/
The Warrior Connection
The Warrior Connection is specific to veterans and service members who have PTSD. The program offers no-cost, private and totally confidential group retreats for veterans, families and training for those veterans, families, facilitators and communities who are committed to supporting veterans in transition. The Warrior Connection serves Vermont and surrounding states.
Online: http://www.warriorconnection.org/
Telephone: 866-278-3155
Alternate contact: drblack@warriorconnection.org
TRICARE
TRICARE is the health care program for military members and their families. The program is divided into three regions (North, South and West), and offers overseas assistance.
Online: http://tricare.mil/
TRICARE North provides care in Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin and West Virginia as well as portions of Iowa, Missouri and Tennessee.
Online: https://www.hnfs.com/content/hnfs/home/tn/bene.html
Telephone: 877-874-2273
Find a Military Treatment Facility or TRICARE Service Center: https://www.hnfs.com/apps/tsclocator/default.aspx
TRICARE South provides care in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and South Carolina as well as portions of Tennessee and Texas.
Online: http://www.humana-military.com/
Telephone: 800-444-5445 (Customer Service) or 800-700-8646 (Behavioral Health)
Find a Military Treatment Facility or TRICARE Service Center: http://www.humana-military.com/south/provider/tools-resources/ProvSiteProvLoc.asp or http://www.tricare.mil/mtf
TRICARE West provides care in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming as well as portions of Iowa, Missouri and Texas.
Online: http://www.uhcmilitarywest.com/
Telephone: 877-988-9378
Find a Military Treatment Facility or TRICARE Service Center: https://www.uhcmilitarywest.com/uhcmw/portal/search/facilitybymtf/
TRICARE Military Treatment Facility Locator is the locator tool for Military Treatment Centers.
Online: http://www.tricare.mil/mtf/
TRICARE Eurasia-Africa provides assistance overseas.
Online: http://www.tricare.mil/tma/eurasiaafrica/
Telephone: 44-20-8762-8384 or 877-678-1207
TRICARE Latin America-Canada provides assistance overseas.
Online: http://www.tricare.mil/tma/tlac/
Telephone: 215-942-8393 or 877-451-8659
TRICARE Pacific provides assistance overseas.
Online: http://www.tricare.mil/tma/pacific/tao-pacific.aspx
Telephone: Singapore: 65-6339-2676 or 877-678-1208; Sydney: 61-2-9273-2710 or 877-678-1209
TRICARE Reserve Select is the health care program for reserve and guard members.
Online: http://www.tricare.mil/TRS
See website for specific contact information: http://ra.defense.gov/Contact/TRICARE.aspx