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Life After Deployment: Military families share reunion stories and advice by Karen M. Pavlicin includes an appendix with the following resources for deployment, reunion, and general military life recommended by other military families. This online version is meant to help you easily link to the resources in the book. Web site listings link to the online resource. Book links direct you to where you may purchase the book.
Resources are organized by topic:
Surviving Deployment: A guide for military families
by Karen M. Pavlicin
Personal stories and practical ideas to guide you through all aspects of deployment.
A Year of Absence: Six women’s stories of courage, hope, and love
by Jessica Redmond
Follows six women during their husbands’ deployment to Iraq as part of the Army’s First Armored Division based in Baumholder, Germany.
Deployment Journal for Kids
by Rachel Robertson
A special place for kids to express feelings and record events during a loved one’s deployment. Contains calendar pages, writing ideas, interesting facts about common deployment locations, military definitions, and a pocket to keep mementos.
Love, Lizzie: Letters to a military mom
by Lisa Tucker McElroy
Nine-year-old Lizzie writes to her mother, who is deployed overseas during wartime, and includes maps that show her mother what Lizzie has been thinking and doing. Includes tips for helping children of military families.
Daddy, You’re My Hero! and Mommy, You’re My Hero!
by Michelle Ferguson-Cohen
The same story is offered in two different versions for children with a dad or a mom in the military. Helps young children feel good about their parent’s job “to make people safe... and a good world for me.”
Night Catch
by Brenda Ehrmantraut
When a soldier’s work takes him half-way around the world, he enlists the help of the North Star for a nightly game of catch with his son.
When Dad’s at Sea
by Mindy Pelton
Emily’s dad leaves for a six-month deployment. The story tells how Emily copes and counts time until his return; she tears off a piece of paper chain each day and traces his journey on a map.
Courage After Fire: Coping strategies for returning soldiers and their families
by Keith Armstrong, LCSW, Suzanne Best, PhD, and
Paula Domenici, PhD
Guide for veterans of OIF and OEF. Includes common reactions that can occur after serving in a war zone and specific strategies to address them. Topics include PTSD, grief, depression, drug abuse, and changes in your view of the world and yourself.
Down Range: To Iraq and back
by Bridget C. Cantrell, PhD and Chuck Dean
Guide for returning troops and their families. Topics include flashbacks, depression, fits of rage, nightmares, anxiety, emotional numbing, and other troubling aspects of PTSD.
Getting Home: All the way home (DVD)
Discusses basic post-deployment readjustment concerns and offers encouragement for returning service members.
SurvivingDeployment.com
Information, articles, and resources about deployment.
DeploymentKids.com
Noncommercial, fun site for military kids. Downloadable cards and hero certificates, information about deployment locations, ideas for kids.
Department of Defense Deployment Health and
Family Readiness Library
Information about deployment and reunion for service members, families, and health care providers.
DeploymentLINK
A DoD site with links to family resources in each service.
Operation Child Care
Program designed to support the short-term child care needs of National Guard and Reserve members in OIF or OEF. Child care providers from across the country donate a minimum of four hours of child care for service members home for R&R.
Marine Corps Community Services
Deployment & reunion information.
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers
The VA’s main site for veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Lists local VA offices and hospitals. Also includes information on benefits and transition assistance.
U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs Readjustment Counseling Service
Offers a range of services to combat veterans and their families, including individual counseling, group counseling, marital and family counseling, bereavement counseling, medical referrals, assistance in applying for VA benefits, employment counseling, alcohol/drug assessments, information and referral to community resources, military sexual trauma counseling and referral, outreach, and community education.
800-827-1000 or 202-273-9116
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Your local chaplain
To find your local chaplain’s number, look in your base directory or look up your unit on the Internet and search the online directory for the chaplain’s office.
Your local family readiness group/family support group
You should receive a key contact or volunteer leader name from your service member’s unit. You may also contact the headquarters family center program for your branch and ask for the closest family center.
Air Force Family Support Center
Army Community and Family Support Center
Army Family Assistance Hotline: 800-833-6622
Army Reserve Hotline: 800-318-5298
Marine Corps Community Service Centers
West of Mississippi: 800-253-1624
East of Mississippi: 800-336-4663
Navy Fleet and Family Service Center
Naval Services Family Line: 877-673-7773
Army Reserve Family Programs
Provides information on family program support offices, Reserve family member benefits, family readiness handbooks, and Reserve family news.
National Guard Family Program
Programs, benefits, resources, family readiness for Guard families.
Morale, Welfare, and Recreation - Army
Morale, Welfare, and Recreation - Navy
FRG Forum
An online community for and about Family Readiness Group leadership.
vFRG
Sign up to join your unit’s vFRG or learn how your FRG can go virtual.
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Military HOMEFRONT
Official DoD quality of life Web site designed to assist service members and their families as well as commanders and service providers with a wide range of information on military life. Includes a directory of all military installations with phone numbers and Web sites for family and childcare centers.
Military OneSource
Trained counselors provide information over the help line and make referrals. You may receive free counseling in your community—up to six sessions per issue, paid for by DoD. The counseling focuses on stress management and relationship issues. It is not the medical health care required for depression, PTSD, or other serious conditions. All members of the Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Navy active duty, National Guard, Reserve, and their families are eligible for this 24x7 service.
800-342-9647
You can also reach the program by telephone or through the Web site for your service branch:
Army OneSource 800-464-8107
Air Force OneSource 800-707-5784
MCCS OneSource 800-869-0278
Navy OneSource 800-540-4123
You can register with an id/password and view articles on the sites.
Air Force Crossroads
Official community Web site of the Air Force. Provides information on Air Force installations, family separation and readiness, benefits, and relocation.
Army Family Team Building
A volunteer-led organization that provides training and information to Army family members.
Army Families Online
Information, articles, and resources about Army life.
My Army Life
A Web site for learning about Army family life.
Marine Corps Family Network
Web site dedicated to providing support for Marine Corps families.
Navy LIFELines
Provides online resources in areas such as deployment readiness, family support, transition assistance, and MWR.
Military.com
Information and commentary on pay and benefits, careers, education, transition assistance, current events, and more.
Military Spouse Magazine
A bimonthly magazine written by, for, and about US military spouses, with content that addresses all aspects of military life.
BooksForBrats.net
Home of the books Daddy, You’re My Hero! and Mommy, You’re My Hero! Also includes downloadable stickers and certificates, and ecards.
Blue Star Moms
Nonprofit association for mothers who now have, or have had, children serving in the military.
CinCHouse
Online magazine and Web-based community for military wives, girlfriends, and women in uniform.
MilitaryFamilyBooks.com
Online store with books and music about military life.
Military Spouse Blog
A virtual family support group. Authors and site visitors contribute to the blog on all aspects of military life. Current news links keep you up on what’s going on in the military community at large.
Marine Parents
Support for mothers, fathers, spouses, family and friends of Marines.
Sarah Smiley’s Misadventures
Stories from a syndicated columnist, author, and military wife.
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Association of the United States Army (AUSA)
Private, nonprofit educational organization that supports Army service members, retirees, and family members.
800-336-4570
Military Child Education Coalition
Nonprofit organization that identifies the challenges that military children face and works with military and educational communities to implement programs to meet the challenges.
254-953-1923
National Military Family Association
Nonprofit organization that serves military families and survivors through education, information, and advocacy. Promotes and protects the interests of military families by influencing the development and implementation of legislation and policies affecting them.
800-260-0218
TRICARE
The worldwide health care program for uniformed service members, active duty and retired, and their families.
800-DOD-Cares
TRICARE Reserve Select
Health insurance for eligible National Guard and Reserve members.
USAA
Provides products and services, such as auto and home insurance, investment services, and financial planning to help military members and their families reach their financial goals.
USO
Nonprofit organization that provides morale, welfare, and recreation-type services to service members and families.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Government agency responsible for administering veterans benefits for veterans, their families, and survivors.
800-827-1000
Veterans Benefits Administration
Information about compensation, pension, home loans, and more.
800-827-1000
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Air Force
Army
Coast Guard
Marines
Navy
Air National Guard
Army National Guard
National Guard Bureau
Air Force Reserve Command
Army Reserve
Coast Guard Reserve
Marine Forces Reserve
Navy Reserve
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Air Force Aid Society
800-769-8951
Army Emergency Relief
866-878-6378 or 703-428-0000
Coast Guard Mutual Assistance
800-881-2462
Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society
703-696-4904
American Red Cross
202-303-4498
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Parenting with Love and Logic
by Foster W. Cline and Jim Fay
The authors advocate raising responsible children by helping them learn how to make choices and learn from the consequences. Includes strategies for applying this parenting method to actual situations, such as back-seat battles in the car, homework, and keeping bedrooms clean.
Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping your daughter survive cliques, gossip, boyfriends, and other realities of adolescence
by Rosalind Wiseman
Helps parents understand their daughters’ friendships, the power of cliques, and the roles within them. Discusses boys, drugs, and sex. Author outlines parenting styles and offers tips for talking to teens.
Raising Cain: Protecting the emotional life of boys
by Dan Kindlon and Michael Thompson
Identifies the social and emotional challenges that boys encounter in school and shows how parents can help boys cultivate emotional awareness and empathy, giving them the connections and support they need to navigate the social pressures of youth.
Why Do They Act That Way?: A survival guide to the adolescent brain
for you and your teen
by David Walsh, PhD
Explains what happens to the brain on the path from childhood into adolescence and adulthood. Shows why moodiness, quickness to anger and to take risks, and other familiar teenage behaviors are so common.
Babycenter.com
Comprehensive parenting site with a community board and articles organized by topic, including getting pregnant, pregnancy, baby, toddler, preschooler, and big kid.
American Academy of Pediatrics
Pediatricians offer information on a variety of health and development topics for infants, children, and adolescents.
KidsHealth
Sponsored by Nemours Foundation. Health topics are organized into three sites: for parents, for children, and for teens.
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The Anger Control Workbook
by Matthew McKay and Peter Rogers
Step-by-step exercises to help identify, understand, respond to, and cope with anger.
The Depression Workbook: A guide for living with depression and manic depression, second edition
by Mary Ellen Copeland and Matthew McKay
Overview of symptoms and treatments, with space for you to write your own thoughts about treatment, prognosis, and your ultimate goals. Checklists and daily planners. Charts for tracking medications, diet, and doctor visits.
All About Depression
Information about causes, symptoms, treatment, and medications for depression.
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
Patient-directed nonprofit organization that provides information about depression and bipolar disorder and organizes support groups across the country.
800-826-3632
Vietnam Wives: Facing the challenges of life with veterans suffering post-traumatic stress
by Aphrodite Matsakis, PhD
A look at how to recognize and manage combat stress and how it affects everyone in the family. Includes stories of women whose husbands served in Vietnam.
Finding My Way: A teen’s guide to living with a parent who has experienced trauma
by Michelle D. Sherman, Ph.D. and DeAnne M. Sherman
Explains PTSD and other common responses to trauma as well as treatment options. Encourages readers to address their own emotions including anger, fear, confusion, sadness, and shame. Includes coping tools, frequently asked questions, a glossary, and resource list.
Straight Talk About Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Coping with the aftermath of trauma
by Kay Marie Porterfield
Includes an overview of PTSD from several different causes, plus symptoms, treatment, the process of recovery, and sources of help.
Coping with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
by Carolyn Simpson and Dwain Simpson
Discusses situations such as physical abuse, natural disasters, wars, and violence that can cause stressful responses and describes ways of dealing with these delayed reactions to trauma.
The PTSD Workbook: Simple, effective techniques for overcoming traumatic stress symptoms
by Mary Beth Williams and Soili Poijula
Techniques and interventions to conquer trauma-related symptoms.
National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
A special center within Veterans Affairs that supports veterans through research, education, and training in the science, diagnosis, and treatment of PTSD and stress-related conditions.
802-296-6300
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS)
Information about trauma, loss, and traumatic grief.
847-480-9028
PTSDSupport.net
Informative PTSD site written and maintained by a wounded Vietnam-era veteran. Includes symptoms, treatment, and resources for PTSD, combat stress, compassion fatigue, and more.
PTSDResources.org
Sponsored by Military Chaplains Associated Services. Includes articles by Dr. Michael Colson, a two-tour Iraq/Afghan Vet.
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Military Severely Injured Center
Support for severely injured veterans, including a job search database, listing of veteran-friendly employers, and information about career events, resumes, and salaries.
888-774-1361
Operation Warfighter
Sponsorted by Military Severely Injured Center. Temporary assignment program for service members who are undergoing therapy at military treatment facilities in the United States. Designed to provide meaningful activity outside of the hospital environment and offer a formal means of transition back to the military or civilian workforce.
Air Force Palace HART (Helping Airmen Recover Together)
Follows Air Force wounded until they return to active duty or medically retire. Provides information and counseling on military benefits.
Contact through Military Severely Injured Center, 888-774-1361
U.S. Army Wounded Warrior Program (AW2)
Assists soldiers with severe disabilities and their families in their transition from military service and into the civilian community. Web site includes links, FAQs, resource information and counselors by region.
800-237-1336
Marine for Life
Supports wounded Marines and their families from the time of injury through return to service. Provides transition assistance to Marines who honorably leave active service and return to civilian life. Web site lists local contacts by state and provides information on benefits, assistive technologies, forms, and more.
866-645-8762 or 703-784-9140
Navy Safe Harbor
Provides support and assistance to sailors who suffer from severe injuries incurred in support of the Global War on Terrorism. Encourages active duty retention and provides continuing support for sailors with 30% or more disability rating transitioning to civilian life.
877-746-8563
Always a Soldier
Provides veterans with service-connected disabilities the opportunity to seek employment and career advancement. The program is an Army Material Command initiative, and the Web site provides information regarding the program, employment opportunities, and links.
703-806-8140
Blinded Veterans Association
Helps veterans and their families meet the challenges of blindness and promotes the welfare of blinded veterans.
202-371-8880
CAUSE: Comfort for America’s Uniformed Services Elite
Provides comfort items for troops recuperating in military hospitals and rehabilitation centers from wounds and injuries.
703-481-8830
Coalition to Salute America’s Heroes
Homes for Wounded War Heroes Fund brings together community partners to renovate homes for wheelchair-bound and blind veterans.
914-432-5400
Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center
Serves active duty military, their dependents and veterans with traumatic brain injury (TBI) through medical care, clinical research initiatives, and educational programs.
800-870-9244 or 202-782-6345
Disabled Transition Assistance Program (DTAP)
The Transition Assistance Program (TAP) was established to meet the needs of separating service members during their period of transition into civilian life by offering job-search assistance and related services. Service members leaving the military with a service-connected disability are offered DTAP. Includes the normal three-day TAP workshop, plus additional hours of individual instruction to help determine job readiness and address the special needs of veterans with disabilities.
866-4-USA-DOL (866-487-2365)
DoD Vets
Provides a wide range of information relating to DoD employment opportunities for veterans with disabilities.
Fisher House Foundation
Donates comfort homes, built on the grounds of major military and VA medical centers. These homes enable family members to be close to a loved one during hospitalization for an unexpected illness, disease, or injury. The average charge is less than $10 per family per day, with many locations offering rooms at no cost.
888-294-8560 or 301-294-8560
Global War on Terrorism Veterans in Need
Provides support programs for returning disabled service members.
Homes for Our Troops
Assists injured veterans and their families by building new or adapting existing homes for handicapped accessibility.
866-7-TROOPS (866-787-6677)
National Amputation Foundation
Offers peer counseling and referrals to veterans who are amputees.
516-887-3600
Operation First Response
Supports wounded veterans and their families.
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Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, Inc. (TAPS)
Peer support network for surviving family members of deceased service members. Holds annual National Military Survivor Seminar and Good Grief Camp for Young Survivors over Memorial Day weekend.
800-959-TAPS (800-959-8277)
202-588-TAPS (202-588-8277)
Society of Military Widows
Offers support for widows of deceased service members.
800-842-3451
Gold Star Wives
Organization of military widows and widowers whose spouse died while on active duty or from service connected disabilities.
888-751-6350
American Gold Star Mothers
Organization of mothers whose son or daughter died in service to our country.
202-265-0991
Air Force Survivor Assistance
Assists surviving family members of deceased Air Force personnel with benefits, information, and support.
877-USAFHELP (877-872-3435)
Army Families First Casualty Call Center (FFCCC)
Assists surviving family members of deceased Army soldiers with questions about benefits, outreach, advocacy, and support.
866-272-5841
Military Relief Societies
Contact your service branch relief society for lifetime benefits information to the surviving spouse (or child if there is no spouse). Provided on behalf of the society by the Armed Forces Service Corporation (AFSC). ASFC also helps with claim processing, survivor benefits, and family assistance needs.
See earlier in this appendix.
Special Operations Warrior Foundation
Provides college scholarship grants, financial aid, and educational counseling to children of special operations personnel killed in action.
877-337-7693 or 813-805-9400
United Warrior Survivor Foundation (UWSF)
Offers programs and services to surviving spouses of special operations personnel who have been killed in the line of duty since 9-11-2001.
877-804-UWSF (877-804-8973)
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Offers bereavement counseling to parents, spouses, and children of Armed Forces members who died in service. You’ll also find information and applications for compensation, health, burial, special programs, and other benefits on the Web site.
202-273-9116
Fallen Heroes Memorial
A site where you can list information about the person who died and invite friends and family to post messages.
Young Widows
An online support group for young widows and widowers. Provides a listing of local support groups, book recommendations, and links to online discussion groups and Web sites.
Young Widows or Widowers (YWOW)
Offers bereavement resources, workshops, forums, meetings, and social events to help young widows and widowers “rebuild our lives, dreams, and identities.” Most events take place in Hampton Roads, Virginia.
866-876-YWOW (866-876-9969) or 757-468-2144
Comfort Zone Camp
Offers grief camps for children ages seven to twelve and thirteen to seventeen who have experienced the death of a loved one. Camps are usually in the Richmond, Virginia area. Camps are free and some travel scholarships are available.
866-488-5679 or 804-377-3430
The Dougy Center for Grieving Children and Families
Provides peer support and information on grieving for children, teens, young adults and their families.
866-775-5683 or 503-775-5683
GriefNet
Online support group for anyone grieving a death or major loss.
Military Widow: A survival guide
by Joanne M. Steen, MS, NCC and M. Regina Asaro, MS, RN, CT
Steen is the widow of a naval aviator who was killed in the line of duty. The authors blend professional knowledge of grief and traumatic loss with interviews with military widows, casualty officers, chaplains, and command leaders.
Heart of a Hawk: One family’s sacrifice & journey toward healing
by Deborah H. Tainsh
An honest and moving account of one family’s journey through grief following the death of their son in Iraq. Profits benefit TAPS.
The Hero in My Pocket
by Marlene Lee
A resource for children whose lives are affected by the death of a US military service member.
I’m Grieving As Fast As I Can: How young widows and widowers can cope and heal
by Linda Feinberg
Guides young widows and widowers through the grieving process while highlighting the special circumstances of facing an untimely death. Through stories, widows and widowers share their thoughts about situations that arise as a result of losing a loved one, among them what to tell young children, returning to work, and dealing with in-laws and other relatives.
You Are Not Alone: Teens talk about life after the loss of a parent
by Lynne B Hughes
Lynne lost both parents at a young age. She is the founder of Comfort Zone Camp. In this book, Lynne and her campers reach out to teens and the people who care for them. Includes testimonials and comments about what helps and what doesn’t and ways to stay connected to a loved one who has died.
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
by Mitch Albom
Eddie, an 83-year-old maintenance person at an amusement park, dies and meets five people in heaven. Each person’s life and death was woven into Eddie’s own in ways he never suspected. Through these five people, Eddie understands the meaning of his own life even as his arrival brings closure to theirs.
I Wasn’t Ready to Say Goodbye: Surviving, coping and healing after the death of a loved one
by Brook Noel and Pamela D. Blair
The authors interview other tragedy survivors, share their own stories, and provide resources. Topics include the first few weeks, suicide, death of a child, when a body isn’t found, children and grief, funerals and rituals, physical effects, homicide, and depression.
I Wasn’t Ready to Say Goodbye Workbook: Surviving, coping and healing after the sudden death of a loved one (Workbook)
by Brook Noel and Pamela D. Blair
Workbook companion to the book.
Grief Steps: 10 steps to regroup, rebuild and renew after any life loss
by Brook Noel
Helps readers understand the steps they must take to rebuild, recover, and renew their lives when confronted by loss associated with death, divorce, relocation, and more.
Seven Choices: Finding daylight after loss shatters your world
by Elizabeth Harper Neeld
Maps the terrain between life as it was and life as it can be. Readers move at their own pace through the seven distinct phases of loss. Includes the author’s own story of the loss of her young husband, the stories of other individuals, and research on coping with loss.
Healing a Spouse’s Grieving Heart: 100 practical ideas
after your husband or wife dies
by Alan D. Wolfelt, PhD
Activities and advice for widows and widowers. Easy-to-read format allows you think about and apply one idea at a time.
The Mourning Handbook: The most comprehensive resource...on all aspects of death and dying
by Helen Fitzgerald
Covers topics such as how long grief lasts, why it is important to express your grief, funeral preparations, mourning your loss, dealing with anniversaries and complicated grief issues, and being a friend to someone who is grieving.
A Time to Grieve: Meditations for healing after the death
of a loved one
by Carol Staudacher
Daily thoughts and meditations about grief.
Grieving the Loss of Someone You Love: Daily meditations to help you through the grieving process
by Ray Mitsch and Lynn Brooksdie
A series of daily devotions. Helps readers understand the stages of grief; sort through the emotions of anger, guilt, fear and depression; and face the God who allowed their loss.
Angel Catcher
by Kathy Eldon and Amy Eldon
A guided journal to help a person who is grieving express their thoughts and remember the person who died.
Angel Catcher for Kids: A journal to help you remember
the person who died
by Amy Eldon
A guided journal to help a child cope with the painful and often confusing process of grieving. Invites the child to record memories of the special person who died.
The Grieving Teen: A guide for teenagers and their friends
by Helen Fitzgerald
Helps teens understand the strong and difficult emotions they will experience and the new situations they will face after the death of a family member or friend, including family changes, issues with friends, problems at school, and the courage needed to move forward.
Fire in My Heart, Ice in My Veins: A journal for teenagers experiencing a loss
by Enid Samuel Traisman
A journal to help teens write letters, songs, and poems; tell the person who died what they want them to know; and use their creativity to work through the grieving process.
Healing Your Grieving Heart for Kids: 100 practical ideas
by Alan D. Wolfelt, PhD
Simple advice and activities to help children learn to express their grief and mourn naturally. Room to write or draw about feelings.
The Next Place
by Warren Hanson
A peaceful and hopeful picture book about what we might expect after leaving this life.
What’s Heaven?
by Maria Shriver
A gentle children’s story following the conversations that pass between a mother and a young daughter in the days immediately following the death of the child’s special great-grandmother.
When Someone Very Special Dies: Children can learn to
cope with grief
by Marie E. Heegaard
A guided journal for children to write and draw about their feelings. Helps young children understand the concepts of death, change, sadness, comfort, and coping through a life of change and growth.
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Alcoholics Anonymous
Offers a self-help program for recovering alcoholics.
212-870-3400
Al-Anon /Alateen
Offers support for family members and friends of alcoholics.
888-425-2666
Child Abuse Hotline
24-hour hotline to help find local resources for children who are abused or at risk of being abused.
800-4-a-child (800-422-4453)
Narcotics Anonymous
Self-help organization for anyone recovering from drug addiction.
818-773-9999
National Domestic Violence Hotline
24-hour hotline for anyone facing domestic violence and anyone calling on their behalf. Provide crisis intervention, safety planning, and referrals.
800-799-SAFE (800-799-7233)
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
24-hour hotline for anyone considering suicide and anyone calling on their behalf.
800-273-TALK (800-273-8255)
Suicide Hotline / National Hopeline Network
24-hour hotline for anyone considering suicide and anyone calling on their behalf. Web site has information about suicide and depression.
800-SUICIDE (800-784-2433)
National Mental Health Association
Help for coping with tragic events, loss, and other topics.
703-684-7722
Resource center: 800-969-NMHA (800-969-6642)
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American Veterans (AMVETS)
Supports America’s veterans and their communities through counseling and claims assistance, legislative action, and quality-of-life programs.
301-459-9600
American Legion
Provides assistance for veterans and survivors in filing and pursuing claims before the VA. Helps deployed service members’ families with errands, household chores, or someone to talk to. Offers temporary financial assistance to help military families meet their children’s needs.
800-504-4098 or 202-861-2700
Disabled American Veterans
Services to America’s veterans and service members include reviewing Medical Evaluation Board (MEB) results, representation before a Personnel Evaluation Board (PEB), and submission of claims before the VA for disability compensation, rehabilitation, and other benefits.
877-I Am A Vet (877-426-2838) or 859-441-7300
Paralyzed Veterans of America
Works to maximize the quality of life for veterans and all people with spinal cord injury or disease.
800-555-9140
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Legislative advocacy program that speaks out on Capitol Hill in support of service members, veterans and their families. Sponsors community service programs and special projects. Assists service members in procuring entitlements. Offers free phone cards to active-duty personnel.
816-756-3390
Veterans Service Organizations Directory
Lists organizations chartered by Congress or recognized by VA for claim representation.
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