Resources | Links
Here are several resources to help the transitioning service member. We know that all of the information can be overwhelming so if you need help sorting out the info give us a call. Rest assured we have researched these programs and resources and found them to be sincere and legitimate.
Operation Purple | www.OperationPurple.com
A free summer camps for military kids hosted through the National Military Family Association.
Turning Your Heart Toward Home Workbook (curriculum) | www.HeartsTowardHome.com/workbook.htm
A class for war veterans and their families by Bridget Cantrell, Ph.D.
Hire Patriots | www.HirePatriots.com
One day and full time jobs for troops, vets and military spouses.
Benefits Facts Sheets – US Department of Veterans Affairs –Benefits Administration
http://www.vba.va.gov/VBA/benefits/factsheets/
Military Connection
www.militaryconnection.com
Military OneSource (1-800-342-9647; userid: military; password: onesource)
www.militaryonesource.com <http://www.militaryonesource.com>
My Florida Transitioning Military Resouce
http://www.myfloridamilitary.com/
My HealtheVET: The Gateway to Veteran Health and Wellness
www.myhealth.va.gov
My VetWork
www.myvetwork.com
PTSD Alliance
http://www.ptsdalliance.org/
Strategic Outreach to Families of All Reservists
http://www.sofarusa.org
Talking with Heroes
www.talkingwithheroes.com
VA’s Seamless Transition Office
www.seamlesstransition.va.gov
VA Polytrauma System of Care Website
http://www.polytrauma.va.gov/
Focus on Soldiers / Veterans (Post Deployment):
Returning from the War Zone: A Guide for Military Personnel
A National Center for PTSD Fact Sheet
www.ncptsd.va.gov/ncmain/ncdocs/manuals/GuideforMilitary.pdf
Emotional Responses:
When the Letdown Doesn’t Let Up
National Mental Health Association
www.nmha.org/reunions/infoLetdown.cfm
How to Get Back to “Normal”
National Mental Health Association
www.nmha.org/reunions/infoBacktoNormal.cfm
Employment Issues:
Information Specific to National Guard and Reserve Personnel and Their Employers
Returning to Work: Tips for Service Members and Employers
National Mental Health Association
www.nmha.org/reunions/infoReturnWork.cfm
Parenting:
Reconnecting With Your Children
National Mental Health Association
www.nmha.org/reunions/infoChildren.cfm
Focus on Families:
National Military Family Association
www.nmfa.org/site/PageServer?pagename=homepage
National Guard Family Program
www.guardfamily.org
Operation Healthy Reunions (part of the National Mental Health Association)
www.nmha.org/reunions/index.cfm <http://www.nmha.org/reunions/index.cfm>
Surviving Deployment
www.survivingdeployment.com
Post Deployment:
Homecoming Preparedness for Veterans and Families: A Self-Help Guide to Ease the Transition from Deployment and the Military to Civilian Life
Veterans and Families Homecoming Support Network
mrs.marketingresultsgroup.com/ClientFiles/38FD2B5A75F34F31.pdf <http://www.vetfoundation.org/mrs.marketingresultsgroup.com/ClientFiles/38FD2B5A75F34F31.pdf>
Being a Couple Again
National Mental Health Association
www.nmha.org/reunions/infoCouple.cfm <http://www.nmha.org/reunions/infoCouple.cfm>
A Soldier and Family Guide to Redeploying
DOD Deployment Health Clinical Center
chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/deployment/FamilyReunionTrifold19Dec03.pdf <http://www.apgea.army.mil/deployment/FamilyReunionTrifold19Dec03.pdf>
Focus on Adult Family Members:
Returning from the War Zone: A Guide for Families
www.ncptsd.va.gov/ncmain/ncdocs/manuals/GuideforFamilies.pdf <http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/ncmain/ncdocs/manuals/GuideforFamilies.pdf>
Focus on Youth:
Guard Family Youth Website
www.guardfamilyyouth.org <http://www.guardfamilyyouth.org>
Deployment Kids
www.deploymentkids.com <http://www.deploymentkids.com>
DOD’s Military Student Program: The Military Child in Transition and Deployment
www.militarystudent.dod.mil/
For the Community:
Welcome Home: How to make a difference in the lives of returning war zone veterans (includes Dr. James Munroe’s “Eight Battlefield Skills that Make Life in the Civilian World Challenging”)
Washington Family Policy Council
www.fpc.wa.gov/Welcome%20Home.pdf <http://www.fpc.wa.gov/Welcome%20Home.pdf>
Helping Children and Youth Cope with the Deployment of a Parent in the Military Reserves (has information for parents, teachers, pediatricians, etc)
SOFAR (Strategic Outreach to Families of All Reservists) Guide
www.pcfine.org/sofarandguard/sofar_children_pamphlet.pdf <http://www.pcfine.org/sofarandguard/sofar_children_pamphlet.pdf>
How Communities can Support the Children and Families of those Serving in the National Guard or Reserves.
Military Child Education Coalition
www.militarychild.org/pdfs/GuardReserveForWeb.pdf <http://www.militarychild.org/pdfs/GuardReserveForWeb.pdf>
Operation: Military Kids
Army’s efforts to support youth of National Guard & Army reserve families
www.operationmilitarykids.org <http://www.operationmilitarykids.org>
For School Systems:
School Connectedness: Extending Connections to Military Children
Military Child Initiative, John Hopkins School of Public Health
http://www.jhsph.edu/mci/resources/MCI%20Monograph%20FINAL.pdf <http://www.jhsph.edu/mci/resources/MCI%20Monograph%20FINAL.pdf>
10 Tips for Administrators that Foster Connectedness to Schools
Military Child Initiative, John Hopkins School of Public Health
http://www.jhsph.edu/mci/resources/Ten%20Tips%20for%20administrators.pdf <http://www.jhsph.edu/mci/resources/Ten%20Tips%20for%20administrators.pdf>
10 Tips for Parents that Foster Connectedness to Schools
Military Child Initiative, John Hopkins School of Public Health
http://www.jhsph.edu/mci/resources/Ten%20Tips%20for%20parents.pdf <http://www.jhsph.edu/mci/resources/Ten%20Tips%20for%20parents.pdf>
10 Tips for Teachers that Foster Connectedness to Schools
Military Child Initiative, John Hopkins School of Public Health
http://www.jhsph.edu/mci/resources/Ten%20Tips%20for%20teachers.pdf <http://www.jhsph.edu/mci/resources/Ten%20Tips%20for%20teachers.pdf>
Promising Practices:
Created by DoD and the Military Impacted Schools Association, this highlights excellence in educational practices associated with the military child
Link <http://www.militarystudent.dod.mil/portal/page/portal9x/K12APPL/EDUCATORS/PROMISING_PRACTICE_BOOK?pgm=0&cat=0>
For Clinicians:
The Iraq War Clinician Guide, 2nd Edition
National Center for PTSD
http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/ncmain/ncdocs/manuals/nc_manual_iwcguide.html <http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/ncmain/ncdocs/manuals/nc_manual_iwcguide.html>
Management of Post-Traumatic Stress
Clinical Practice Guideline Working Group, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs and Health Affairs, Department of Defense, December 2003.
www.oqp.med.va.gov/cpg/PTSD/PTSD_Base.htm <http://www.oqp.med.va.gov/cpg/PTSD/PTSD_Base.htm>
The Unique Circumstances of the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq
A National Center for PTSD Fact Sheet.
Brett T. Litz, Ph.D.
Link <http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/ncmain/ncdocs/fact_shts/fs_iraqafghanistan_wars.html?opm=1&rr=rr46&srt=d&echorr=true>
The Mental Health Impact of the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq
Brett T. Litz, Ph.D.
Link <http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/ncmain/ncdocs/fact_shts/fs_iraq_afghanistan_lay_audien.html?opm=1&rr=rr140&srt=d&echorr=true>
Traumatic Grief: Symptomatology and Treatment for the Iraq War Veteran
A National Center for PTSD Fact Sheet
Ilona Pivar, Ph.D.
Link <http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/ncmain/ncdocs/fact_shts/traumatic_grief.html?opm=1&rr=rr30&srt=d&echorr=true>
PTSD and the Family
A National Center for PTSD Fact Sheet
Eve B. Carlson, Ph.D. and Joseph Ruzek, Ph.D.
www.ncptsd.va.gov/ncmain/ncdocs/fact_shts/fs_family.html?opm=
1&rr=rr83&srt=d&echorr=true <http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/ncmain/ncdocs/fact_shts/fs_family.html?opm=1&rr=rr83&srt=d&echorr=true>
Reintegration Fact Sheet for Providers
Courage to Care, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
www.usuhs.mil/psy/RFSP.pdf <http://www.usuhs.mil/psy/RFSP.pdf>
Resources for Working with Military Personnel and Their Families (Ken Pope’s website)
www.kspope.com/torvic/war.php <http://www.kspope.com/torvic/war.php>
American Psychological Association’s “Resilience in a Time of War”
http://www.apahelpcenter.org/featuredtopics/feature.php?id=43 <http://www.apahelpcenter.org/featuredtopics/feature.php?id=43>
Military Family Research Institute of Purdue University
http://www.cfs.purdue.edu/mfri/
