Resources for U.S. Service Members Returning from Deployment
A National Center for PTSD Information Sheet
Below is a list of resources for those returning from deployment including information for active duty, reservists, and National Guard members and their families.
State Resources: specific to a particular state:
Hawaii based Resources: (DOC)
Minnesota based Resources:
New Hampshire based Resources
Oregon based Resources (link)
Rhode Island based Resources:
Vermont based Resources: includes the VT Yellow Book.
Washington State based Resources (link)
Wisconsin based Resources: Mission Welcome Home (link)
Note: Other state based information will be posted if provided. Please email
request to: ncptsd@ncptsd.org
Resources
The Readjustment Counseling Service's community-based Vet
Centers provide information and diagnostic evaluations concerning
PTSD to any veteran who served in a war zone or in a military conflict (such
as in Panama, Grenada, or Somalia). There are no co-payments or charges of any kind for Vet Center confidential services.
Please call 1-800-905-4675.
For specific options for education and treatment
in your local area, contact the closest VA Medical Center specialized PTSD
program.
Health Information and Referral Sites:
Iraq War Clinician
Guide (National Center for PTSD)
My HealtheVet
My HealtheVet is the VHA Health Portal created for you, the veteran and your
family, and for VA employees. This new health portal will enable you to access
health information, tools and services anywhere in the world you can access
the Internet.
Army OneSource
1–800–464–8107
International toll free: 800-464-81077
Designed to help you deal with life’s issues. 24 hours a day, 7 days
a week, 365 days a year you can call in and speak to a master’s level
consultant or you can go online to access information or email a consultant.
- Caring for you and your family
- Managing your everyday life
- Available anytime, anywhere
- Your privacy is assured
- No cost to you
Military OneSource
(user id: military; password: onesource)
From the US : 1-800-342-9647
Outside the US: (country access code) 800-3429-6477 (dial all 11 numbers)
Military OneSource is the same as Army OneSource for all military forces,
a 24-hour, seven-days-a-week, toll free information and referral telephone
service available worldwide to active duty, Reserve, and National Guard military
members and their families, and deployed civilians and their families. Military
OneSource provides information ranging from every day concerns to deployment/reintegration
issues. Additionally, if there is a need for face-to-face counseling Military
OneSource can provide a referral for six sessions per issue with professional
civilian counselors at no cost to the military or family member (only available
in the United States and Puerto Rico). Overseas, Military OneSource
can help access those existing services provided through the Medical Treatment
Facilities. Users may use the website to order educational materials (booklets,
cds, etc.) at no charge and access consultants on-line on a 24/7 basis.
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: Center for the Study
of Traumatic Stress
Deployment & Reintegration
NEW: BATTLEMIND Training: Continuing the Transition Home (PDF)
This brochure, developed by Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, provides an easy to remember way for service members and their peers to identify
times when the 'Battlemind' mindset that helped them in the field is hurting them at home.
VA’s Seamless transition
web portal
Returning to Family Life After Military Deployment
user id: military; password: onesource
Ameriforce Deployment Guide
Fact sheets and information for service members and their families on post-deployment
including home, finances, career, and more.
Courage to Care
This site, created by Uniformed Services University for the Health
Sciences, belongs to the Center for Traumatic Studies and includes a
wealth of additional information. Clicking on 'Courage to Care' in the left
margin will bring you to an electronic health campaign for military and civilian
professionals serving the military community, as well as for military men,
women and families.
Military Family Research Institute: Deployment Support Resources Guide
Army Community Service: Deployment/Mobilization Readiness
Veterans and Families: Homecoming Preparedness Guide
Veterans and Families is a national non-profit community service and support
organization, founded and directed by Veterans, parents, grandparents, family
members, employers, mental health professionals, academics and community leaders.
Department
of Defense Deployment Health & Family Readiness Library
This library provides service members, families and healthcare providers
a quick and easy way to find the deployment health and family readiness information
they value. The contents of this library include fact sheets, guides
and other products on a wide variety of topics that have been made available
on a single website for your use.
Military Family Resource Center
Resource for policy makers and those providing services to active duty service
members, reservists and their families.
Employment
National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserves
Facts sheets and resources for employers and members of the Guard and Reserve
on all aspects of workplace reentry.
National Partnership for Workplace Mental Health
Delivers educational materials to employers and employees on a broad range
of mental health topics, provides a forum for businesses to explore mental
health issues and share innovative solutions, and serves as a clearinghouse
of mental health information important to employers.
The National Mental Health Association
Specific information about Guard and reservists returning to work.
Veterans Service Organizations
Veterans Service Organizations
A Website provided by Office of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs that lists
and allows searches of the VSO directory (see below)
Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs) Directory
A listing of veterans’ service organizations
Vietnam Veterans of America
The VVA is a congressionally chartered not-for-profit organization exclusively
dedicated to improving the condition of Vietnam-era veterans and their families.
Resource Guide: Veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom
A wide variety of information for U.S. active duty, Guard, and Reserve service
members returning from war.
Veterans and Families Coming Home
This site provides information for families, employers, and communities, to
help support homecoming veterans in their transition from military to civilian
life. Resources and readings are provided as well as information on preparing
for homecoming veterans, career transition tools, support networks, and
more.
Related Fact Sheets
FAQ about
PTSD
Answers to common questions such as: What is the best way to manage stress
related to terrorist events? Who is vulnerable to developing PTSD? How can you
tell when a person needs professional help?
General information on PTSD
Link to other general fact sheets on PTSD
Seeking
help
A general overview of the nature of PTSD and the resources available to individuals
suffering from PTSD
VA
treatment programs
Brief information about the Department of Veterans Affairs' network of more
than 100 specialized programs for veterans with PTSD
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