DoD and VA Create PTSD App
The Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) have created a Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) app. The PTSD Coach app allows service members and veterans with PTSD symptoms to use their smart phones to connect free with a PTSD Coach 24/7. (More)
DoD Releases “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Repeal Training Pamphlet for Families
With the upcoming repeal of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) policy concerning homosexuality in the United States military, service members of all Services have been undergoing training on the new policy. This training has been focused on leadership, professionalism, discipline and respect. (More)
Help for the Holiday Blues
It’s that time of year, when life sometimes gets too busy and daily events can seem overwhelming. If you are a service member, Veteran, military family, or survivor and you are feeling sad or in crisis, there is help. Here is a comprehensive list of services available to you. (More)
Helping military families is as easy as…
In communities all over the world, military families are living a unique lifestyle in order to serve our country alongside their service member. It can be difficult for civilians to understand this lifestyle and to figure out their role in helping military families in a time of need. (More)
Holiday Mail for Heroes
For the fifth year, American Red Cross and Pitney Bowes are partnering to ensure all Americans have an opportunity to send cards to service members, veterans, and their families, many of whom will be far away from home this holiday season. (More)
Military Post Offices in Iraq to Close Nov. 17
Because U.S. forces are coming home from Iraq by the end of the year, the U.S. Postal Service will stop accepting mail addressed to military post offices in Iraq starting November 17. Military post offices in Iraq also will stop processing mail November 17, and service members there should begin now to advise those who send them mail about the November 17 deadline. Mail still in the postal system through November 17 will be processed and delivered to service members in Iraq, officials said. (More)
National Military Family Association Community Toolkit
Finding Common Ground: A Toolkit for Communities Supporting Military Families is a new resource from the National Military Family Association. Like our toolkits for military teens and kids, this community toolkit suggests easily-achievable action items and useful resources to guide anyone who wants to support military families, but doesn’t know where to start. (More)
Nominations Open for 2012 Military Fatherhood Award
The National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI) has begun taking
nominations for its 2012 Military Fatherhood Award™. Family, friends, and colleagues of America’s military dads
can nominate a father who has gone above and beyond in his service to our nation and his dedication to his family. (More)
Red Cross Offers Local Behavioral Health Support for Military Families
Even as more troops are scheduled to return home, there is still a need for family members to develop resilience skills. The American Red Cross, through their local chapters, has developed such a tool using their existing resources and volunteers. (More)
Service Support Agencies Available for Wounded Service Members and Their Families
In this page: A listing of resources and support agencies designed to assist wounded, ill, or injured service members and their families (More)
