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Reserve Component Personnel play an essential role in strengthening U.S. Armed Forces in operations around the world. When reservists are called to active duty, they leave their roles in the civilian world and become full time military men and women. For this reason, we have dedicated an entire section on this web site to address the needs of these highly valued men and women. In this section, you find information on health care, dealing with deployment stress and a listing of web sites designed to provide information relevant to the reservist. Also, for your convenience, we have listed contact information for call centers available to provide additional information.
| National Guard/Reserve-Specific Healthcare and Support Services |
The following Web pages provide information, guidance, and related links on healthcare and service member/family support services specifically for National Guard and Reserve members and their families:
DoD/VA Healthcare Services
- TRICARE
- TRICARE for National Guard and Reserve Members and Their Families (Web page which provides TRICARE benefit information for National Guard and Reserve members and their families.)
- TRICARE Covers Behavioral Health for National Guard and Reserve Before, During, and After the Call to Duty, TRICARE News Release 24 Apr 08
- TRICARE Transitional Assistance Management Program (TAMP) (Web Page about TAMP, which is a program that provides 180 days of transitional health care to certain uniformed services members and their families. To be eligible, National Guard and Reserve members must have been ordered to active duty for more than 30 consecutive days in support of a contingency operation.)
- TRICARE Reserve Select (TRS) (Web page about TRS, which is a premium-based health plan that qualified National Guard and Reserve members may purchase.)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance, Guard and Reserve Online TRICARE Resource Center (Web pages developed by TriWest Healthcare Alliance which administers TRICARE in the 21-state TRICARE West Region, to assist National Guard and Reserve members.)
- Humana Military Healthcare Services, National Guard and Reserve TRICARE Resource Center (Web pages developed by Humana Military Healthcare Services, which administers TRICARE in the TRICARE South Region, to assist National Guard and Reserve members.)
- National Reserve and Guard Briefings (A series of educational briefings produced by Humana Military Healthcare Services (HMHS), explaining TRICARE benefits for activated Guard and Reserve members and their families. Topics include an overview of TRICARE, inactive duty status, benefits during pre-activation and activation periods, TRICARE for family members, TRICARE Reserve Select, and behavioral health care services.)
Service Member and Family Support Services
- Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs (Web site of the OASD (Reserve Affairs) providing information for the Reserve components, including the Army National Guard, Army Reserve, Naval Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve and Coast Guard Reserve.)
- Army Reserve Warrior and Family Assistance Center (WFAC) (WFAC is a full-time team of Army Reserve Soldiers working at the Headquarters of the US Army Reserve Command in Atlanta, Georgia to provide information and assistance to Reserve Soldiers and their family members.)
- National Guard Family Program
- Army National Guard Family Resources (Web page on the official Army National Guard Web site designed to aid Guard families in better understanding the mission of the ARNG and to keep Guard families informed about activities sponsored by the Director and /or the Family Readiness Program.)
- Hooah4 Health (Web Site designed by the US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine (USACHPPM) specifically for the Reserve Components to help them live a healthier, less stressful life.)
- HITS- Health Information and Technology System (USACHPPM Web site developed for the Army Reserve Components and their families to disseminate up-to-the-minute, validated health promotion, deployment health, prevention and wellness information.)
- USUHS Fact Sheet, Helping National Guard and Reserve Reenter the Workplace (Fact sheet written as part of the Courage to Care Campaign of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences This fact sheet explains the emotional and psychological issues that reservists may experience transitioning from active duty into their former job or workplace.)
- Illinois Warrior Assistance Program (The IWAP is a first in the nation program that will screen returning Illinois National Guard members for a traumatic brain injury (TBI) while offering TBI screening to all Illinois veterans, and a 24-hour toll-free psychological helpline for veterans suffering from symptoms associated with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Beginning 29 Jan 08, the IWAP confidential helpline, 1-866-554-IWAP (4927), will be available and staffed around the clock by health professionals to assist veterans, day or night, with the symptoms associated with PTSD and to screen for a possible TBI.)
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