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Resources for Reserve and Guard Families

This section provides information on the resources available to help reserve and guard families while the service member is on active duty. We provide a general overview of some of the family difficulties and stresses caused by activation and deployment, health care services available, advice on helping children cope with stress and trauma, and assistance available through a variety of sources.

  • Deployment and the Military Family

  • Health Care Information

  • Talking to your Children

  • Deployment Stress



    Deployment and the Military Family

    OASD (Reserve Affairs), Taking Care of America's Armed Force Families, 1 Mar 07 (A Guide For National Guard and Reserve Family Benefits)

    DoD Reserve Affairs

    National Guard Bureau Family Program

    Army Reserve Family Programs (Online)

    Army Family Team Building

    Army FRG (virtual Family Readiness Group)

    National Guard Family Youth Project

    Air Force Crossroads

    Air Force Casualty Services

    Air Force Survivor Assistance Program

    Deployment and the Military Family

    Operation Homelink

    Air Force Personnel Center, Airman, Family and Community Operations

    Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Family Programs

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    Health Care Information

    Post-Deployment Health Care for Reserve Component Members Fact Sheet For Service Members and Their Families, 16 Jun 05

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    National Institute Of Mental Health

    TRICARE TRICARE Service Centers

    Military Medical Support Office

    Humana

    Combat Veteran 2-year Health Care Directive

    DHCC Resources for Reserve and Guard Personnel Page

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    Talking to your Children

    Tips for Parents: Supporting the Child Whose Military Parent is Deployed

    Talking to Children About Terrorism and War

    Trauma Information Pamphlet for Parents

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    Deployment Stress

    TriWest Healthcare Alliance, Help from Home Initiative- Located under Beneficiary Services, Behavioral Health (Video addressing the challenge of helping military Service members and their families cope with deployment-related issues.)

    National Center for PTSD, Returning from the War Zone: A Guide for Families of Military Members, 06

    National Military Families Association

    Army Community Service

    USUHS Fact Sheet, Helping National Guard and Reserve Reenter the Workplace

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  • Resources for Reserve and Guard Families

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    Pentagon Weighs Cleanups as It Plans Iraq Exit
    Date:1/26/2010

    Judges Consider New Factor at Sentencing: Military Service
    Date:1/5/2010

    Military Confidentiality Rules Raise Counseling Questions
    Date:12/7/2009

    U.S. Army: Troop morale falls in Afghanistan
    Date:11/17/2009

    Prospective assessment of neuropsychological functioning and mood in US Army National Guard personnel deployed as peacekeepers
    Date:11/16/2009

    A soldier back from the brink
    Date:11/10/2009

    Returning troops hit by alcohol abuse, depression
    Date:11/6/2009

    Women at Arms: In Their Own Words
    Date:11/6/2009

    Suicide Toll Fuels Worry That Army Is Strained
    Date:11/4/2009

    WOMEN AT ARMS
    Date:11/4/2009

    WOMEN AT ARMS
    Date:11/3/2009

    Behind the Front lines in Afghanistan
    Date:10/30/2009

    U.S. troops in Iraq have time on hands
    Date:10/30/2009

    Experts Explain Challenges Associated With Environmental Exposures
    Date:10/23/2009

    EDITORIAL: Mental Health Needs Of Military Families Deserve Attention
    Date:10/21/2009

    Last Updated: 1/26/2010
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