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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.
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National Guard/Reserve-Specific Healthcare and Support Services
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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 Management Activity (TMA) Report to Congress, Integration of Health Services with Department of Veterans Affairs, 7 Jun 12 (This report discusses various health plans and programs available to reserve component members and their families and highlights measures in place for obtaining care in areas remote from military treatment facilities.)
- DoDI 1241.03, TRICARE Retired Reserve (TRR) Program, 23 Jan 12 (This Instruction establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures for the implementation of the TRR Program pursuant to the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5124.02.)
- HA Policy 10-007 TRICARE Enrollment Policy for Activating Reserve Component Members and Their Families, 10 Aug 10
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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 Line of Duty Care Web Page (Information for National Guard and Reserve members regarding care for injury, illness or disease incurred or aggravated in the line of duty after their active duty period has been completed.)
- 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.)
- DoD Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program (Web site of the DoD YRRP which is designed to provide National Guard and Reserve members and their families with information, services, referrals, and proactive outreach opportunities throughout the deployment cycle.)
- National Guard Bureau Joint Services Support (JSS) (Web site of the NGB J1. Provides information on programs, benefits, and resources for NG families including NG Family Program, Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program, Psychological Health Program, Warrior Support Program, Employer Support Program, and Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program,)
- Vets4Warriors (Peer Support Line providing 24/7 confidential peer support, information, and referrals for all National Guard and Reserve service members. Staffed entirely by Veterans with funding from the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Army National Guard, the Air National Guard, and the Air Force Reserve.)
- Navy Reserve Psychological Health Outreach Program (PHOP) (The mission of the PHOP is to ensure that Reservists have full access to appropriate psychological health care services, to increase resilience, and to facilitate recovery, which is essential to maintaining a ready military force.)
- Army Reserve Family Programs (A DoD Web site providing programs to assist Reserve Soldiers and their families including: Army Family Team Building, Army Family Readiness Group, Army Reserve Warrior and Family Assistance Center, and Fort Family 24/7 Outreach Support.)
- Hooah4 Health (Web Site designed by the US Army Public Health Command (USAPHC) 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.)
- Citizen-Soldier Support Program (CSSP) (Congress established the National Demonstration Program for Citizen Soldier Support in 2005. CSSP, hosted by the Odum Institute for Research in Social Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has as its mission 'to engage and connect military and community service systems to increase the readiness and resiliency of Reserve Component (RC) members and their families. CSSP is working with numerous partners throughout the country and with the Department of Defense to develop effective and sustainable military/community partnerships, to build and reinforce the military and civilian capacity of behavioral health professionals, agencies, systems and resources, and to penetrate into geographically isolated, rural and underserved regions to more effectively serve our RC members and their families.)
- SOFAR: Strategic Outreach to Families of All Reservists (SOFAR is a pro bono, mental health project that provides free psychological support, psychotherapy, psychoeducation and prevention services to extended family of reserve and national guard deployed during the Global War on Terrorism from time of alert through the period of reunion and reintegration. It is a project of the Psychoanalytic Couple and Family Institute of New England (PCFINE) in partnership the American Psychological Association and other participating organizations)
- 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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Healthcare and Support Services
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The following PDHealth Web pages have been developed to provide information, guidance, and related links on healthcare and service member/family support services:
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Service Specific Web Pages
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