Below is a blog post from Navy Medicine Live, written by Allison Paul, a FOCUS family member. It was January 2011 when we found ourselves among our squadron’s families, a somber group awaiting the evening’s deluge of information: the pre-deployment brief. http://www.dcoe.health.mil/blog/13-05-02/Families_OverComing_Under_Stress_Supports_the_Military_Family.aspx
Read more →Moving Forward is a free, on-line educational and life coaching program that teaches Problem Solving skills to help you to better handle life’s challenges. It is designed to be especially helpful for Veterans, Military Service Members and their families. However, Moving Forward teaches skills that can be
Read more →It was January 2011 when we found ourselves among our squadron’s families, a somber group awaiting the evening’s deluge of information: the pre-deployment brief. My husband was embarking on his third deployment, but this was a first-time experience for our daughters (ages 3 and 5). One of our
Read more →Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Tips for Families, Friends and Caregivers
Living with or caring for someone who suffers from PTSD or a TBI? Two new pamphlets from Journeyworks Publishing offer important tips for families and caregivers coping with these unique injuries. Santa Cruz, CA (PRWEB) April 22, 2013 Whether the injury is physical or mental, the world
Read more →Military and civilian psychologists provide essential mental and behavioral health care to service members and their families, and are extensively involved in the training of psychologists and other health care professionals. Psychological scientists provide vital answers to national security challenges in a broad range of areas, including
Read more →Conceived in the wake of the Walter Reed scandal as a way for wounded warriors and their families to understand and access benefits, the “eBenefits” web portal has become an online gateway of enormous value and convenience to two million registered users. That still leaves a pool
Read more →, Calif. — Active duty and reserve military families and children who live in the South Bay/Harbor region of Los Angeles County—a mostly civilian community unequipped to recognize their presence or needs—have significant mental health challenges. Read more here: http://www.heraldonline.com/2012/10/24/4361759/didi-hirsch-mental-health-services.html#storylink=cpy http://www.heraldonline.com/2012/10/24/4361759/didi-hirsch-mental-health-services.html
Read more →The recent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have required millions of American military personnel to leave their homes and families for deployment. More than 2 million men and women have been called into action since 2001—and almost 40 percent have been deployed more than once. Many of
Read more →What is the Family to Say and Do After The Vet Returns From Deployment? There is no adequate “cookbook recipe” of do’s and don’ts that all families of all Veterans returned from deployment should do and not do. This is for a very simple reason: no one
Read more →The experiences of military life can affect Veterans in ways that may impact their relationships. In this video, Veterans talk about working through problems with their friends and loved ones and finding solutions that benefit everyone. Relationships with friends, family, and co-workers can have a major
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