When your soldier returns home to you, it should be a happy and joyful time. You are glad your spouse is safe and sound back home and can't wait to get your life going again. Everything should be great! But what if the homecoming is anything but
Read more →Family members of veterans and active military in New Jersey and parts of New York can get free online training in dealing with issues such as Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome affecting their loved ones. The VA NY/NJ Healthcare Network and a New York City-based technology company have
Read more →Relationships with friends, family, and co-workers can have a major impact on your everyday life. The love, support, and friendship of people who care about you can enhance the good times and may help you get through the bad. Often times, Veterans get closer to their families
Read more →Xiomara A. Sosa, You Are Strong! Founder, President & CEO The Office of Mental Health Services mission is to maintain and improve the health and well-being of Veterans through excellence in health care, social services, education, and research. Intended Audience The Office of Mental Health Services internet
Read more →Xiomara A. Sosa, You Are Strong! Founder, President & CEO If you have served in any combat zone, Vet Centers are in your community to help you and your family with readjustment counseling and outreach services. Our Centers offer a wide range of services to help you make a successful transition from military
Read more →Confidential help for veterans and their families. The Veterans Crisis Line connects Veterans in crisis and their families and friends with qualified, caring Department of Veterans Affairs responders through a confidential toll-free hotline, online chat, or text. Veterans and their loved ones can call 1-800-273-8255 and Press
Read more →By Donna Miles American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Nov. 3, 2011 – Later this month, a group of 17 family members who care for wounded warriors, as well as surviving spouses of fallen service members, will gather at Syracuse University in New York to learn how to
Read more →WASHINGTON, Nov. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Webinar to launch professional education program for providers about the unique needs of Veterans and their families As 39,000 U.S. service members are slated by Presidential order to return home from Iraq by year’s end, behavioral health and primary
Read more →WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2011 – Calling on the nation to celebrate military families’ service and sacrifice, President Barack Obama signed proclamations designating November as Military Family Month and National Family Caregivers Month. http://www.defense.gov/home/features/2011/1111_militaryfamily/
Read more →By Matthew M. Burke Stars and Stripes Published: September 23, 2011 SASEBO NAVAL BASE, Japan — Marine Cpl. J.P. Villont returned from Iraq a broken man. The married father of four was angry, paranoid, hyper-vigilant, aggressive and withdrawn — telltale signs of post-traumatic stress disorder. Yet, for
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