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Hawaii Red Cross offering free class for military families - 0 views

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    The Hawaii State Chapter of the American Red Cross announced that a new course, Coping With Deployments: Psychological First Aid for Military Families, is now available. The course, offered free of charge, is open to military family members of active duty, Reserve and National Guard forces, as well as veterans and their families. It is not offered to the general public.
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Army Doubling Money for Family Programs - 0 views

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    WASHINGTON - The Army Family Action Plan kicked off its 25th anniversary conference with Secretary of the Army Pete Geren telling the 117 delegates that funding would double from $700 million to $1.4 billion for family programs in the coming year.
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Army program helps ease stress of deployment - 0 views

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    Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program: All branches of the service have some form of the program, according to Lt. Col. Robin Smith Sr., chief well-being officer for the Army Reserve. The Yellow Ribbon program was launched "to prepare soldiers and their families for mobilization, sustain the families during mobilization and to help with reintegration with their families, communities and employers upon redeployment," he said.
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Deployment Health and Family Readiness Library - 0 views

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    This library provides Service members, families, leaders, Health Care providers, and veterans an easy way to find deployment health and family readiness information.
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Army reaches out to families to prevent suicides - The Boston Globe - 0 views

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    Fort Campbell hired a suicide prevention program manager, the first on a US military installation, to oversee family support and social work programs on the post and organize efforts to help soldiers struggling after multiple deployments.
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MHS - Share Your Care Video Contest - 0 views

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    The Military Health System is asking you to "Share Your Care" in a video contest that showcases the people, programs and facilities supporting the health of our service members and families! The Share Your Care contest, is open to all service members, their families and MHS personnel, and it runs Feb. 27 through March 30, 2009.
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Entertainers Join Elmo to Help Military Families Find - 0 views

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    Sesame Workshop will air a PBS special April 1 aimed at helping military families cope with changes.
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DoD-Sponsored PSAs Bring Home Emmy Award - 0 views

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    The US Family Health Plan (USFHP) and the National Military Family Association (NMFA) were recently honored with an Emmy Award for their series of public service announcements, at a luncheon held by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in November.
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Military & Veterans: Politics for the deserving: A soldier's story: War affects whole f... - 0 views

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    David Zucchino, a service member diagnosed with PTSD, describes his journey through diagnosis, treatment, and the affects on his family.
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DoD to focus on health care access problems - Army News, news from Iraq, - Army Times - 0 views

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    Although defense health care does not fall within the purview of Tommy Thomas, deputy undersecretary of defense for military community and family policy, military families do.
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War not limited to the battlefield - 0 views

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    This week marks the sixth anniversary of the Iraq invasion, and there is a growing awareness of the stresses faced by Iraq veterans, families and the Army, which along with the Marine Corps, has borne the weight of the war.
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CSTS Education - 0 views

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    Center for Study of Traumatic Stress: Courage to Care Each installment includes a fact sheet for healthcare professionals and a fact sheet for families and patients. Courage to Care can be distributed in office waiting areas, or on an organization's website.
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New Navy Center Promotes Strength Through Mental Health - 0 views

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    A new Navy program dedicated to restoring, protecting and building the mental health of sailors, Marines and their families is now open at Naval Medical Center San Diego.
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Donated Blood Saves Lives - 0 views

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    As Armed Services Blood Program officials join with the rest of the nation in observing National Blood Donor Month, the program's director expressed gratitude for the more than 165,000 donations from Defense Department military, civilians and their families in 2008.
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DoD Summit youtube video - 0 views

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    Families of ill and injured ask and answer questions with DoD Secretary Gates.
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Psychological Health Update - SpouseBUZZ - 0 views

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    DoD recently opened a 24-hour outreach center to provide information and referrals to military servicemembers, veterans, their families and others with questions about psychological health and traumatic brain injury (TBI).
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DoD Live: Brig. Gen Sutton - 0 views

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    Brig. Gen. Sutton participated in a roundtable to announce the opening of a new 24-hour outreach center, which will be open 365 days a year and is staffed by behavioral health consultants and nurses. This center will provide service members, veterans and their families a new resource for psychological health problems and traumatic brain injuries.
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DoD Launches Personal Health Record Pilot - 0 views

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    Falls Church, Va. - The Department of Defense (DoD) is pleased to announce the successful launch of MiCare, the Military Health System's prototype personal health record (PHR) at Madigan Army Medical Center (MAMC) in Tacoma, Wa. MiCare is designed to help members of the military and their families more easily and effectively manage their health and wellness, regardless of their location and as they seek care inside and beyond the Military Health System. MiCare developed as a pilot project in partnership with Microsoft Corp. and Google.
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Families Prepare to Help Children Cope During Military Deployments - 0 views

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    In today's Military, deployments are part of life. Pending a deployment in the States or overseas, the family, especially the children, may have anxiety and concerns. Not to worry, there are many ways to help children cope with the absence of a deployed parent.
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Mental health help for recent veterans | HeraldTribune.com | Sarasota Florida | Southw... - 0 views

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    CHARLOTTE COUNTY -- A $200,000 grant will help provide medical care in Charlotte County for veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Charlotte Behavioral Health Care received the grant from the Florida BRAIVE Fund at Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice. The grant will be used over the next 18 months to address mental health, substance abuse and related psychological needs of 75 to 100 veterans and family members.
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