Front Lines at the Service Office
Combat packs for the war at home
Resource Guide for Veterans and their Families
Web Resources
Accessing Benefits
(including Education, Training, Housing and Disability)
http://www.vba.va.gov VA Benefits
Accessing VA Helthcare
Jobs, Career, School Counceling and Workforce Integration
www.operationheroforhire.com Jobs for Military Veterans
www.vetjobs.com/ Vet Jobs
www.vetsuccess.gov/ Vocational Rehabilitation Services
www.careeronestop.org/ Pathway to Career Success
www.sentinelsoffreedom.org/index.php Scholarships
www.ameriforce.net/education/ Military Community Continuing Education
www.dmdc.osd.mil/ot/linkpage.htm Job Links
www.taonline.com/generalpages/SiteMap.asp Transition Assistance Online - Jobs
Financial Counceling
www.insurance.va.gov/sgliSite/BFCS/BFCS.htm Beneficiary Financial Counceling Service for Veterans and Families
www.transitionassistanceprogram.com/portal/transition/lifestyles/Personal_Finances/ TurboTAP: The Official Transition Assistance Program
www.ameriforce.net/finance/ Help with Financial Planning, Wills and Trusts for Servicemembers
www.dfas.mil/militarypay/debt/frequentlyaskedquestions.html FAQ's on Out-of-Service Debt
Dealing with Stress or PTSD Issues
www.ncptsd.va.gov Returning from the War Zone: Guide for Families; Fact Sheet
www.pdhealth.mil/ Links to BattleMind Video for Veterans and Families, Fact Sheets, FAQ's
deploymenthealthlibrary.fhp.osd.mil/ Deployment Health and Family Readiness Library
www.cdc.gov/niosh/stresswk.html Job Stress
Dealing with Anger and Irritability
www.usuhs.mil/psy/courage.html Courage to Care Fact Sheets for Reintegration Issues, Helping Children Cope with Deployment, National Guard and Reserve Reentry to the Workplace, etc.
www.ndvh.org National Domestic Violence Hotline Phone Numbers and Education
www.ncptsd.va.gov/ncmain/ncdocs/fact_shts/fs_anger.html?opm=1&rr=rr84&srt=d&echorr=true Anger and Trauma Fact Sheet
Marriage, Family and Child Post-Deploymant Issues
www.militaryonesource.com/skins/MOS/home.aspx Combat Stress Resources for Military Families
www.sesamestreet.com/tlc Talk Listen Connect Videos: When Parents are Deployed
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
www.prevention.va.gov/ Health Information for Veterans and the Public, with Links to MyHealthvet, HealthierUS Veterans, and MOVE! -the VA's Weight Management Program
www.myhealthevet.va.gov/ Health Information on Readjustment, Smoking Cessation, Substance Abuse, Depression, etc.
www.publichealth.va.gov/smoking/ Smoking Cessation
Help with Depression, Drinking, Drug Use and Suicide Prevention
www.mentalhealth.va.gov/ Mental Health Info and How to Access Services
www.niaaa.nih.gov/Publications/EducationTrainingMaterials/guide.htm FAQ's and Handouts about Alcohol for the General Public
www.nida.nih.gov/Infofacts/index.html Drug Abuse and Addiction Basic Facts
www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ VA National Suicaid Prevention Hotline
Deployment_Related Health Information on Exposures and Special Public Health Initiatives
www.vethealth.cio.med.va.gov/default.htm Women Veterans Health Program; War Related Illness and Injury Study Centers; OIF/OEF Review Newsletters, Depleted Uranium, Ionizing Radiation; Military Sexual Trauma
Toll Free Telephone Numbers
Post-Deployment Help 24 - 7: 1-800-342-9647
Education (GI Bill): 1-888-442-4551
Health Care Benefits: 1-877-222-8387
VA Depleted Uranium Follow-up Program: 1-800-815-7533
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
VA Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center Referral: 1-0800-821-4357
National Institute of Mental Health Information Center: 1-866-615-6464
Vet Jobs: 1-877-Vet-Jobs (838-5627)
American Legion Post 84, Elizabeth City, NC: 1-877-525-2950
Post 84 Service Officer
David Kondracki
Psychological Health, Traumatic Brain Injury Outreach Center Opens
The Department of Defense today announced the opening of a 24-hour outreach center to provide information and referrals to military service members, veterans, their families and others with questions about psychological health and traumatic brain injury.
The new center, which is operated by the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (DCoE), can be contacted around the clock, 365 days a year, by phone at (866) 966-1020andby e-mail at resources@dcoeoutreach.org .
Nursing
If you know of anyone between 18-28 years old, interested in the Nursing field, University of the District of Columbia (UDC) is offering FREE tuition, FREE books, a $250 monthly stipend, and guaranteed job placement as a nurse at Providence Hospital upon graduation (it's a 3 year program) with a starting salary of $40,000. The program is recruiting new students now!! Please contact Ms. Beshon Smith (202) 266-5481 or email Bsmith@urbanalliance.org