Mental Health
Building Military Families Network
Building Military Families Network’s mission is to provide an empowering and supportive network to military and veteran families navigating the challenges in the family building process through support groups, education, and resources. We offer monthly support groups on various topics that provide a safe space to talk about your family building journey with others to gain support, encouragement, and more. Our education center is full of information on all things family building from options, to what TRICARE does and does not cover, and more. We also have a resource library that has all the tools and information our military and veteran families will need to feel empowered on their family building journey from discounts to apps. Building Military Families Network strives to be a beacon of hope for building military families.
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WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO
WE BELIEVE THERE IS A BETTER WAY TO DEAL WITH TRAUMATIC EMOTIONS AND NEGATIVE EMOTIONS AFFECTING OUR DAY-TO-DAY LIVES. WE DEVELOPED THE TACTICAL RESILIENCY PROCESS (TRP) WHICH IS THE HEART OF OUR INTERVENTIONS. THEY ARE THE TRAUMA RESILIENCY-PROTOCOL (TRP) AND THE EMOTIONS MANAGEMENT PROCESS (EMP).
HOW WE DO IT
WE CHALLENGE THE STATUS QUO BY DEVELOPING RESEARCH ON EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS SUCH AS TRP/EMP, AND WE WERE ABLE TO SHOW 100 CLIENTS WERE SUCCESSFUL AT ELIMINATING THE SYMPTOMS OF PTSD IN OUR “TESTING THE MODEL” STUDY. WE COMPLETED A SECOND STUDY WITH 100 MORE CLIENTS IN “VALIDATING THE MODEL” TO SHOW ALL OF THEM WERE PTSD-FREE AS WELL. THE THIRD STUDY SHOWED 66 CHILDREN ALSO BECAME PTSD-FREE, ALL OF THEM! LET THAT SINK IN!
OUR SUCCESS-BASED PRACTICE IS 100 PERCENT SUCCESSFUL AT NEUTRALIZING PTSD SYMPTOMS ACROSS 3 STUDIES
“THE BRAIN DOES THE WORK WITH OR WITHOUT YOUR PERMISSION IF VISUALS ARE DONE CORRECTLY.”
WHAT WE DO
WE ARE CONTRIBUTING TO A PURPOSE AND RESTORING THE LIVES OF AMERICA’S SONS AND DAUGHTERS THAT PUT A UNIFORM ON FOR A PURPOSE MUCH BIGGER THAN SELF.
THE TACTICAL RESILIENCY PROCESS CONSISTS OF THE TRAUMA RESILIENCY-PROTOCOL (TRP) & THE EMOTIONS MANAGEMENT PROCESS (EMP) THEY WILL HEAL THE HERO.
COSTS FOR TREATMENT
There are no costs or fees associated with veteran, first responder, spouse or minor children living in the home or Gold Star Family coaching. We will actually pay your coach to work with you. You can do the work remotely in the comfort of your own home.A typical client requires 2 sessions, however, some are finished after the first session. Yet a handful but not many can require 3 to 4 sessions
NO CONTENT IS SHARED IN THE SESSION
To heal, you are not required to bear the brunt of the emotions as in traditional cognitive behavioral therapy (Talk). This is a much better way of allowing you to work on the worst of the worst without sharing details.
100% Confidential, not reported to the Veterans Administration or your employer. No waiting list, someone is available 24/7, and you will not share any of the content of the traumas.
DenseBreast-info.org
Nonprofit DenseBreast-info.org is the world’s leading resource about dense breasts providing comprehensive information on what breast density is and how it affects cancer risk and cancer detection. This medically-sourced website brings together experts from around the world to offer an educational resource individuals can use to make more informed decisions.
5 Dense Breast Facts to Know:
1. Breasts are made of fat and glands that make milk, held together by fibrous tissue. The more glands and fibrous tissue compared to fatty tissue that a woman has, the “denser” her breast tissue.
2. Many women have dense breasts. This is normal and common. In fact, nearly half (over 40%) of women over age 40 have dense breasts.
3. When radiologists look at mammograms, they can see how dense the breasts are.
4. Dense tissue appears white on a mammogram, and so does cancer. This makes it harder for radiologists to see cancer in dense breasts. Because cancer can be missed, it is often found when larger and at a later stage in women with dense breasts.
5. Dense breasts are also a risk factor for breast cancer. A woman’s risk for breast cancer increases with the level of density in her breasts. ©DenseBreast-info, Inc.
Saprea Support Groups
Saprea Support Groups are led by survivors, for survivors. Saprea has identified some best practices and guidelines to ensure that, when followed, support groups offer emotional safety, confidentiality, and create the optimal environment for healing. Saprea’s clinically informed activities and resources, all of which have been reviewed by Saprea’s team of licensed therapists, are a great springboard for survivors to understand trauma and its impacts on the brain and body.
There is something powerful about a group of individuals with shared experience and motivation coming together to build a community. Great things can happen when people experience safety of understanding, support, and a desire for growth. That is exactly the type of experience Saprea wants survivors to find in a survivor led Saprea Support Group.
QActual
QActual - Moving You Forward
The only mental health app that connects you to your own trusted network of peers at the push of a button while maintaining your complete privacy.
Saprea Healing Webinar
The Saprea Healing Webinar is a free 4.5-hour interactive educational online experience designed to help adult female survivors who were sexually abused at or before the age of 18 jumpstart their healing from home.
The webinar is led by a clinical therapist who specializes in trauma recovery, along with a co-teacher. Survivors will have the opportunity to participate in classes, engage in group discussions, mindfully connect with their body, and build community with other survivors.
Saprea Online Healing Resources
Survivors can learn healthy coping strategies which empower them to reduce trauma symptoms, experience growth, and significantly improve the quality of their lives.
Using content and strategies from the Saprea Retreat, Saprea has created a library of research-based online resources to help survivors of child sexual abuse address symptoms that may be associated with their trauma. Using three healing practices of Acknowledgement, Mindfulness, and Aspiration as springboards, Saprea has practical, applicable tools that survivors can integrate into their already busy life. Healing is possible, one day at a time.
Emory Health Care Veterans Program
Emory Healthcare Veterans Program treats conditions such as PTSD, military sexual trauma, anxiety, and depression related to military service. Treatment is free and confidential for eligible post-9/11 veterans and service members living anywhere in the United States, regardless of discharge status, deployment history, or length of service. The two-week Intensive Outpatient Program is evidence-based and can be completed in person at our clinic in Atlanta, Georgia, or through telehealth in participating states. All lodging, transportation, meals, activities, and treatments are at no cost to the participant.
To learn more about our program, call 888-514-5345 or fill out our private online form to speak with a veteran care coordinator.
Home Base
Home Base, a Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital program, is dedicated to healing the invisible wounds of war for Veterans of all eras, Service Members, Military Families and Families of the Fallen through world-class clinical care, wellness, education and research, all at no cost.
As a National Center of Excellence, Home Base operates the first and largest private-sector clinic in the nation devoted to providing life-saving clinical care and support for the treatment of the invisible wounds to include:
Anxiety
Co-occurring substance use disorder
Depression
Family relationship challenges
Military sexual trauma
Post-traumatic stress
Traumatic brain injury
Other issues associated with Military service
If you would like to be contacted by one of Home Base’s Veteran Outreach Coordinators or a member of the Family Support Team, please complete and submit the “Connect With Care” form at homebase.org/clinical-care/care-and-support or call 617-724-5202.
To learn more about Home Base, please visit homebase.org.
Postpartum Support International
Military Moms
Every Wednesday 6:30pm ET/3:30pm PT
Our online groups are here to help you connect with other parents, talk about your experience, and learn about helpful tools and resources. Whether you are going through stress, adjustment to parenting, Baby Blues, or pregnancy or postpartum depression/anxiety, our groups are here for you. Military spouses, active duty personnel and veteran moms are welcome to attend. Our trained facilitators are military spouses and understand the unique stress of the military family life. Please let us know if you have any questions, and join us this week for a supportive and informative group.
Moms can register here:
https://www.postpartum.net/get-help/psi-online-support-meetings/#toggle-id-10
Angel Wings for Veterans
Restoring Veteran’s Health, One Trip at a Time
Angel Wings for Veterans’ mission is to restore lives and renew hope for military service members, Veterans, and their families who need medical care but cannot afford the transportation costs. Angel Wings for Veterans can provide transportation assistance for medical treatment, PTS/TBI treatment, rehabilitation, service dog acquisition, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, counseling, retreats, and adaptive sports events. Transportation is provided through gas cards, bus and train tickets, general aviation flights, and commercial airline tickets.
Cohen Veterans Network
Cohen Veterans Network’s 501(c)(3) mission is to improve the quality of life for all post-9/11 veterans, including National Guard and Reserves, and military families by providing high-quality, accessible mental health care. Through a network of outpatient mental health clinics, trained clinicians deliver evidence-based care to treat mental health conditions from service and transition. Veteran and military family mental health care is available across the country at our Cohen Clinics regardless of discharge status. To learn more, visit cohenveteransnetwork.org.
Road Home Program
The Intensive Outpatient program is open to veterans of any era or discharge status who struggle with the invisible wounds of PTSD, MST, and related conditions. Food, lodging, and travel expenses for IOP participants will be provided regardless of their ability to pay. If the participant is covered by insurance, the insurance company will be billed, but Road Home will pick up all co-pays and outside expenses. They have services focusing on holistic wellness, such as trauma-sensitive yoga, art therapy, and nutritional consultation. For individuals with health issues, we have a number of staff who specialize in unique medical problems common among MST survivors who can provide assessment and medical care recommendations. The IOP is open to all veterans and service members who have experienced any type of MST and includes both females and males.
The Pink Berets
It is the mission, duty and purpose of The Pink Berets to address, educate, coordinate, and provide aid and relief to active duty women of the United States Armed Forces and Veterans seeking assistance with invisible injuries such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Military Sexual Trauma and Combat Trauma Stress on a local and national level. Our goals and commitment are based solely upon helping women who have been afflicted with the devastating effects of PTSD, MST, and CTS and address their symptoms before it progresses to homelessness, unemployment, and suicide. If left unaddressed it can have a significant impact on their lives and their families.
Veteran Family Wellness Center
Our Center is part of a unique partnership between the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS).
The skilled providers who make up our dedicated team are experts in the unique needs of Veteran families. They are experienced in providing a range of wellness services, including individual, couple, and family resilience programming, events and workshops, and quality referrals to mental healthcare and other resources. We are also pleased to provide fun recreational activities designed to promote family and child well‐being in the adjacent garden. Services are available through our secure TeleWellness platform.
Mesothelioma Vets
Mental Health Support for Veterans with Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma Vets is dedicated to serving the heroes of our country. A cancer diagnosis is a difficult time for most people and it’s important that veterans and their families know they aren’t alone. We’re here to provide support by producing accurate, up-to-date information about the veteran’s mesothelioma treatment options, mental health support options, and resources for children or other family members. We can even assist veterans with filing for disability through the VA. We at Mesothelioma Vets are here for you and your loved ones.
U.S Department of Veterans Affairs: Compensated Work Therapy Program
This link will take you directly to the Dept of VA which provides resources for those that need information and location assistance for Vocational Rehabilitation Program. Some of these locations have types of programs that are specialized for service members with PTSD, MST, SUD.
Military Rape Crisis Center
Safe Helpline offers a 24 hour crisis line with trained professionals on MST as well as a 24 hour live chat with other survivors of MST. To best support survivors, Safe Helpline is both anonymous and confidential, as well as secure, which offers the ability to provide a uniquely safe space for survivors to heal at their own pace.
ReBoot
Boot Campaign’s revolutionary Health and Wellness pipeline provides veterans access and funding to individualized and comprehensive roadmaps to recovery from invisible wounds of war. Joining forces with evidence-based treatment and training partners across the United States, Boot Campaign helps veterans and their families struggling with traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, chronic pain, self-medication, and insomnia.
Coming Home Project
Coming Home Project has served thousands of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, service members, and their families from all 50 states with a range of integrative programs including groundbreaking evidence-based healing and wellness retreats for veterans and their families, female veterans, student veterans, and care providers. For residents of the greater San Francisco Bay Area, we also provided confidential, pro bono psychological counseling.
NAMI Homefront
NAMI Homefront is a free, 6-session educational program for families, caregivers, and friends of military service members and vets with mental health conditions.
Based on the nationally recognized NAMI Family-to-Family program, NAMI Homefront is designed to address the unique needs of family, caregivers, and friends of those who have served or are currently serving our country. The program is taught by trained family members of service members/veterans living with mental health conditions.
Catch A Lift Fund
The Catch A Lift Fund enables post 9/11 combat wounded veterans all over the U.S. to recover and rehabilitate both physically and mentally through physical fitness, motivation, and support. Since our founding in 2010, the Catch A Lift Fund has helped thousands of post 9/11 combat wounded veterans regain their mental and physical health through gym memberships, in-home gym equipment, personalized fitness and nutrition programs, and a peer support network. Catch A Lift vets are seeing and feeling results including dramatic weight loss, reduction in medications, improved sleep patterns, and strengthened relationships with family and friends, thanks to their healthier lifestyle. Our veteran testimonials attest that CAL has “saved their lives”; the greatest impact of all.
Make the Connection
MakeTheConnection.net is an online resource designed to connect Veterans, their family members and friends, and other supporters with information, resources, and solutions to issues affecting their lives. Over 400 Veterans and family members from across the country have shared their stories of strength and recovery, which are searchable on the site. In addition to powerful stories, MakeTheConnection.net provides information about life experiences you can relate to. You also can explore information about signs, symptoms, and conditions that are related to mental health and well-being, as well as find local resources to begin the road to recovery.
inTransition
inTransition provides a bridge for potential gaps during a service member’s transition to a new medical facility, a new geographic location or into a new health system.
inTransition is a free, confidential program that offers specialized coaching and assistance for active-duty service members, National Guard members, reservists, veterans, and retirees who need access to mental health care when:
• relocating to another assignment
• returning from deployment
• transitioning from active duty to reserve component or reserve component to active duty
• preparing to leave military service
• or any other time they need a new mental health provider or need a provider for the first time
inTransition services are available to ALL military members regardless of the length of service or discharge status and there is NO expiration date to enroll.
Give an Hour
Give An Hour provides a national network of mental health professionals capable of responding to both acute and chronic conditions. They provide services to a variety of people and their loved ones including those currently serving in the military, veterans (regardless of discharge status, deployment status, or era of service), and their families.
Women Vets on Point
Women Vets on Point is an independent, not-for-profit program designed and informed by women veterans for women veterans in order to address critical needs and barriers to mental health care after military service. The program is funded by a consortium of Southern California foundations and brings together a team of program developers, service providers, and researchers from Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC), and the United States Veterans Initiative (U.S.VETS).
Contact WVoP to get connected to treatment. The WVoP team is here to listen and connect you to professional mental health care providers (inside or outside VA — your choice) that have specialized training and approaches to working with women who have served in the military.
David Lynch Foundation
Operation Warrior Wellness (OWW), a division of the David Lynch Foundation, offers the Transcendental Meditation-based Resilient Warrior Program, a simple, easy-to-learn, evidence-based approach to relieving symptoms of PTSD and major depression and developing greater resilience to stress. Since its initial launch in 2010, the OWW initiative has partnered with leading veterans service organizations, Army and Marine bases, and VA medical centers across the country to deliver the Resilient Warrior Program to veterans, active-duty personnel, and military families in need. The initiative also partners with military colleges to create a new generation of more resilient officers.
For more information on Operation Warrior Wellness, including inquiries on how to learn TM, contact veterans@davidlynchfoundation.org.