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Counseling Support For Soldiers |
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2007-12-18
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Counseling Support For Soldiers
As a current Family Readiness Group leader for my husband's TX National Guard Battalion I have received various trainings concerning the welfare of the soldiers and their families. In response to your caller's comment concerning counseling for soldiers; there are a variety of resources available to help the transition of the soldier and their families into everyday life.. Soldiers are able to receive as much help as needed through Military One Source. They can be reached at militaryonesource.com or by calling 1-800-342-9647. Soldiers are not limited to 6 counseling sessions. Each soldier is given a number of 6 sessions to begin. In the event that more sessions are needed, the soldier would need to call and ask for more sessions. The soldier does not need to contact his commander regarding the counseling he is needing. There are also Pastoral Care Counseling sessions which are available free of charge through a recent grant. Around the world are Family Support Centers to help with soldiers. Please refer any other callers to looking up their local FSC(Family Support Center) or contact their local FRG (Family Readiness Group)
Sincerely,
Wife and FRG leader supporting our troops.
Mental Health Services for Active Duty Military
Hi Dr. Laura:
I'm a recently retired VA nurse executive. The Dept. of Veterans Affairs (VA) encourages/urges active duty military personnel involved in the Iraqi or Afghan theaters to take advantage of the VA's programs specifically for those personnel. Among the excellent programs available at ALL VA facilities (hopefully the caller & her husband live close enough to one) are those particularly for veterans who have diagnosed or undiagnosed PTSD symptoms. All services are confidential and will NOT be shared w/ military supervisors without the patient's approval. A close friend of mine took advantage of these services at the VA San Diego (from which I'm retired) and is thankful he received these services and helped him cope with the symptoms he was trying to deal with alone. The VA's web page (www1.va.gov/health) has a wealth of information for all veterans, including active duty personnel & families. I encourage all active duty staff & veterans to check it out & take advantage of all it can offer.
L. D. MS, RN
Free, Confidential Psychological Counseling for Soldiers
at TheSoldiersProject.org
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