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Military Families Can Help Each Other On Interactive Website — Military Kids Connect
By Kelly Blasko One of the biggest resources for military families is other military families. For kids, this is especially true. Who knows about moving a lot, making new friends, or dealing with a deployed parent than another military kid? … Continue reading
New Mobile App for Military Families Promotes Resilience
In conjunction with Families OverComing Under Stress (FOCUS), the UCLA Nathanson Family Resilience Center is pleased to announce the release of an all new mobile app for Military and Veteran families. FOCUS On the Go! is a family gaming and … Continue reading
Families Can Overcome PTSD; No One is Alone: One Spouse’s Story
By Andrea Carlile As I watched Tony Stark be overcome with anxiety and nightmares in Ironman 3, it reminded me of watching my husband experience similar symptoms after a second deployment. My thoughts drifted to how our heroes can crumble … Continue reading
The Beauty, Yes Beauty, of Moving
By Sharon Van Heest (This post also appeared on Military One Click.) The signs are everywhere. Signs that we’ve already lived here for a year. The time change and light into 8:00 pm. Humidity creeping into the endlessly bright forecast. … Continue reading
New Video on Youth Depression and Suicide Prevention Launches on National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day
“Time to ACT” teaches young people about depression and offers vital intervention tools Childhood can be challenging enough, and the added stress of a mental health issue can make it even harder. Today, Thursday, May 9, is National Children’s Mental … Continue reading
The ABCs of Accessing Mental Health Care for Military Families
By Michelle Winning Military family members come in many forms. You could be a parent, sibling, spouse, child, or friend. Supporting a service member means that you are facing unique challenges that can be difficult and stressful. While stress is inevitable … Continue reading
Dropped Out, Laid Off, and Split Up… Why Won’t We Mention the Drinking?
By The Discovering Alcoholic High school dropouts are twice as likely to use alcohol and marijuana compared to those who remain in school according to SAMHSA. What we usually hear from people who dropout, however, is “I never went to … Continue reading
Five Steps You Can Take to Help an Alcoholic in Recovery
By Christine Leccese One person’s alcohol problem usally extends out to impact his family, friends, or colleagues. But, how does it impact that person’s friends and family when he has decided to stop drinking and go into recovery? I know … Continue reading
Qutting Alcohol: What’s in it for you?
by Adrian Zupp Throughout alcohol awareness month, you’ve likely heard a lot about how to determine if you have a problem with alcohol. For some people with serious alcohol issues, total abstinence is the best solution. For others, simply cutting … Continue reading
You’ve Learned You Have an Alcohol Problem, so What Now?
By Adrian Zupp Thousands of service members, veterans and their families have taken the Military Pathways alcohol use screenings. And many of those people have tested positive for symptoms that may indicate an alcohol problem. The question is: What now? … Continue reading
