PTSD - Coming Home From War

Return from War

A Guide for Families of Military Personnel

This guide can help family members with reintegration following war. Learn how other families and military members dealt with common challenges.

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A Guide for Military Personnel

This guide is to help military personnel understand what to expect when returning from a war zone, and to help them to better adapt back to home life. Includes full color photos, stories, and live links! View online or print for handouts.

Deployment Information for Servicemembers and Veterans

Videos

• The New Warrior: Combat Stress and Wellness for Veterans and Family
• Women Who Served in Our Military: For Veterans and Families

• Mental Health Effects of Serving in Afghanistan and Iraq
  An overview of the mental health effects of serving in OEF/OIF.
• Help for Veterans with PTSD
  Answers to questions about PTSD and service-connected disability that are frequently asked by Veterans. Provides information about resources for treatment.

Deployment Information for Families

• Coping When a Family Member Has Been Called to War
  Provides tips and resources to help families cope before, during, and after a family member is deployed to a war.
• How Deployment Stress Affects Families | Dé qué Manera el Estrés de una Movilización Puede Afectar a las Familias
  Explains how deployment of a service member to a combat zone can be extremely challenging for a family.
• Children Coping with Deployment
  Explains how children react to a parent's going to war, with suggestions for helping children cope.