Features a first-person interview with Jeanne Sherman, MEd, CAGS, LMHC, whose efforts on behalf of military veterans and families in Rhode Island earned her the VFW Community Service Award in May of 2015.
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Offers information on childhood traumatic grief. This fact sheet provides descriptions of childhood traumatic grief, normal or typical grief, and what to do for childhood traumatic grief.
Provides activities designed to help military families navigate the often complex layers of Native, military, and other identities.
Outlines the feelings of young children struggling with the death of someone meaningful and offers suggestions on what caregivers can do to help.
Provides practical information to help start conversations with children who may be experiencing suicidal thoughts or behaviors.
Discusses cultural considerations when providing mental health care to members of the military, veterans, and their families.
Outlines the top ten things to keep in mind when working with military families. This tip sheet includes information on family separation, stigma about mental health care, access to programs, involving peers and civilian providers and more.
Outlines the causes and consequences of child abuse. This video describes how family-focused interventions can help families make a new beginning.
Provides parents and caregivers with information about traumatic grief in military children.
Offers providers details about the unique needs of veterans transitioning out of service.