Resources for Servicemembers and Veterans
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Mental Health
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
A 24-hour, toll-free suicide prevention service available to anyone in suicidal crisis.
If you need help, please dial:
1-800-273-TALK (8255)
Veterans: press 1 at the prompt.
VA National Center for PTSD
For information on PTSD:
http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/ncmain/ncdocs/fact_shts/fs_what_is_ptsd.html
Where to get help:
http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/ncmain/help/
Additional info for veterans and their families:
http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/ncmain/veterans/
Give an Hour
http://www.giveanhour.org
A nonprofit organization providing free mental health services, through a national network of providers, to U.S. military personnel and families affected by the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Soldier’s Heart
http://www.soldiersheart.net
A veterans’ return and healing project addressing the emotional and spiritual needs of veterans, their families and communities. Soldier’s Heart promotes and guides community-based efforts to heal the effects of war based on strategies presented in the book “War and the Soul” by Dr. Ed Tick.
The Coming Home Project
http://www.cominghomeproject.net
A nonprofit organization of veterans, psychotherapists, and interfaith leaders devoted to providing compassionate care, support and stress management tools for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and their families.
Vets4Vets
http://www.vets4vets.us
This non-partisan organization, dedicated to helping Iraq and Afghanistan-era vets feel good about themselves, provides peer counseling to help the healing process.
GI Rights
GI Rights Hotline
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Hotline: 1-877-447-4487 Email: girights@girights.org Website: http://www.girightshotline.org |
The GI Rights Hotline is a network of nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations who provide information to service members about military discharges, grievance and complaint procedures, civil and legal rights, as well as resources for medical and psychological help.
In Germany, call 1622347506. For other locations outside the US (or wherever toll free numbers don’t work): 907-374-2822
Conscientious Objection
Conscientious Objection Regulations
http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/130006p.pdf
A downloadable pdf version of the military’s official conscientious objector policy.
Center on Conscience & War
http://www.centeronconscience.org
This counseling and advocacy organization for conscientious objectors provides a variety of online resources relevant to conscientious objection including a self-help guide for military conscientious objectors. The Center also seeks to improve US law pertaining to CO rights.