[Note]{.underline}: This list primarily focuses on resources specific to
OIF/OEF issues. However, a few more general resources are also included
in hopes that they will also be useful.

**BOOKS** (available at amazon.com unless otherwise noted)

**[For Veterans / Soldiers (and Families)]{.underline}**

> *Down Range: To Iraq and Back* (2005).
>
> Bridget Cantrell, Ph.D., Chuck Dean
>
> *Courage After Fire: Coping Strategies for Returning Soldiers and
> Their Families* (2006).
>
> Keith Armstrong, Suzanne Best, Paula Domenici

**[For Families]{.underline}**

> *While They\'re at War: The True Story of American Families on the
> Homefront* (2006).
>
> Kristin Henderson
>
> *Surviving Deployment: A Guide for Military Families* (2003).
>
> Karen M. Pavlicin
>
> *My Love, My Life: An Inside Look at the Lives of Those who Love and
> Support our Military Men and Women* (2004).
>
> Dianne Collier (of Canada)
>
> *Heroes at Home: Help and Hope for America\'s Military Families*
> (2002).
>
> Ellie Kay
>
> *Trust After Trauma: A Guide to Relationships for Survivors and Those
> Who Love Them.* (1998)
>
> Aphrodite Matsakis

**[For Kids]{.underline}**

> *Deployment Journal for Kids* (2005).
>
> Rachel Robertson
>
> *Daddy, You\'re My Hero! // Mommy, You\'re My Hero!* (2005). \[for
> kids ages 4-8\]
>
> Michelle Ferguson-Cohen
>
> *While You Are Away* (2004). \[Picture book for children whose parents
> are deployed; ages 4-8\]
>
> Eileen Spinelli, Renee Graef
>
> *Uncle Sam's Kids: When Duty Calls*. (2003). \[for kids ages 5-11
> focusing on deployment issues\]
>
> Angela Sportelli-Rehak
>
> *Helping Children Cope with the Challenges of Way and Terrorism*.
> \[for kids ages 7-12\]
>
> Annette M. LaGreca, Ph.D., et al. 7-Dippity.
>
> Entire Book is available for download:
> [www.7-dippity.com/other/UWA_war_book.pdf](http://www.7-dippity.com/other/UWA_war_book.pdf)
>
> Supplement (for using with school classes or groups):
>
> www.7-dippity.com/other/Supplement.pdf
>
> *Finding My Way: A Teen's Guide to Living with a Parent who has
> Experienced Trauma*. (2005)
>
> By Michelle D. Sherman, Ph.D., DeAnne M. Sherman \[for kids ages
> 12-18\]
>
> (available at
> [www.seedsofhopebooks.com](http://www.seedsofhopebooks.com/))

**WEBSITES**

> National Center for PTSD
>
> [www.ncptsd.org](http://www.ncptsd.org/)
>
> Military OneSource
>
> [www.militaryonesource.com/](http://www.militaryonesource.com/)
>
> S.A.F.E. Program, Support And Family Education: Mental Health Facts
> for Families. An 18 session curriculum for people who care about
> someone who has a mental illness or PTSD. Entire curriculum is
> available for free download on website.
>
> [w3.ouhsc.edu/safeprogram]{.underline}
>
> Courage to Care (Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences)
>
> [www.usuhs.mil/psy/courage.html]{.underline}
>
> Mental Health Self-Assessment Program (DOD sponsored anonymous mental
> health / alcohol screening and referral program offered to families
> and service members affected by deployment or mobilization - available
> online 24/7)
>
> [www.MilitaryMentalHealth.org](https://webmail.ouhsc.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://tr.subscribermail.com/cc.cfm?sendto=www%25!).
>
> Resources for Working with Military Personnel and Their Families (Ken
> Pope's website)
>
> [www.kspope.com/torvic/war.php](http://www.kspope.com/torvic/war.php)
>
> VA's Seamless Transition Office
>
> [www.seamlesstransition.va.gov](http://www.seamlesstransition.va.gov/)
>
> My Health[e]{.underline}Vet: The Gateway to Veteran Health and
> Wellness
>
> [www.myhealth.va.gov]{.underline}

**[Focus on Youth:]{.underline}**

> Operation: Military Kids
>
> Army's efforts to support youth of National Guard & Army reserve
> families
>
> [www.operationmilitarykids.org](http://www.operationmilitarykids.org/)
>
> DOD's Military Student Program: The Military Child in Transition and
> Deployment
>
> [www.militarystudent.dod.mil/](http://www.militarystudent.dod.mil/)
>
> Guard Family Youth Website
>
> [www.guardfamilyyouth.org]{.underline}

**[Focus on Families]{.underline}**

> National Military Family Association
>
> [www.nmfa.org/site/PageServer?pagename=homepage](http://www.nmfa.org/site/PageServer?pagename=homepage)
>
> National Guard Family Program
>
> [www.guardfamily.org]{.underline}
>
> Operation Healthy Reunions (part of the National Mental Health
> Association)
>
> [www.nmha.org/reunions/index.cfm](http://www.nmha.org/reunions/index.cfm)
>
> Surviving Deployment
>
> [www.survivingdeployment.com]{.underline}

**PAMPHLETS**

**[For Clinicians:]{.underline}**

> *The Iraq War Clinician Guide*, 2^nd^ Edition
>
> National Center for PTSD
>
> [www.ncptsd.va.gov/war/guide/IraqGuide.pdf](http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/war/guide/IraqGuide.pdf)
>
> *Management of Post-Traumatic Stress*
>
> Clinical Practice Guideline Working Group, Veterans Health
> Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs and Health Affairs,
> Department of Defense, December 2003.
>
> [www.oqp.med.va.gov/cpg/PTSD/PTSD_Base.htm](http://www.oqp.med.va.gov/cpg/PTSD/PTSD_Base.htm)
>
> *The Unique Circumstances and Mental Health Impact of the Wars in
> Afghanistan and Iraq*
>
> A National Center for PTSD Fact Sheet.
>
> Brett T. Litz, Ph.D.
>
> [www.ncptsd.va.gov/facts/veterans/fs_Iraq-Afghanistan_wars.html](http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/facts/veterans/fs_Iraq-Afghanistan_wars.html)
>
> *Traumatic Grief: Symptomatology and Treatment for the Iraq War
> Veteran*
>
> A National Center for PTSD Fact Sheet
>
> Ilona Pivar, Ph.D.
>
> [www.ncptsd.va.gov/war/traumatic_grief.html](http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/war/traumatic_grief.html)
>
> *Recommendations for Pharmacological Treatment of Acute Stress
> Reactions*
>
> A National Center for PTSD Fact Sheet
>
> [www.ncptsd.va.gov/facts/disasters/fs_medication_disaster.html](http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/facts/disasters/fs_medication_disaster.html)
>
> *PTSD and the Family*
>
> A National Center for PTSD Fact Sheet
>
> Eve B. Carlson, Ph.D. and Joseph Ruzek, Ph.D.
>
> [www.ncptsd.va.gov/facts/specific/fs_family.html](http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/facts/specific/fs_family.html)
>
> *Reintegration Fact Sheet for Providers*
>
> Courage to Care, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
>
> [www.usuhs.mil/psy/RFSP.pdf]{.underline}

**[For Soldiers / Veterans]{.underline}**

> *Returning from the War Zone: A Guide for Military Personnel*
>
> A National Center for PTSD Fact Sheet
>
> [www.ncptsd.va.gov/war/guide/GuideforMilitary.pdf](http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/war/guide/GuideforMilitary.pdf)

EMOTIONAL RESPONSES

> *When the Letdown Doesn\'t Let Up*
>
> National Mental Health Association
>
> [www.nmha.org/reunions/infoLetdown.cfm]{.underline}
>
> *How to Get Back to \"Normal\"*
>
> National Mental Health Association
>
> [www.nmha.org/reunions/infoBacktoNormal.cfm]{.underline}
>
> *Help for Veterans with PTSD*
>
> A National Center for PTSD Fact Sheet
>
> [www.ncptsd.va.gov/facts/veterans/fs_help_for_vets.html](http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/facts/veterans/fs_help_for_vets.html)
>
> *War-Zone-Related Stress Reactions: What Veterans Need to Know*
>
> A National Center for PTSD Fact Sheet
>
> [www.ncptsd.va.gov/war/war_veteran.html]{.underline}
>
> *Resources for U.S. Service Members Returning from Deployment*
>
> A National Center for PTSD Fact Sheet
>
> [www.ncptsd.va.gov/facts/veterans/fs_resources_for_vets.html](http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/facts/veterans/fs_resources_for_vets.html)

EMPLOYMENT ISSUES

> *Information Specific to National Guard and Reserve Personnel and
> Their Employers*
>
> A National Center for PTSD Fact Sheet
>
> [www.ncptsd.va.gov/facts/veterans/fs_info_ngrsvspecific.html]{.underline}
>
> *Returning to Work: Tips for Service Members and Employers*
>
> National Mental Health Association
>
> [www.nmha.org/reunions/infoReturnWork.cfm]{.underline}

PARENTING

> *Getting to Know Your Children Again*
>
> Military One Source
>
> [militaryonesource.com/ctim/pdfdisplay.aspx?id=6146&ctg=105]{.underline}
>
> *Reconnecting With Your Children*
>
> National Mental Health Association
>
> [www.nmha.org/reunions/infoChildren.cfm]{.underline}

**[For Veterans AND their Families]{.underline}**

DEPLOYMENT:

> *Building Family Rituals While You Are Deployed*
>
> Military One Source
>
> [militaryonesource.com/ctim/pdfdisplay.aspx?id=13198&ctg=105]{.underline}
>
> *Talking to Children About Going to War*
>
> A National Center for PTSD Fact Sheet. Ilona Pivar, Ph.D.
>
> [www.ncptsd.va.gov/war/fs_children_war.html]{.underline}
>
> *Parent's Guide for Talking to their Children About War*
>
> National Center for Children Exposed to Violence. Yale Child Study
> Center.
>
> [www.nccev.org/docs/children_war.pdf](http://www.nccev.org/docs/children_war.pdf)
>
> *Children and Deployment*
>
> National Center for PTSD.
>
> [www.ncptsd.va.gov/war/brochure_children.pdf]{.underline}
>
> *The Emotional Cycle of Deployment: A Military Family Perspective*
>
> [hooah4health.com/deployment/familymatters/emotionalcycle.htm]{.underline}

POST DEPLOYMENT:

> *Homecoming Preparedness for Veterans and Families: A Self-Help Guide
> to Ease the Transition from Deployment and the Military to Civilian
> Life*
>
> Veterans and Families Homecoming Support Network
>
> [mrs.marketingresultsgroup.com/ClientFiles/38FD2B5A75F34F31.pdf]{.underline}
>
> *Returning to Family Life After Military Deployment*
>
> Military One Source
>
> [www.militaryonesource.com/ctim/pdfdisplay.aspx?id=5296&ctg=105](http://www.militaryonesource.com/ctim/pdfdisplay.aspx?id=5296&ctg=105)
>
> *Becoming a Couple Again: How to Create a Shared Sense of Purpose
> after Deployment*
>
> Courage to Care, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
>
> [www.usuhs.mil/psy/RFSMC.pdf](http://www.usuhs.mil/psy/RFSMC.pdf)
>
> *Being a Couple Again*
>
> National Mental Health Association
>
> [www.nmha.org/reunions/infoCouple.cfm]{.underline}
>
> *A Soldier and Family Guide to Redeploying*
>
> DOD Deployment Health Clinical Center
>
> [chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/deployment/FamilyReunionTrifold19Dec03.pdf]{.underline}

**[For Adult Family Members Specifically]{.underline}**

DEPLOYMENT:

> *Coping When a Family Member Has Been Called to War*
>
> A National Center for PTSD Fact Sheet. Julia Whealin, Ph.D. & Ilona
> Pivar, Ph.D
>
> [www.ncptsd.va.gov/war/familycoping.htm](http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/war/familycoping.htm)
>
> *Supporting Your Loved One During a Difficult Deployment*
>
> Military One Source
>
> [militaryonesource.com/ctim/pdfdisplay.aspx?id=13513&ctg=105]{.underline}
>
> *Helping a Young Child Cope with a Parent's Deployment*
>
> Military One Source
>
> [militaryonesource.com/ctim/pdfdisplay.aspx?id=5294&ctg=105](http://militaryonesource.com/ctim/pdfdisplay.aspx?id=5294&ctg=105)
>
> *Helping Children Cope During Deployment*
>
> Courage to Care, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
>
> [www.usuhs.mil/psy/CTChildrenCopeDuringDeployment.pdf](http://www.usuhs.mil/psy/CTChildrenCopeDuringDeployment.pdf)

POST DEPLOYMENT:

> *Deployment Guide For Families of Deploying Soldiers. Separation and
> Reunion Handbook*
>
> [www.hooah4health.com/deployment/familymatters/reunion.htm#](http://www.hooah4health.com/deployment/familymatters/reunion.htm)
>
> *Returning from the War Zone: A Guide for Families*
>
> [www.ncptsd.va.gov/war/guide/GuideforFamilies.pdf]{.underline}

**[For Youth]{.underline}**

> *Travel Pack: A Deployment Information Guide for Teens Ages 13-18
> whose Families are in the National Guard*
>
> National Guard-Bureau -- Family Program Office
>
> [www.dma.state.mn.us/familyprograms/pdfs/Youth%20Dev/6TRAVE%7E1.PDF]{.underline}

**[For the Community:]{.underline}**

> *Welcome Home: How to make a difference in the lives of returning war
> zone veterans* (includes Dr. James Munroe's "Eight Battlefield Skills
> that Make Life in the Civilian World Challenging")
>
> Washington Family Policy Council
>
> [www.fpc.wa.gov/Welcome%20Home.pdf]{.underline}
>
> *Helping Children and Youth Cope with the Deployment of a Parent in
> the Military Reserves* (has information for parents, teachers,
> pediatricians, etc)
>
> SOFAR (Strategic Outreach to Families of All Reservists) Guide
>
> [www.pcfine.org/sofarandguard/sofar_children_pamphlet.pdf]{.underline}
>
> *How Communities can Support the Children and Families of those
> Serving in the National Guard or Reserves.*
>
> Military Child Education Coalition
>
> [www.militarychild.org/pdfs/GuardReserveForWeb.pdf]{.underline}

**[For School Systems:]{.underline}**

> *School Connectedness: Extending Connections to Military Children*
>
> Military Child Initiative, John Hopkins School of Public Health
>
> [www.jhsph.edu/adolescenthealth/Products/Military%20Child%20Initiative/Exec%20Summary%20R3.pdf](http://www.jhsph.edu/adolescenthealth/Products/Military Child Initiative/Exec Summary R3.pdf)
>
> *10 Tips for Administrators that Foster Connectedness to Schools*
>
> Military Child Initiative, John Hopkins School of Public Health
>
> [www.jhsph.edu/adolescenthealth/Products/Military%20Child%20Initiative/Ten%20Tips%20for%20administrators.pdf](http://www.jhsph.edu/adolescenthealth/Products/Military Child Initiative/Ten Tips for administrators.pdf)
>
> *10 Tips for Parents that Foster Connectedness to Schools*
>
> Military Child Initiative, John Hopkins School of Public Health
>
> [www.jhsph.edu/adolescenthealth/Products/Military%20Child%20Initiative/Ten%20Tips%20for%20parents.pdf]{.underline}
>
> *10 Tips for Teachers that Foster Connectedness to Schools*
>
> Military Child Initiative, John Hopkins School of Public Health
>
> [www.jhsph.edu/adolescenthealth/Products/Military%20Child%20Initiative/Ten%20Tips%20for%20teachers.pdf]{.underline}

**VIDEOS**

> *Getting Home: All the Way Home*
>
> Free DVD created by TriWest (TRICARE Contractor in the West Region)
> for soldiers & their families (only for individuals in TriWest's
> catchment area)
>
> [www.triwest.com/triwest/default.html](http://www.triwest.com/triwest/default.html)
>
> American Academy of Pediatrics
>
> Video from Operation Purple summer camp with interviews by kids -- by
> Keith Lemmon, MD, San Antonio Military Pediatric Center
>
> Will be available on the website ([www.aap.org](http://www.aap.org/))
> in May 2006
>
> *Our Turn to Serve: Looking After our Newest Veterans*
>
> Department of Veterans Affairs VA Learning University. Employee
> Education System (EES). Created to help VA staff better understand the
> experiences of military personnel serving in Operations Iraqi Freedom
> and Enduring Freedom
>
> *We're by Your* *Side*
>
> Department of Veterans Affairs VA Learning University. Employee
> Education System (EES).
>
> Thanks service members for their service and introduces some of the
> services VA can provide as they readjust to civilian life

**OTHER\
**

> Free Summer Camps for Military Kids: Operation Purple
>
> Funded through the Sears American Dream Campaign
>
> [www.operationpurple.com](http://www.operationpurple.com/)
>
> *The Military Student in your School* (webcourse)
>
> Military Child Institute of John Hopkins University
>
> [www.jhsph.edu/adolescenthealth/Products/Military%20Child%20Initiative/Webcourse%204x9%20R4.pdf](http://www.jhsph.edu/adolescenthealth/Products/Military Child Initiative/Webcourse 4x9 R4.pdf)
>
> *Turning Your Heart Toward Home Workbook* (curriculum)
>
> A class for war veterans and their families
>
> Bridget Cantrell, Ph.D.
>
> [www.heartstowardhome.com/workbook.htm]{.underline}