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America’s Heroes at Work

Recently there has been an increased effort to hire returning veterans because of experience in leadership and diversity to respect for procedures. View the “Top 10 Reasons to Hire a Veteran.”

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DoD Community Relations Directorate

America Supports You is a Department of Defense Community Relations initiative that communicates to U.S. military members what thousands of individual citizens, community groups, corporations, businesses and others are doing to support them and their families, at home and abroad. On the Department’s Community Relations Web site under Support for Our Troops, nonprofit groups are categorically listed to easily depict the types of actions that citizens are taking to show their support. Many stories of citizen support also may be found under Community Relations News and Headlines.

Partner Spotlight

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) now provides urgent funding to suicide prevention centers around the nation which are dealing with the enormous hardship wrought by the economic downturn. Many of these centers must cope with a sharp rise in the number of callers in crisis. At the same time, these centers are threatened with significant funding cutbacks. A full article about this effort may be read in the SAMHSA Newsroom.

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Post-Deployment Health Reassessment (PDHRA) Program - Army Support

The PDHRA Program examines for physical and mental health issues that Army Active Duty, National Guard, Reserve and DA Civilian service members may have developed following time in a combat zone.  This important health screening is conducted 90 to 180 days upon return .  The PDHRA includes a confidential one-on-one conversation with a healthcare provider who will offer options to address any identified concerns. Visit http://www.armyg1.army.mil/hr/pdhra for more information.

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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

The American Veteran, a Department of Veterans Affairs monthly video magazine, features the stories of service and sacrifice made by America's men and women in uniform and discusses some of the benefits they have earned. The July issue features stories on the Post-9/11 GI Bill, schools participating in the Yellow Ribbon Program and Project Odyssey. You can watch this month’s video, or view previous issues, on the VA Web site.

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Army Wounded Warrior Program

Over 60 severely wounded soldiers and veterans and their family members attended the fifth Army Wounded Warrior Program (AW2) Symposium and identified the top five issues that should be addressed to advance wounded soldier care. The AW2 Symposium is part of Army’s overall mission to improve care for wounded, injured and ill soldiers based on the needs and input of wounded soldiers and their families.

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Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center

The Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center recently launched a newly designed Web site, which offers specialized information to service members, their families and health care providers on traumatic brain injury, recovery, care and rehabilitation.

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Center for Deployment Psychology

The Center for Deployment Psychology is offering various training courses for active duty, reserve and civilian behavioral health professionals in the classroom and online. These courses include “Addressing the Psychological Health of Warriors and their Families: PTSD, Depression and TBI” (one-week training program; Aug. 10-14, 2009; Seattle, Wash. area) and “Topics in Deployment Psychology” (two-week training program; Sept. 28-Oct. 9, 2009; Nov. 30-Dec. 11, 2009; Feb. 1-12, 2010; April 19-30, 2010; Bethesda, MD).

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Air Force Wounded Warrior Program

The Air Force Wounded Warrior Program (AFW2) works hand-in-hand with the Air Force Survivor Assistance Program  and Airman and Family Readiness Centers to ensure airmen receive face-to-face personalized professional support and care from the point of injury to no less than five years after separation or retirement to assist airmen and their families in integrating back into their local communities. AFW2 also connects airmen and their families with the Joint Family Support Assistance Program in each state to coordinate benefits counseling and services provided by DoD, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Labor, the Social Security Administration, TRICARE and other helping agencies.

 

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afterdeployment.org

A wellness resource for the military community, afterdeployment.org provides information and self-guided solutions for dealing with post-traumatic stress, war memories, conflict at work, depression, anger, sleep problems, alcohol and drug misuse, stress, relationship problems, kids and deployment, spiritual guidance and fitness, living with physical injuries and health and wellness. Programs contain narrator-guided workshops, an e-library, activities and exercises and video stories.

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Yellow Ribbon Program

DoD's Yellow Ribbon Program recently unveiled the Event Planner tool, an end-to-end event management application. This tool allows service members and families to find and register for local Yellow Ribbon Program events.

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Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress

Robert J. Ursano, MD, director of the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, will lead an interdisciplinary team of four research institutions to carry out a National Institute of Mental Health study addressing the rising suicide rate among soldiers. The study has been described as "the largest study of suicide and mental health among military personnel ever undertaken, with $50 million in funding from the U.S. Army.

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National Intrepid Center of Excellence

Recently featured on the Pentagon Channel, the National Intrepid Center of Excellence will conduct research, test new protocols and provide comprehensive training, education and ongoing telehealth follow-up care. It will be dedicated to advanced research, diagnosis and treatment planning for military personnel and their caregivers dealing with psychological health and traumatic brain injury issues. Completion is anticipated in 2010.

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Deployment Health Clinical Center

The Deployment Health Clinical Center recently completed Deployment Healthcare Track Workshops at the 2009 Force Health Protection Conference. Find information about past workshops, or view a list of upcoming training courses and conferences.

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Army National Guard Decade of Health

The Army National Guard’s 2010 "Ready & Resilient II" campaign embraces the entire family unit and offers information, tools and resources that support and benefit them throughout the cycle of deployment. The Web site provides essential tools and is a central resiliency resource for the Army National Guard. Spa HOOAH, Ready & Resilient II’s Web platform, offers weekly news updates and a virtual health and wellness environment designed to entertain and revitalize all age groups. Check out the educational and training resources, links to existing family and soldier support services and personal real-life stories of readiness and resilience.

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Marine Corps Combat Operational Stress Control

As one of the priorities of the Commandant of the Marine Corps, Combat Operational Stress Control (COSC) ensures that all marines and family members who bear the invisible wounds caused by stress receive the best help possible, and that they are afforded the same respect given to the physically injured. COSC offers informational brochures available for download on combat/operational stress for leaders, marines and their families.

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Wounded Warrior Resource Center

The Wounded Warrior Resource Call Center is a centralized toll-free phone number that wounded warriors, families and caregivers can call at any time to get help from trained professionals. Call 800-342-9647 or e-mail wwrc@militaryonesource.com, 24 hours a day, with concerns or questions during the recovery, rehabilitation and community reintegration stages.

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National Center for Telehealth and Technology

Afterdeployment.org recently published the first issue of its quarterly newsletter. The premier issue contains Web site development updates, facts and figures, topical articles and information on upcoming events. Download the afterdeployment.org newsletter here.

The Real Warriors Campaign collaborates with a variety of not-for-profit organizations that share our mission and can help us reach out to service members, families and health care providers. Our network of partners and affiliates includes military organizations and programs, nonprofit organizations, advocacy organizations and local groups. Through communication and collaboration with these organizations, the campaign can offer the most relevant and up-to-date resources and provide partners with easy and effective outreach mechanisms.

Explore the categories below to learn more about our affiliates and partners, or download a complete list. [PDF]

To learn more about the Real Warriors Partnership Program and how to become a partner or affiliate, download the Partnership Program Informational Sheet  [PDF] or contact us.

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Federal and Military Organizations

National Organizations

Local Organizations  

Disclaimers

Partners and affiliates are not-for-profit organizations who support the mission of the Real Warriors Campaign. The appearance of organizations does not constitute endorsement by the United States Department of Defense of the organizations, linked Web sites, or the information, products or services contained therein. All partnerships are informal and do not involve any financial support.  The Real Warriors Campaign reserves the right to refuse any partnership/affiliate request that is not deemed appropriate or to terminate any partner relationship at any point.

The appearance of hyperlinks does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Defense of this Web site or the information, products or services contained therein. For other than authorized activities such as military exchanges and Morale, Welfare and Recreation sites, the Department of Defense does not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations. Such links are provided consistent with the stated purpose of this DoD Web site.

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