Resources

Friedman, Matthew J., Slone, Laurie B. After the War Zone: A Practical Guide for Returning Troops and Their Families. Da Capo Press, 2008.

Matsakis, Aphrodite. Back from the Front: Combat Trauma, Love, and the Family. Sidran Institute Press, 2007.

Armstrong, Keith, Best, Suzanne, Domenici, Paula. Courage after Fire: Coping Strategies for Troops Returning from Iraq and Afghanistan and Their Families. Berkeley, CA: Ulysses Press, 2005.

Cantrell, Bridget C., Dean, Chuck. Down Range: To Iraq and Back. Hearts Toward Home International, 2005.

Cantrell, Bridget C., Dean, Chuck. Once a Warrior: Wired for Life. Hearts Toward Home International, 2007.

Returning from the War Zone: A Guide for Military Personnel, Returning from the War Zone: A Guide for Families of Military Members. These two short guides were developed by experts at the National Center for PTSD and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/reintegration/guide-pdf/SMGuide.pdf

Vet Centers - These centers provide readjustment counseling and outreach services to all veterans who served in any combat zone. Services are also available for their family members for military related issues. Veterans have earned these benefits through their service and all are provided at no cost to the veteran or family.

http://www.vetcenter.va.gov/

National Center for PTSD (NCPTSD) - A center established to improve the well-being of U.S. veterans through PTSD research and education.

http://www.ptsd.va.gov/

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America

http://iava.org/

Veteran Service Organizations

https://www.va.gov/vso/

Army Behavioral Health - A PTSD informational website provided by the U.S. Army Medical Department for the support of Soldiers and their families.

http://armymedicine.mil/Pages/behavioralhealth.aspx

New York City Mayor's Office of Veterans' Affairs

http://www.nyc.gov/html/vets/html/home/home.shtml

City University of New York (CUNY) Office of Veterans Affairs

http://web.cuny.edu/about/veterans.html

Military One Source

http://www.militaryonesource.mil/

World Trade Center Survivors' Network

http://www.survivorsnet.org/

Frontline: Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero. (Video)

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/faith/

University of Michigan Depression Center

http://www.depressioncenter.org/

United States Department of Health and Human Services - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - Center for mental health services.

https://www.samhsa.gov/

National Mental Health Association (NMHA)

http://www.nmha.org/

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

http://www.nami.org/

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) - An organization within the National Institute of Health dedicated to mental health research.

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/index.shtml

International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS)

http://www.istss.org/

Freedom From Fear - A national, non-profit mental illness advocacy organization.

http://www.freedomfromfear.org/

New York State Office of Mental Health