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Provides a broad range of counseling, referral, and other services to help veterans, service members, and their families in a non-medical setting. - Bereavement counseling - Community engagement (provides education on the Veteran community and military culture, and builds referral networks to expand support for Veterans, service members, and their families) - Couples and family counseling - Group counseling - Individual counseling for spouses, children, and significant others - Intimate partner violence support - Military sexual trauma counseling - One-on-one counseling for issues including PTSD, depression, grief, anger, or trauma - Referral services to appropriate resources in the community, including addiction and substance use, homelessness, suicide prevention, and veteran connections - Significant others support group - Telehealth - Transitional counseling - Workshops and classes (Veterans recreational groups)

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Military Transition Assistance Programs
Family Counseling
Military Personnel/Contractors
Subject Specific Public Awareness/Education
Families of Military Personnel/Veterans
Individual Counseling
Bereavement and Grief Counseling
Telemedicine
Conjoint Counseling
Substance Use Disorder Referrals
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Sexual Assault Counseling
Group Counseling
Veterans
Military Family Support Groups
Depression
Anger Management
General Recreational Activities/Sports
Deployment Services - Coping With Deployments Course: Spouses, parents, siblings, and significant others learn skill-building techniques that help them respond to the challenges of the deployment cycle - Mind-Body Workshops: Offer an alternative method of healing that engages both the mind and body to address common stress reactions that occur within military families and communities - Post-Deployment Support Resources: Information and workshops to help families re-adjust to being together after a loved one's deployment - Pre-Deployment Preparedness Tool for Family Members: Makes sure families are prepared with the information they may need throughout the deployment - Reconnection Workshops: Enhance the likelihood of positive reconnections among family members and successful re-engagement of service members and veterans in civilian life Emergency Communications - The American Red Cross independently verifies an emergency, enabling the service member's commander to make an educated decision regarding emergency leave and then provides transportation assistance and/or financial assistance if needed Financial Assistance - The American Red Cross works in partnership with Military Aid Societies to provide financial assistance which includes funds for emergency travel, the burial of a loved one, emergency food and shelter, etc. Aid Societies determine the financial assistance package that will be offered - a grant or loan. The Red Cross is the mechanism to expedite access to these financial resources. Information and Referral Services - Offers confidential services to all members of the military, veterans, and their families by connecting them with local, state, and national resources through the network of American Red Cross chapters. Local chapters develop and maintain relationships with community partners. Military families rely on the local chapter to help them identify their needs and connect them to the most appropriate chapter and community resources. These services range from responding to emergency needs for food, clothing, shelter, referrals to counseling services (e.g. financial, legal, mental health, etc.), respite care, and other resources. Military and Veteran Caregiver Network - Connect Online: Connect with caregivers in a secure, custom, peer-moderated online community - Peers engage to exchange experiences, empathy, education, and encouragement - Share With a Mentor: Share with caregivers in an understanding, one-on-one, peer-mentor relationship - Join a Support Group: Join caregivers in confidential, peer-facilitated support groups in the community and online Veteran Services - Veterans Claims for Benefits: Assists veterans and their families in preparing, developing, and obtaining evidence to support applicants' claims for veterans' benefits. Also, assists claimants seeking to appeal to the Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA).

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Families of Military Personnel/Veterans
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Peer Role Model Programs
Military Transition Assistance Programs
Social Services for Military Personnel
Military Family Service/Support Centers
Armed Forces Emergency Services
Workshops/Symposiums
Military Personnel/Contractors
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Stress Management
Family Life Education
Providing military operations and training

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Military Bases/Forts
Military Family Service/Support Centers
Military Transition Assistance Programs
Provides a broad range of counseling, outreach and referral services to help veterans, service members, and their families make readjustments to civilian life. Services include: - Veterans Crisis Line and Hotline - Readjustment counseling (individual, family and group) - Marital/family counseling - Military sexual trauma counseling and referral - Bereavement counseling - Substance abuse assessment and referral (drug and alcohol) - Benefits assistance referral - Employment referral - Information and referral regarding other services available for veterans and their families - Community outreach and education

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Bereavement and Grief Counseling
Family Counseling
General Assessment for Substance Use Disorders
Veteran Reintegration Counseling
Gulf War I Veterans
Veteran/Military Hotlines
Operation New Dawn Veterans
Vietnam Era Veterans
Veteran/Military Personnel Issues
Outreach Programs
Individual Counseling
Marriage and Relationships Counseling
Military Personnel/Contractors
Sexual Assault Counseling
Subject Specific Public Awareness/Education
World War II Veterans
Families of Military Personnel/Veterans
Sexually Abused Adults
Military Transition Assistance Programs
Specialized Information and Referral
Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans
Korean Conflict Veterans
Group Counseling
Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans
Veteran Benefits Assistance

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