General Information

General Information

Military One Source:

24/7 Toll Free Telephone Number (800) 342-9647
Site includes links to online articles, worksheets and suggested reading list. It contains a wide scope of categorical links pertinent to returned soldiers' lives. Requires registering to access all features. Monthly newsletter also available.

PA National Guard:

Website provides numerous links for Behavioral Health Information and helpful information regarding Army Education for Pennsylvania National Guardsmen. Provides a variety of contacts to Army personnel and other professionals. Provides link to Pennsylvania State Agencies.

Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veteran Affairs:

Website includes information regarding Pennsylvania National Guard. Includes Government related articles and topics. Provides link to Pennsylvania State Agencies.

National Center for PTSD:

NCPTSD aims to advance the clinical care and social welfare of U.S. Veterans through research, education and training on PTSD and stress-related disorders. Website contains helpful links regarding PTSD. Includes GI Bill Q&A.

National Institutes of Mental Health:

Reducing the burden of mental illness and behavioral disorders through research on mind, brain, and behavior.

Military Home Front:

The official Department of Defense website for reliable Quality of Life information designed to help troops and their families, leaders and service providers.

AmeriForce Publishing:

As a leading publisher of military magazines, AmeriForce Publishing focuses on four very important aspects of military life: relocation, military family-life, and service in the Reserve or National Guard and deployment issues.

Iraq War Veterans Organization, Inc.:

The Iraq War Veterans Organization provides information and support for: Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans, Global War on Terror Veterans, Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans, active military personnel and family members related to pre-deployment, deployment, and post-deployment issues, as well as service member and family Operation Iraqi Freedom Deployment Readiness problems, information about PTSD, health issues and Veterans Benefits. The Iraq War Veterans Organization website has links to information about Veterans Administration health care, readjustment after deployment, education, employment, military discounts, PTSD issues, support-chat forums, family support and deployment information.

Iraq War Clinician Guide:

This guide contains a general overview of what families need to know about war zone-related stress reactions when their loved one returns home.

US Department of Health and Human Services-Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration:

PA Department of Welfare-Office of Mental Health Substance Abuse Services:

National Military Family Association:

The National Guard On-Line Family:

Hooah4Health:

Battlemind: