Mental Hope Foundation

Military Mental Health Resources

NATIONAL RESOURCES

After Deployment
This website provides extensive mental health information for veterans and their families. http://www.afterdeployment.org/web/guest

Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury
This website includes webinars and news updates as well as a section on suicide prevention. http://www.dcoe.health.mil/Training/MonthlyWebinars/2012Webinars.aspx 

http://www.dcoe.health.mil/SuicidePreventionWarriors.aspx

Department of Defense: Restoring Hope

This website provides mental health services, self-help resources, and awareness materials for providers, military, veterans and their families, most of which are provided by the DoD or VA. http://www.defense.gov/home/features/2010/0810_restoringhope_resources

DOD/VA Suicide Outreach

This website has access to support hotlines, assessments and treatment options, professional resources and forums, and various multimedia tools. This site supports all members of the U.S. military – active and reserve, veterans, families, friends and providers. http://www.suicideoutreach.org

Make the Connection

Make the Connection is a public awareness campaign by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that provides personal testimonials and resources to help veterans, family members, and their friends discover ways to improve their lives.
http://maketheconnection.net

NAMI Veterans and Military Resource Center

This site provides support for veterans and active duty military members, as well as their families, friends, and advocates on topics like PTSD, mental illness, and obtaining VA benefits. http://www.nami.org/template.cfm?section=Veterans_Resources

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Suicide Prevention Awareness

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs suicide prevention awareness website contains information on the veterans feature of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, suicide warning signs, and links to other mental health resources for veterans.
http://www.mentalhealth.va.gov

VA National Center for PTSD Conducts research and provides education on the prevention, understanding and treatment of PTSD.
http://www.ptsd.va.gov 1