Mental Health/PTSD
Mental Health/PTSD
If you are severely distressed or are considering harming yourself, please call 800-273-TALK (8255) for immediate, 24/7 assistance. You can also click here to find the closest crisis center.
Army Behavioral Health
www.behavioralhealth.army.milArmy Behavioral Health provides counseling information to assist service members in their transition. The website, especially for soldiers, families, and friends, helps individuals learn how to adjust, cope, get ready to deployment, and transition to retu ...
Give an Hour
www.giveanhour.orgGive an Hour allows those individuals who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan and their families to deal with the effects of wartime service. The website offers a variety of mental health services to address your needs.
Healing Ajax
www.rhd.org/HealingAjax/Home.aspxHealing Ajax uses a peer support model led by veterans who how life-ravaging the effects of combat stress can be when soldiers return home. It’s veterans helping veterans. Those who were there with you then are here for you again.
Medline Plus
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/veteransandmilitaryhealth.htmlMedline Plus, a project of the U.S. National Library and Medicine & National Institutes of Health, provides basic health information specific to those serving currently serving in the Military and Veterans.
Mental Health America (Southeast PA affiliate)
www.mentalhealthamerica.net/index.cfm?objectid=E422360D-1372Mental Health America is a citizen's advocacy organization committed to improve publicly funded mental health services. The agency works closely with and supports the development of the consumer self-help movement for adult mental health consumers, paren ...
National Alliance on Mental Illness - Bucks County
www.namibucks.orgNational Alliance on Mental Health, dedicated to improving the lives of people who must cope with devastating brain disorders, provides counseling and support.
National Alliance on Mental Illness - PTSD Resources
www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=PTSD&Template=/TaggedPage/NAMI's PTSD section for veterans includes resources where you can find out more about PTSD, learn about treatments, and read about how PTSD affects families and children of veterans.
National Cancer Institute
www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Support/financial-resoThe National Cancer Instiute provides information on government agencies, organizations, and programs that are designed to provide assistance for cancer patients and their families.
National Center for PTSD
www.ptsd.va.govThe National Center for PTSD aims to help U.S. Veterans and others through research, education, and training on trauma and PTSD.
National Coalition for Homeless Veterans
www.nchv.org/hvrp_article.cfm?id=46The National Coalition for Homeless Veterans (NCHV), established in 1990, is a nonprofit organization with the mission of ending homelessness among veterans by shaping public policy, promoting collaboration, and building the capacity of service providers. ...
Philadelphia Area Veterans Acupuncture Project
www.pavap.orgThe Philadelphia Area Veterans Acupuncture Project provides free weekly acupuncture treatments to help military members resolve their post-traumatic stress symptoms. Locations in Roxborough, Bala Cynwyd, and Glenside.
Philadelphia Polytrauma Network
www.polytrauma.va.gov/facilities/Philadelphia.aspThe Philadelphia Polytrauma Network Site is one of twenty-one facilities in the country designed to provide long-term rehabilitative care to veterans and service members who experienced severe injuries (including brain injuries) to more than one organ sys ...
Philly Health Info
www.phillyhealthinfo.org/index.php/health_services/SubstancePhilly Health Info provides a comprehensive directory of health services, events and information for Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia.
Real Warriors
realwarriors.netThe Real Warriors Campaign is an initiative launched by the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (DCoE) to promote the processes of building resilience, facilitating recovery and supporting reintegration of ret ...
SOFAR: Strategic Outreach to Families of All Reservists
www.sofarusa.orgThe goal of SOFAR is to provide a flexible and diverse range of psychological services to military families to foster stabilization, help prevent crises, and help manage acute problems.
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration...
www.samhsa.gov/Vets/Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) provides resources for returning Veterans and their families where they can find local services, webcasts and conferences, and resources for coping with trauma.
The Philadelphia Veterans Multi-Service & Education Cen...
www.pvmsec.orgThe Philadelphia Veterans Multi-Service & Education Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting our nation's honorably discharged veterans. It provides employment, training, and related educational services to all honorably discharged Vete ...
VA Facilities in PA
www2.va.gov/directory/guide/state.asp?State=PA&dnum=ALLThis website provides links and addresses for VA facilities in Pennsylvania including Health Administration, Benefits Administration, and Cemetary Administration.
Wounded Warrior Battalion East
www.marines.mil/units/hqmc/mnra/wwr/wwbne/Pages/default.aspxWounded Warrior Battalion East develops and maintains a comprehensive program that tracks and supports all ill/injured Marines/Sailors who are resident East of the Mississippi River. It provide assistance to them and their families until they have been r ...
