Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

Part II: Topic Specific Resources: Military Families

• Fact Sheet: Helping Children Cope with Loss Resulting from War or Terrorism
  (http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/go/helping-children-cope-with-loss-resulting-from-war-or-terrorism)
  Mental Health America
  
• Fact Sheet: Helping Children Deal with War
  (http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/index.cfm?objectid=E222A708-1372-4D20-C8E963115C202DB2)
  Mental Health America
• Military Child Initiative
  (http://www.jhsph.edu/mci/)
  Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins and Center on School, Family and Community Partnerships, Johns Hopkins
  The Military Child Initiative assists public schools to improve the quality of education for highly mobile and vulnerable young people with a special focus on military children and their families by providing national, state, and local education agencies; schools; parents; and health, child welfare, juvenile justice and educational professionals with information, tools, Web courses, and services that enhance school success.
• Military Children and Families
  (http://www.nctsnet.org/nccts/nav.do?pid=ctr_top_military)
  Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
  The National Children Traumatic Stress Network offers resources, guides, and links for educators, family members, and mental health and medical professionals.
• Military Projects at ZERO TO THREE
  (http://www.zerotothree.org/about-us/funded-projects/military-families/ctamf-web-page-overview-attachment-doc.pdf [PDF format])
  ZERO TO THREE
  ZERO TO THREEE offers a wide range of user-friendly videos, tip sheets, and activity materials for military families.
• Real Life Calls for Real Books: Literature to Help Children Cope with Family Stressors
  (http://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/200809/Crawford.pdf [PDF format])
  National Association for the Education of Young Children
• Reconnecting with Your Children
  (http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/reunions/infoChildren.cfm)
  Mental Health America
  Mental Health America offers returning service men/women tips on how to prepare for reconnecting with their children.
• Resources for Helping Children, Families, and Early Childhood Educators Build Coping Skills (http://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/200809/CopingSkillsResources.pdf [PDF format])
  National Association for the Education of Young Children