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Review the following "Questions to Ask" about eating disorders so you're prepared to discuss this important health issue with your health care professional.

Helping Children and Families Thrive

Military life, especially deployments or mobilizations, can present challenges to service members and their families that are both unique and difficult. Some are manageable, some are not. Many times we can successfully deal with them on our own. In some instances matters get worse and one problem can trigger other more serious issues. At such times it is wise to check things out and see what is really happening. That’s the purpose of these totally anonymous and voluntary self-assessments.

This site features FAMILY RE-INTEGRATION DVD/VIDEOS & HANDOUTS. The DVD/CD includes a puppet video program for six to eleven year olds (“Mr. Po and Friends”) and a teen interview video for twelve to nineteen year olds (“Promoting Resilience in Your Family”) dealing with family deployment issues. Viewing the interactive video programs with your children can help decrease some of the negative outcomes of family separation. Parents, guardians, and community support providers will learn right along with the children by viewing the video and discussing the questions and issues provided in the facilitator’s guides with the children during and/or after the program. The reintegration family tool kit provides a simple, direct way to help communities reduce tension and anxiety, and utilize mental health resources more appropriately; promoting healthy coping mechanisms for the entire deployment cycle that will help families readjust more quickly on redeployment. Information for Toddlers ages 3-5; Children 6-11 and Teens 12-18.

The AACAP, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, was established in 1953. It is a membership based organization, composed of over 7,500 child and adolescent psychiatrists and other interested physicians. Its members actively research, evaluate, diagnose, and treat psychiatric disorders and pride themselves on giving direction to and responding quickly to new developments in addressing the health care needs of children and their families

Maintaining a family routine and tending to your needs or the needs of family members can be very difficult when a spouse or partner has been deployed. You may experience separation anxiety, fear, anger, loneliness, and other strong emotions during the deployment of your spouse. By knowing what to expect, learning to recognize the signs that you are having trouble coping, and knowing where to turn for help, you may be able to make this difficult time a little easier.

TRICARE is the health care program serving active duty service members, retirees, their families, survivors and certain former spouses worldwide. As a major component of the Military Health System, TRICARE brings together the health care resources of the uniformed services and supplements them with networks of civilian health care professionals, institutions, pharmacies and suppliers to provide access to high-quality health care services while maintaining the capability to support military operations.

This website is intended to provide Soldiers, Civilians, and Family Members with the resources they need for personal reintegration, family reunion and reestablishment of personal readiness after returning from deployment.

Coping strategies for redeployment home.

The purpose of this site is to better enable the children of military personnel, their parents, special needs families, military leaders and educators to deal with the various issues that face the military child by providing each group with access to information, tools and resources from a central location. Ultimately, this site aims to enhance the educational and social well being of all military children by increasing the understanding and awareness of how to meet their unique needs.