Recommended Web Sites

Department of Veterans Affairs - The VA's mission is to serve America's veterans and their families with dignity and compassion and be their principal advocate in ensuring that they receive medical care, benefits, social support, and lasting memorials promoting the health, welfare, and dignity of all veterans in recognition of their service to this Nation. Veterans will find information regarding government benefits and services at this site. Much of this site can also be viewed in Spanish.

AfterDeployment - Their mission is to help you and your loved ones manage the challenges that are often faced following a deployment. This site contains extensive information and self-help suggestiongs.

Asbestos.com Info for Veterans - Special information for veterans (especially Navy) who may have been exposed to asbestos.

Coming Home - Adjustments for Military Families - Great advice from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Department Of Defense Deployment Health Clinical Center - Specialized Care Programs (SCP) - DHCC has two programs for service members and veterans, the Specialized Care Programs, Track I and Track II. Click on this site to read more about them.

Depleted Uranium: Information for Service Members and Their Families - Learn more about exposure to DU, from the Dept. of Defense, Deployment Health Clinical Center.

Deployment Health and Family Resource Library - This library provides Service members, families, leaders, Health Care providers, and veterans an easy way to find deployment health and family readiness information.

Deployment Tips - The American Red Cross can help in times of emergencies, read more about how to access their help.

Families in the Military - The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry presents this information about how military service effects everyone in the family.

Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents: 2009 - Check here for the latest information from the VA.

GulfLink - Information on the Gulf War, environmental exposure reports, medical information as well as a Depleted Uranium Information Library can all be found here.

Health of Veterans and Deployed Forces - The Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council are part of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), a private, non-profit, self-perpetuating society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research. They have produced and continue to produce reports on the health and protection of deployed military forces and veterans.

Health Care Eligibility and Enrollment for Veterans - Eligibility for VA health care is dependent upon a number of variables, which may influence the final determination of the services for which you qualify, check this site for more information.

Healthy Parenting Initiative (Military Parents) - The Dept. of Defense hopes to assist parents in being the best they can be for their family.

Help for Homeless Veterans - This organization, the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, provides information for those veterans who are, or are at risk of becoming homeless.

How Terroristic Acts May Affect Veterans - The National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder provides this guide.

MedlinePlus: Veteran's Health - Developed by the National Library of Medicine, this consumer health site directs the user to selected online resources on many common diseases and conditions.

Men and Women Veterans: Know the Warning Signs of Suicide - This handout comes from the combined work of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information.

Mesothelioma - The Mesothelioma Cancer Center offers the most comprehensive information on asbestos exposure as well as updated  news about mesothelioma treatments for those who have had a mesothelioma prognosis. Many vets, especially from the Navy, have problems with asbestos-related diseases, this site has a special section for them.

Mesothelioma Web - Learn more about this asbestos-related disease here; there is a special page for veterans.

Military and Veteran's Health Care - Learn more about the different types of care for which you might be eligible.

Military Sexual Trauma -This information, for those who were sexually abused or harassed, is from the Dept. of Veterans Affairs.

MyHealtheVet - My HealtheVet (MHV) is the gateway to veteran health benefits and services from the VA.

National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - The National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) was created within the Department of Veterans Affiars in 1989, in response to a Congressional mandate to address the needs of veterans with military-related PTSD. Numerous fact sheets written specifically for veterans will be found here.

Operation Healthy Reunions - Read more about Mental Health America's project to help troops and families with mental health issues.

Project 112 / SHAD - Shipboard Hazard and Defense - Force Health Protection & Readiness offers this information.

Returning from the War Zone: A Guide for Military Families and Returning from the War Zone: A Guide for Military Personnel - This advice is to help the returning service person, and his/her family, transition back to a normal life.

Returning Service Members - Operation Enduring Freedom / Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) - The Dept. of Veterans Affairs wants to help you settle back home, read more at their site.

Specific Concerns and Conditions (Related to Deployment Health) - This information comes from the Dept. of Defense, Deployment Health Clinical Center.

Suicide Prevention for Men and Women Veterans - Look at this quick guide for advice on who to call if you see or feel the warning signs.

TRICARE: The Basics - Click here to see information about the military's health coverage.

Veterans Health Administration: Agent Orange - Agent Orange fact sheets and Review Newsletters can be found at this site. Portions of this site are in PDF format and require an Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing.

Veterans Health Administration: Gulf War Illness - A listing of Gulf War related articles, reviews, brochures, and reports can be accessed here. Portions of this site are in PDF format and require an Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing.

Veteran's and Military Health Topics - Learn more about many topics at this military site.

Vietnam Veterans of America - Founded in 1978, Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc. is the only national Vietnam veterans organization congressionally chartered and exclusively dedicated to Vietnam-era veterans and their families. Numerous guides, a newsletter, and information on the Vietnam War can be obtained at this site. Portions of this site are in PDF format and require an Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing.