Military & Veterans Related Resources

StartYourRecovery.org provides helpful information for people who are dealing with substance use issues — and their family members, friends, and co-workers, too. Our goal is to offer people who are dealing with substance use issues a single source of reputable, objective information about signs, symptoms, conditions, treatment options, and resources — presented in a user-friendly format and in language that’s easy to understand.

Navy social workers connect those who serve and their family members to the care and support they need; counsel individuals who are about to deploy and their families; offer crisis intervention for those who have undergone a traumatic experience; and lead workshops on a variety of topics, like transitioning from deployment to everyday life.

The Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP) trains military and civilian behavioral health professionals to provide high-quality, culturally-sensitive, evidence-based behavioral health services to military personnel, Veterans and their families.

The Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress (CSTS) has entered its second quarter century of service to our nation. Our sustained mission is to advance scientific and academic knowledge, interventions, educational resources and outreach to mitigate the impact of trauma from exposure to war, disasters, terrorism, community violence and public health threats. Our Center’s mission continues to be essential to the Department of Defense and the nation.  Center scientists, educators and clinicians continue to bring scholarly and research oriented problem solving to the mental and behavioral health problems of those exposed to war, disaster and traumatic events. 

The Deployment Health Clinical Center, Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury, the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center and the National Center for Telehealth & Technology are responsible for informing, integrating and evaluating psychological health and traumatic brain injury practices and policies across the services.

The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund is a leader in supporting the men and women of the Armed Forces and their families. Begun in 2000 and established as an independent not-for-profit organization in 2003, the Fund has provided nearly $200 million in support for the families of military personnel lost in service to our nation, and for severely wounded military personnel and veterans. These efforts are funded entirely with donations from the public, and hundreds of thousands of individuals have contributed to the Fund.