Links & Resources
The following links are not exhaustive of the resources available to service members and veterans.
War Trauma Resources
This is a listing and description of 500+ resources for Service Members, veterans and their families. The list is compiled and maintained by Dr. Ray Monsour Scurfield, Professor Emeritus of Social Work, University of Southern Mississippi. Dr. Scurfield is also in private practice with Advanced Psychotherapy located in Gulfport, MS. Updated October 2012
Organizations
National Center for PTSD
Semper Fi Fund
Wounded Warrior Project
American Red Cross
America’s Fund
EOD Warrior Foundation
Chad Greenway’s Lead the Way Foundation
Navy SEAL Foundation
Operation Comfort
Task Force Dagger Foundation
Troops Need You
Wings for Warriors
Homes Fit for Heroes
Green Beret Foundation
Make the Connection
Mesothelioma Veterans Center
Lifeline for Vets
Outward Bound, “Reenergizing Veterans Through Adventure and Challenge”
“Complex PTSD” U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, “How to Start and Facilitate Support Groups for Veterans”
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, “PTSD Treatment”
TBI
Traumatic Brain Injury Website
TBI Veteran Screening and Evaluation Study
How to Talk to Kids About a Parent’s Brain Injury
PTSD
Comorbid TBI and PTSD Conditions
(Comorbid conditions, or comorbidities, are two or more conditions that happen to occur in the same patient, at the same time)
PTSD AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY – THE ESSENTIALS
Miscellaneous Resources
Veterans’ mental health care guide
Coming Home from Deployment: The New “Normal”
Grants for Home Modification: 16 Resources for Homeowners with Disabilities
How & When to Hang the American Flag
Interested in Using a VA Home Loan? Here’s What You Need to Know
Personal Loans for Bad Credit: Building a Good Life with a Bad Credit Loan
Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act
Best Sports & Hobbies For Military Veterans
Employment private security sector for veterans