Information compiled by Ken Jones, PhD
The purpose of this outreach effort is to raise awareness of the issues that our warriors and their families face as the result of combat induced post traumatic stress.
Life partners and the children of combat survivors are exposed to secondary post traumatic stress as the result of living in a family with a combat survivor.
Information for Those Who Want to Help
What is PTSD? NAMI.org
Invisible Wounds of War RAND Corp study of post-traumatic stress disorder, major depression, and traumatic brain injury among returning troops from Iraq and Afghanistan
Which symptoms of PTSD do the most damage? PhysOrg
Partners with PTSD Dr. Franck Ochberg An excellent description of the symptoms of post traumatic stress.
Life After Combat Ken Jones, PhD An explanation of the process of being traumatized during combat. (Graphic descriptions of combat)
Deployment Issues for Families and Children
Understanding Post Deployment Stress Symptoms Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
Common Needs and Feelings of Family Members After Deployment American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
How Deployment Stress Affects Children and Families US Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Longer Parental Deployment Linked to More Emotional Challenges for Military Children Summary of a RAND Corp Study
When Memories of Past Interrupt the Present E.C. Hurley, PhD
Traumatic Stress and Families
Why We Must Tend to the Children of Our Veterans Leila Levinson
Children of Veterans and Adults with PTSD The American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress This fact sheet explains common problems experienced by children of veterans with combat post traumatic stress.
When a Child’s Parent Has PTSD Jennifer L. Price, PhD National Center for PTSD
PTSD Reactions in Children The National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children
Heart Conversations Question and answer conversations with two military wives about how to understand their husbands with combat induced traumatic stress.
Resources and Recovery
Hope in Sharing Melissa Seligman HerWarHerVoice.com
Effective Treatments for Youth Trauma National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Compassion Fatigue and Secondary PTSD Dr. Frank Ochberg (video 7 min)
Facing Bad Memories at The Wall… and Moving On Leaving PTSD Behind Recovery is possible at any time. “The only way to get past the anxiety is through it, not to avoid it.” US Dept. of Veteran Affairs
A Review of the Impact of PTSD on the Veterans Family A summary of research. Institute for Veterans and Military Families – Syracuse University
When Our Troops Come Home Ken Jones, PhD One warrior’s experience working through combat induced post traumatic stress.
National Location Directory for Vet Centers by State Vet Centers provide individual and family counseling for post traumatic stress for active duty military and veterans.
Any consults or counseling provided to active duty military members are strictly confidential. Information fromVetCentercontacts DO NOT appear in military records.
Post Traumatic Growth Inventory American Psychological Association
