Deployment Resource Guide

Health/Mental Health Resources:

The following link provides information about Tricare West, the military health insurance for this region of the country.  The link also provides information on how to locate providers, make appointments, and obtain health/mental health care in this area.

• Tricare Insurance                          
  

Parent Checklists:

The following checklist can be used to help you and your family prepare for deployment.  They are also available through the Military Homefront website. 

• Caring for Yourself While Spouse is Deployed
• Deploy Readiness Checklist
• Homefront Parent Pre-Deployment Checklist
• Maintaining Routines
• Reassuring Children Checklist

Recommended Readings for Children:

Purdue Military Family Research Institute and the Armed Services YMCA recommend these books for children.  The list is separated by age range and deal with topics such as separation and loss, grieving and reunification  

• Children's Books Recommended by Purdue Military Research Institute
• Deployment Books for Children under 10
• Deployment Books for Middle School Aged Children
• Deployment Books for Teen Agers

Recommended Readings for Parents:

The following are articles related to parenting during deployment, the stages of deployment, typical child behaviors and behaviors to watch out for, and information on maintaining family well-being during deployment.  There are also a number of books that are recommended by Military One Source and Purdue Military Family Research Institute.

School Teacher and Counselor Resources:

The links for this section were designed to help teachers and counselors support children with deployed parents.  One of the links is to the Local Resource Guide created by Waynesville*VISTA for the Waynesville R-VI school counselors.  In addition, we have included the links to the on-line version of the guides distributed to the school counselors, and the instructions for one of the videos also distributed to the counselors.  For both Teachers and Counselors, there are recommended readings and supplemental teaching guides.

• Books for Clinicians
• Books for Educators
• Educator's Guide to Deployment
• Facilitators Guide to "Coping With Seperation" video
• Helping Children Cope With the Challenges of War and Terrorism
• Local Resource Guide for Waynesville School District Counselors
• Operation Ready Family Support Group Guide
• Operation Military Kids

The Following Websites are Highly Recommended for Deployment Information:

•    Military One Source: The Department of Defense offers you access to Military OneSource Online, where you can find help to cope with life’s little -- and not so little -- issues.
    
•    My Army Life Too: Provides training and knowledge to spouses and family members to support the total Army effort. History of organization, programs, announcements, gallery,etc…

•    Military Family Research Institute at Purdue University: This is the leading researcher on Military Family Life.

•    Army Community Service (ACS): Provides a multitude of community based services that foster growth, development, and readiness of families assigned to the installation.