Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Spouses/Partners and other family members can have it too.
Feeling on edge? Having nightmares that just keep coming back? Do sudden noises make you jump? Are you always sitting facing an exit with your back up against the wall? Have you experienced severe trauma or a life-threatening event? You may have PTSD.
Why can't you just tell me what you are thinking?
Mental Health America (MHA) is the nation's leading community-based nonprofit dedicated to addressing the needs of those living with mental illness and to promoting the overall mental health of all. Their work is driven the their commitment to promote mental health as a critical part of overall wellness.
Additional Information/Resources
Alongside the Gary Sinise Foundation, Veterans suffering from a traumatic brain injury (TBI) are offered comprehensive care at MIBH, whose experts in brain health work hand in hand with patients to treat their physical, emotional, and cognitive changes that accompany trauma to the head.
The Veteran Spouse Resiliency Group (V-SRG) Program provides support groups for Veteran spouses/partners. It is a safe space for peers to come together, share their stories, lean on one another for support and guidance, and form lasting bonds they can rely on well after the group ends.
From bereavement camps to support groups - Empower - offers resources to help everyone who has experienced the loss of someone close to them.
Federal Benefits for Veterans, Dependents, and Survivors PDF Guide.
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A Planning Your Legacy VA Survivors and Burial Benefits PDF Guide.​​
MOAA offers a
Survivor's Checklist for for spouses/family members.
Military OneSource offers a Survivor's Journey Checklist for Active-Duty Service Member Deaths.
Apply for VA Survivor Benefits
This is a checklist to help Veteran spouses and dependent apply for survivor benefits.