JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas –
Friday has been designated National PTSD Awareness Day to bring greater awareness to the issue of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Joint Base San Antonio, the San Antonio Military Health System, the Department of Defense and the Veterans Administration have resources that offer information on PTSD and treatment options. Those resources are available to service members, veterans, military/veteran families, and the general public.
The following is a list of sources offering information on PTSD, treatment options and availability for service members, veterans, military/veteran families, and the general public:
San Antonio Area
San Antonio Military Medical Center, http://www.sammc.amedd.army.mil
Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center Outpatient Mental Health Clinic, 292-7361
Wilford Hall ASC Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment, 292-4452
Wilford Hall ASC Chaplain Services, 292-7373
JBSA-Lackland Family Advocacy, 292-5967
JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Soldier & Family Assistance Center, 916-7322
JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Army Community Service, 221-2705
JBSA-Randolph Family Advocacy, 652-5321
STRONG STAR, 562-6742, http://www.strongstar.org
Strong Star is funded by DOD and the VA. It specializes in treating combat-related PTSD. Strong Star conducts research to develop the most effective treatments for military members and veterans with PTSD; currently enrolling patients in a number of treatment studies.
JBSA websites
JBSA Chapel
http://www.jbsa.af.mil/jbsachapel/index.asp
JBSA Family Advocacy
http://www.jbsa.af.mil/needhelp/familyadvocacy.asp
SAMMC
http://www.jbsa.af.mil/library/jbsamedicalservices/index.asp
Military and Family Readiness
http://www.jbsa.af.mil/military&familyreadiness/index.asp
JBSA Helping Agencies
http://www.jbsa.af.mil/needhelp/
JBSA Mental Health
http://www.jbsa.af.mil/library/jbsamedicalservices/mentalhealth.asp
Education classes
WHASC Mental Health Clinic, fourth floor, monthly: Participation is open to all TriCare beneficiaries, including service members who have not yet been diagnosed with PTSD and those who have been diagnosed, as well as to family members of those with PTSD. No advance sign up, and participants do not need to be seen in the clinic to attend. For more information, call 292-7361.
National Resources
National Center for PTSD, http://www.ptsd.va.gov
Department of Defense, Defense Center of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury, http://www.dcoe.health.mil
Military OneSource, http://www.militaryonesource.com
Military Pathways, http://www.militarymentalhealth.org
The Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapists, http://www.abct.org
SAMSHA's National Mental Health Information Center, http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov
Afterdeployment.org, http://www.afterdeployment.org
Deployment Health Clinical Center, http://www.pdhealth.mil
TriCare, 1-888-874-9378
Veterans Administration Mental Health Benefits Information, 1-800-827-1000, http://www.mentalhealth.va.gov
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, 1-800-959-TAPS (8277),
http://www.taps.org
U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, 1-800-222-9698
http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil
Information resource: The South Texas Research Organizational Network Guiding Studies on Trauma and Resilience, or STRONG STAR, http://www.strongstar.org