Other Resources For Support Alabama Returning Veterans Committee Resource Guide - please visit www.alabamareturningveterans.org for electronic versions of this manual in a pdf file and internet resources concerning many topics in addition to mental health. Alabama Resources Dial 2-1-1 (from a landline phone) for information and referral on community agencies providing a variety of health and human services (see also www.211.org) The Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence www.acdv.org (Alabama’s Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-650-6522, National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 or TTY for the deaf 1-800-787-3224) Alabama Coalition Against Rape (ACAR) P.O. Box 4091 Montgomery, AL 36104 Phone number(s): (334) 264-0123 Fax: (334) 264-0128 E-mail address: acar@acar.org Web site address: www.acar.org Alabama Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation 1-800-367-0955-Information on publicly supported mental illness, mental retardation and substance abuse services www.mh.alabama.gov Alabama Department of Human Resources - provides services to eligible individuals and families www.dhr.state.al.us Alabama Department of Public Health - public education and treatment services www.adph.org Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services - provides services to individuals and families to assist with recovery from illness and employment services www.rehab.state.al.us Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs www.va.state.al.us Alabama National Guard www.alguard.state.al.us Suicide Prevention 1-800-273-TALK (8255) www.adph.org/suicideprevention (Alabama Department of Public Health website) Alabama VA Medical Facilities Veterans Health Administration VA Medical Centers

Birmingham:

Birmingham VA Medical Center, 700 S. 19th Street Birmingham, AL 35233 Phone: (205) 933-8101/(866) 487-4243 Fax: (205) 933-4484

Montgomery:

Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System West Campus 215 Perry Hill Road, Montgomery, AL 36109-3798 Phone: (334) 272-4670 or (800) 214-8387 Fax: (334) 260-4143

Tuscaloosa:

Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center, 3701 Loop Road, East Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 Phone: (205) 554-2000 or (888) 269-3045 Fax: (205) 554-2034

Tuskegee:

Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System East Campus 2400 Hospital Road, Tuskegee, AL 36083-5001 Phone: (334) 727-0550 or (800) 214-8387 Fax: (334) 724-2793

Outpatient Clinics

Fort Rucker:

Ft. Rucker (VA Wiregrass) Outpatient Clinic 301 Andrews Avenue, Fort Rucker, AL 36362 Phone: 334-503-7831/7836 Fax: 334-272-7715

Mobile:

VA Gulf Coast Health Care System - Mobile Outpatient Clinic 1504 Springhill Avenue, Mobile, AL 36604 Phone: 251-219-3900

Community Based Outpatient Clinics

Bessemer:

Bessemer Clinic, 975 9th Avenue, SW-Suite 400 at UAB West Medical Center West, Bessemer, AL 32055 Phone: 205-428-3495 Fax: 205-428-9240

Dothan:

Dothan Clinic 2020 Alexander Drive, Dothan, AL 36301 Phone: 334-673-4166 Fax: 334-673-4170

Dothan:

Dothan Mental Health Center 3753 Ross Clark Circle, Suite 4 Dothan, AL 36303 Phone: (334) 678-1903 Fax: (334) 678-0977

Gadsden:

Gadsden Clinic 206 Rescia Avenue, Gadsden, AL 35906 Phone: 256-413-7154 Fax: 256-413-7813

Huntsville:

Huntsville Clinic 301 Governor’s Drive, S.W., Huntsville, AL 35801 Phone: 256 535-3100 Fax: 256 534-1580

Jasper:

Jasper Clinic 3400 Highway 78 East, Suite #215, Jasper, AL 35501 Phone: 205-221-7384 Fax: 205-221-7385

Madison:

Madison/Decatur Clinic 8075 Madison Blvd., Suite 101 Madison, AL 35758 Phone: 256-772-6220 Fax: 256-461-0030

Mobile:

Mobile Outpatient Clinic 1504 Springhill Ave , Mobile, AL 36604 Phone: 251-219-3900

Oxford:

Oxford Clinic 96 Ali Way Creekside South, Oxford, AL 36203 Phone: 256-832-4141 Fax: 256-832-4153

Sheffield:

Florence Shoals Area Clinic 422 DD Cox Blvd., Sheffield, AL 35660 Phone: 256-381-9055 Fax: 256-381-6101

Vet Centers

Birmingham:

Birmingham Vet Center 1201 2nd Avenue South Birmingham, AL 35233 Phone: 205-212-3122 Fax: 205-212-3123

Mobile:

Mobile Vet Center 2577 Government Blvd., Mobile, AL 36606 Phone: (251)-478-5906 Fax: (251)-478-2237

Montgomery:

Montgomery Vet Center 215 Perry Hill Road, Bldg 6, 2nd Floor Montgomery, AL 36109 Phone: 334-272-4670 Fax: 334-273-6245

Veterans Benefits Administration Regional Office

Montgomery:

Montgomery Regional Office 345 Perry Hill Road Montgomery, AL 36109 Phone: 1-800-827-1000 Fax: (334) 213-3461

Alabama VA Tele-Nurse Program

Birmingham: 1-205-558-7095 Toll Free: 1-866-487-4243 Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System: 1-334-725-2507 Toll Free: 1-866-601-1079 Tuscaloosa: 1-205-554-2010 Toll Free: 1-888-651-2685

Other Alabama Resources

Operation Grateful Heart Employment and Support Services for Veterans and Family Members 1-866-452-4944 E-MAIL: ogh@governor.alabama.gov Web site: www.governor.state.al.us/ogh Parenting Assistance Line (PAL): 1-866-962-3030 from 8-8, M-F. Information and support regarding parenting Web site: www.pal.ua.edu Still Serving Veterans (Huntsville area) counseling, employment assistance, and support for wounded veterans and their Family Members 1-866-SSV-4MIL (or 1-866-778-4645)

NATIONAL RESOURCES

Military OneSource: Counseling and related services for veterans and family members at 1-800342-9647, TTY/TDD 1-800-346-9188 National VA Suicide Prevention Call Centers Available 24/7 at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or TTY for the Deaf: 1-800-787-3224 Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator www.findtreatment.samhsa.gov/facilitylocatordoc.htm Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Referral Helplines: 1-800-662-HELP (4357) 1-800-662-9832 (Spanish) 1-800-228-0427 (TDD) Available 24 hours/Day TRICARE www.tricare.osd.mil

More National VA Information By Phone:

* VA Benefits * VA Health Benefits * VA Education Benefits * VA Life Insurance * VA Debt Management * Mammography HotLine * Telecommunication Device for the Deaf (TDD) * CHAMPVA * Gulf War & Agent Orange Helpline

1-800-827-1000 1-877-222-8387 1-888-442-4551 1-800-669-8477 1-800-827-0648 1-888-492-7844 1-800-829-4833 1-800-733-8387 1-800-749-8387

Health Eligibility Center 1644 Tullie Circle, Atlanta, GA 30329-2303 1-404-235-1257 or 1-800-929-8387 Additional Web Resources www.aapc.org/directoryindex.cfm American Association of Pastoral Counselors "Professionally integrating psychotherapy and spirituality" - This web site includes an international directory enabling a search for a local pastoral counselor, including a variety of religious denominations. www.battlemind.org The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research Battlemind Training web site has information for service members and their families on sleep loss, brain injury, operational stress, and behavioral problems to enhance the resiliency and performance of soldiers, reduce casualties, and enhance functioning in combat, garrison, and training environments. www.counseling.org American Counseling Association web site www.giveanhour.org Give an Hour is a national volunteer network of mental health professionals providing free counseling services, other volunteer opportunities, and web resources. www.healthyminds.org The American Psychiatric Association web site www.apahelpcenter.org The American Psychological Association Help Center web site mentalhealth.samhsa.gov U. S. Department of Health and Human Resources Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services web site - This is a knowledge exchange network. In addition to various types of information pertinent to adults, it includes information on school violence prevention, suicide prevention, and other issues pertinent to children’s mental health. www.militaryonesource.com Military OneSource (MOS) supplements existing family programs by providing a web site and a worldwide, 24-hour, seven-day-a-week, information and referral telephone service to ALL active, Guard and Reserve Soldiers, deployed civilians, and their families. MOS services are provided at no cost. www.ncptsd.org Veterans Administration National Center for PTSD web site. You can view and download information for veterans and the general public on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and related issues. (Please see the on-line video, The New Warrior: Combat Stress and Wellness Perspectives for Veterans and Their Families. This 47-minute video can be viewed on line via this link: www.ncptsd.va.gov/_ncmain/ncdocs/videos/emv_newwarr_vets.html) www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/index.shtml National Institute of Mental Health web site includes information on various psychological conditions and on helping children and adolescents cope with various types of stress, including violence and disasters. www.redcross.org American Red Cross national web site (you can find your local chapter’s web site by entering your zip code on the home page). www.socialworkers.org National Association of Social Workers web site listing licensed clinical social workers in your area and other resource information. www.unitedway.org United Way consumer credit counseling and other services Air Force Suicide Prevention Program Go to: afspp.afms.mil and click on "Resources" Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/dhpw/Readiness/suicide.aspx (410) 671-4656 Navy Environmental Health Center www-nehc.med.navy.mil/hp/suicide (757) 953-0959 Marine Corps Suicide Prevention Program www.usmc-mccs.org/suicideprevent/index.cfm National Center for PTSD www.ncptsd.va.gov/ncmain/index.jsp (802) 296-6300 National Institute of Mental Health http://www.nimh.nih.gov (866) 615-6464 TTY: (866) 415-8051 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (suicide prevention link below) www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/suicide (800) 232-4636 TTY: (888) 232-6348 SAMHSA’s National Mental Health Information Center (800) 789-2647 www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov SAMHSA’s National Helpline (800) 662-HELP or 4357 TTY: (800) 487-4889 (800) 767-8432 Spanish National Coalition for Homeless Veterans (NCHV) (800) VET-HELP or 838-4357 www.nchv.org The Mental Health America web site www.nmha.org (The Mental Health America Resource Center) has a subsidiary web site for military mental health/reintegration issues, www.mentalhealthamerica.net/reunions National Alliance on Mental Illness www.nami.org Suggested Reading

Back From the Front: Combat Trauma, Love, and the Family by Aphrodite Matsakis, Ph.D. Courage After Fire by Keith Armstrong, L.C.S.W, Suzanne Best, Ph.D., and Paula Domenici, Ph.D., with forward by Senator Bob Dole Down Range: To Iraq and Back, by Bridget C. Cantrell, Ph.D., and Chuck Dean The Long Road Home One Step at a Time, by G. B. Trudeau, with forward by Senator John McCain The War Within One More Step at a Time, by G. B. Trudeau

References Materials referenced in the original RAP Workbook developed by Ohio Cares came from the following sources:

Major Contributor: Edgardo Padin-Rivera, Ph.D. Director, Center for Stress Recovery, Louis Stokes DVA Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio. Mary Ellen Copeland, MS, MA Founder of The Copeland Center and author of Wellness Recovery Action Plan Resource Materials For Community-based Responding to Behavior Health Needs Following Disasters and Terrorist Events:

Homeland Security: Leadership for Ohio’s Behavioral Health Needs; A report to Governor Bob Taft from Ohio Mental Health Director, Michael F. Hogan, Ph.D. Field Manual for Mental Health and Human Service Workers in Major Disasters (ADM900537), Deborah J. DeWolfe, Ph.D., M.S.P.H. Responding to the Needs of People with Serious and Persistent Mental Illness in Times of Major Disasters (SMA96-3077), U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Public Health Service, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health Services Emergency Services and Disaster Relief Branch Dr. Harold Kudler, VA’s VISN6 Mid-Atlantic Region, Mental Health Coordinator, Durham, North Carolina Col. Terry Washam, RC, Social Work Consultant, U.S. Army, OTSG/VA Seamless Transition, Washington, D.C.

Publications above are available from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health Services, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857 (SAMHSA Disaster Technical Assistance Center 1800-308-3515)

Additional materials referenced in the revised and expanded RAP Workbook developed by the Alabama Returning Veterans Committee include the following sources:

David D. Burns, M.D. (1999). Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy Revised and Updated. New York: Avon Books. Cory F. Newman, Ph.D., How Do I Recognize a Healthy Relationship? (single-page workshop handout).