March Family Connection Newsletter

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mily Connection is a publication of the Fleet

d Family Support Program.

e Navy's Fleet and Family Support Program

omotes the self-reliance and resiliency of

ilors and their families. We provide information

at can help you meet the unique challenges of

e military lifestyle.

you have questions or comments, contact

mothy McGough at [email protected] .

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Contents

merican Red Cross, still supportinghe military

A establishes Coaching into Careo help you help your veteran

ew program to assist returning IA,emobilizing Sailors with the medicalferrals

exual Assault Prevention, Responsethe Navy

appy Birthday to the Navy Reserve

ax time is quickly approaching

ational Nutrition Month -Eat right, your way, every day

ransition, Employment Corner

Resilience is accepting your newreality, even if its less good thanthe one you had before.

Elizabeth Edwar

Meet the challengesof deployment, bounceback stronger than everResilience; the new buzz word! What do the Fleet

and Family Support Centers (FFSCs) oer to help our

Sailors and amilies build resilience? What we have

always done: provide education, inormation and

resources to eectively manage the issues that are

inherent to the military lie. These services ensure ourSailors and amilies build the resilience to withstand

the demands o the Navys increased operational

tempo (OPTEMPO), which has resulted in short turn-

around times between deployments and extended

deployments, some lasting more than 10 months.

While this increase in OPTEMPO is stressul or even

the most experienced Navy spouse, to a new Navy

spouse, it can be overwhelming. To help meet this

challenge, New Spouse Orientation is oered at

FFSCs Navy-wide as well as online. The New Spouse

On-Demand Training is a ree online course de-signed to support new Navy spouses who may be

geographically isolated and those who are unable

to attend the FFSC workshop in person. Available

24/7, this curriculum will help new military spouses

amiliarize themselves with administrative details,

customs, language and resources.

There are also a number o military and community

based programs available to augment deployment

and mobilization support services provided by FFSCs:

The Bureau o Medicine andSurgery created the Families

OverComing Under Stress (FOCUS)

Project, which provides resilience

training to military children and

amilies. It teaches practical skills to meet the chal-

lenges o deployment and reintegrationto communicate and solve problems

eectively and to successully set goals

together and create a shared amily stor

Services are oered on select military insta

lations as well as on-line via FOCUS World

The Navy and Marine

Corp Public Health

Center provides prod-

ucts and topic areas

specically or servicemembers, amilies and retirees to eec-

tively navigate stress and build resilience

Resources or suicide prevention, anger

management and post-traumatic stress

disorder (PTSD) are provided as well.

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Veterans o Foreign Wars

(VFW) National Military

Services unites three

successul, longstand-

ing programs: VFW

Operation Uplink, VFWUnmet Needs and the

VFW Military Assistance Program (MAP).

These initiatives are just a ew o the ways

VFW works to support our brave

men and women and their amilies.

Their motto is, Weve been there. We

understand.

These are just a ew o the many avail-

able resources. For more inormation,

contact your local FFSC.

When you hear Red Cross, what comes to

mind: Disaster relie, CPR or emergency con-

tact messages? Yes, the American Red Cross

(ARC) provides those services, but that is not

all they do. The ARC has been supporting theU.S. Military, military amilies and veterans or

decades and their support has never been

more robust than now. The ARCs Military

Services oers classes to help service mem-

bers and their amilies build the resilience

needed to cope with the unique challenges

associated with military lie. Deployment

Services are oered to help prepare or

deployment, to cope during deployment and

American Red Cross, still supporting the militarywith post-deployment reunion. These classes

are available not only to spouses, but also to

parents, siblings and signicant others who

may not be near a military base or eligible to

receive deployment related services at a Fleetand Family Support Center. In act, some are

even oered via the web and are available

in both English

and Spanish. To

learn more visit

the American Red

Cross website, or

call your local Red

Cross Oce.

VA establishes Coaching into Careto help you help your veteranAccording to the Navys 2012 Behavioral

Health Quick Poll, talking to a riend or

amily member is an incredibly important

stress coping method or both ocers and

enlisted members. Knowing what to say

and do is not always easy, so the Veterans

Administration (VA) has established a

condential telephone service or riendsand amilies o veterans. Coaching into Care

is a ree and condential coaching service

to help callers discover new ways to talk

with their Veteran about their concerns and

about treatment options. Beore you call,

consider readingTips or Encouraging Your

Loved One to Access Mental Health Services

on the Deense Centers o Excellence blog.

Military members trust the people closest

to them. Close riends and amily members

are oten the only ones able to recognize i a

Sailor is having trouble navigating the every-day or extraordinary stress o military lie. Early

intervention works but Sailors need to know

where to go or the appropriate help. Learn

what to say and where to get help BEFORE

you need it.

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Originally established in 1994 as the

Sexual Assault Victim Intervention

(SAVI) program, which ocused solely

on victim support, the Navy Sexual As-

sault Prevention and Response (SAPR)

program employs a holistic approach,

incorporating prevention in addition

to a coordinated victim response and

support system.

The SAPR program provides a variety

o services or victims o sexual assault,

including case management, victim

and systems advocacy, emotional sup-

port and inormation and reerrals or

military and civilian resources. Sexual

Assault Response Coordinators (SARCs)ensure that eective victim response is

available 24/7. SARCs manage and sup-

port all cases, oversee and train SAPR

Victim Advocates (VAs), train key SAPR

personnel and support prevention and

awareness training at each command.

Active-duty service members, National

Guard and Reserve component members

who were assaulted when perorming

active service and military dependents18 years o age or older are eligible or

SAPR services. The DoD Sae Helpline,

hosted by the Rape, Abuse, and Incest

National Network (RAINN), provides

24/7 secure and condential inorma-

tion worldwide three ways: telephone

helpline (1-877-995-5247), online helpline

(https://saehelpline.org/), and text or

inormation (55-247 inside the U.S. and

011-202-470-5546 outside the U.S.). Trained

Sae Helpline advocates can provide crisisintervention, emotional support and reer-

rals to both military and civilian resources

in your area, inormation on military

reporting options, and inormation or

amily and riends o victims.

Sexual Assault Prevention,Response in the Navy

Happy Birthday tothe Navy Reserve

Today the members o the Navy Resermake up almost 20 percent o the Nav

Total Force and play a crucial role in

everyday operations. Even beore Con-

gress ocially created the Navy Reserv

in 1915, citizen Sailors were serving in

Americas Navy. They have participate

in every war, confict and military actio

since the Revolutionary War. Their rank

have included ve uture Presidents, an

the nations highest military decoration

the Medal o Honor (MOH), has beenbestowed on 23 Navy Reservists. Join

on Sunday, Mar. 3, in wishing the Navy

Reserve a happy 98th birthday. See a

video and learn more about the histo

o the Navy Reserve.

New program to assist returning IA,demobilizing Sailors with the medical referralsA new resource reerral tracking service

to returning Individual Augmenteesand Demobilizing Reservist is now

available.

A Senior Medical Ocer and a Resource

Reerral Tracking Manager (RRTM) will

assist Sailors in navigating the medical

reerral process upon returning rom

deployment. When Sailors transer rom

a Navy Mobilization Processing Site

(NMPS), they will be provided individual

medical and reerral support as neededby the RRTM to navigate the medical

systems (Tricare, Military Treatment Facili-

ties and the U.S. Department o VeteransAairs).

Sailors will also have medical reerrals

and assistance tracked at NMPS until all

medical issues are resolved even i a new

service-related medical issue should arise

ater departure rom NMPS.

Questions regarding the post-deploy-

ment medical reerral process should be

directed to 1-855-NAVY-311 (1-855-628-

9311) or [email protected].

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Returning Warrior Workshops (RWW)

Returning Warrior Workshop Schedule & IA Family Events

www.ia.navy.mil. Click Links and Resources.

IA Discussion Group Schedule

View the Fleet-wide list o classes, support

groups and events.

U.S. Navy IndividualAugmenteesLike us on Facebook.

Every year during the month o

March, the Academy o Nutrition

and Dietetics sponsors the National

Nutrition Month (NNM) to increase

awareness and ocus attention on

the importance o making inormed

ood choices and developing sound

eating and physical activity habits.

For more inormation on NNM and

to nd valuable, credible and scien-

tically based inormation on ood

and nutrition, visit the Academy o

Nutrition and Dietetics.

Employment, Transition Corn

Fastest growing jobs

The new Transition Goals, Plans, Success

(GPS) workshop helps service membersselect a career path (education, entrepre

neurship, or employment) and develop

a personal transition plan. Many service

members already have the training and

experience or the job they desire while

ers may choose to pursue a new career

that requires additional education or tra

Beore you set o on a career path or ca

change, nd out which elds and indust

are hot and have growth potential.

The Bureau o Labor Statistics (BLS) is a

eral agency that measures a variety o l

activities in the economy. On their web

you will nd employment predictions

hundreds o jobs, determine whether a

eld is growing or declining and identi

education requirements or a particula

job. This inormation can help you mak

inormed decisions about your career p

A breakdown o occupations is ound i

the BLS article Occupational EmploymProjections to 2020.

For additional inormation contact you

FFSC Career and Transition Support Co

selor. Find the FFSC nearest you!

Tax time is quicklyapproaching

Taxes arent due until Monday, Apr. 15,

but it is never too early to prepare, espe-

cially i your spouse is deployed. Now is

the time to begin gathering the requireddocuments and orms. This will ease the

process and ensure your tax ling goes

as smoothly as possible. Here are some

resources to assist:

Military OneSource has teamed up

with H&R Block to provide online tax

preparation services or eligible military

amilies. You will be able to save and

le your 2012 Federal taxes and up to

three state returns using the H&R Block

At Home Basic Tool ree o charge,

i you are eligible under the current

guidelines.

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance/

Electronic Filing (VITA/ELF) Oces

are open on most military bases

around the world. Volunteers, who

have been trained by the IRS, pro-

vide income tax return preparation

and electronic ling or both state

and ederal returns.

I you dont know what special

considerations apply to active-duty

service members visit the IRSs web-site and review Publication 3, Armed

Forces Tax Guide.

National Nutrition Month -Eat right, your way, every day

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