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You're Not Alone
Kristin Henderson | February 11, 2009
system
 
http://www.giveanhour.org
A network of civilian mental health professionals volunteer to provide one hour of free counseling per week, outside the military system
 
http://www.nami.org
The National Alliance on Mental Illness, provides local support groups and peer recovery programs for service members and their families outside the military system -- under "Find Support", click on "Veterans"
 
For more resources, visit http://www.kristinhenderson.com

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Copyright 2009 Kristin Henderson. All opinions expressed in this article are the author's and do not necessarily reflect those of Military.com.

  
About Kristin Henderson

Kristin Henderson is a journalist who writes frequently on military issues, including reporting from Iraq. She is a frequent contributor to the Washington Post Magazine and the author of the homefront memoir Driving by Moonlight and the nonfiction book While They're at War: The True Story of American Families on the Homefront, which Senator John McCain called, "A piece of often untold American history, and a must-read for those both in and out of uniform."

A Quaker, Kristin is married to a Navy chaplain who served with the Marines in Afghanistan and Iraq. She's been active in the Marine Corps' Key Volunteer family readiness program and Compass, the Navy's spouse mentoring program. She regularly speaks to both military and civilian groups about the challenges facing military families, and has been featured on NPR's All Things Considered and Fresh Air, NBC's Weekend Today, and C-SPAN's Book TV and After Words.

For more on Kristin's writing, as well as links to resources and suggestions on how to really support the troops, visit Kristin's website at www.kristinhenderson.com.


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