MILITARY FAMILIES & VETERAN RESOURCES

America’s Little Helpers

Call: (888) 447-2588

Website: saluteheroes.org/americas-little-helpers

Provides children of the wounded and disabled veterans with resources, support, and outlets to help them cope and thrive while living with the effects of their parent’s mental and physical wounds.

Blue Star Families of Missouri

Call: (573) 246-0406

Website: bluestarfam.org

Empowers families to thrive as they serve. Programs include Blue Star Books, Blue Star Outdoors, Blue Star Spouse Careers, and Blue Star welcome programs.

Caregivers on the Homefront

Call: (816) 462-2022

Website: caregiver-homefront.org

Address: 12200 North Ambassador Drive, Suite 232, Kansas City, MO 64163

Mental Health and wellness programming for the caregiver and children. Programs include mental health and wellness restorative weekends, mental health counseling, educational workshops on suicide prevention and compassion fatigue, trauma groups, and teen to tween peer mentoring. Most services are free.

NAMI Homefront Mental Health Resources for Military Service Members, Veterans, and their Families

Website: homefrontresources.nami.org

Information about mental health conditions, treatment options, effective strategies to help manage stress, tips to improve communication skills, approaches to increase overall wellness, where to access local crisis service.

Seasame Street for Military Families

Website: www.sesamestreetformilitaryfamilies.org

A collection of free games, apps, and PDFs to help parents talk, listen and connect with their children on a variety of topics including deployment, homecomings, relocation and routines.