RESOURCES AND SUPPORT LINKS
Here you will find a list of helpful resources that support firefighters, law enforcement, EMS, active duty military, veterans, and more.
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Addiction Center
Website dedicated to providing content about addiction and substance abuse, as well as providing treatment center information all over the country to any people with interest.
VA Benefits
Women Veterans may be eligible for a wide-variety of benefits available to all U.S. military Veterans. VA benefits include disability compensation, pension, education and training, health care, home loans, insurance, vocational rehabilitation and employment, and burial. See our Veterans page for an overview of the benefits available to all Veterans.
Women Veterans Hotline
While the number of women VA users continues to grow, women comprise only six percent of VA’s total patient population. Women Veterans underutilize VA care and benefits, largely due to a lack of knowledge about VA benefits and available services. In response, the VA has established a Women Veterans hotline—1-855-VA-WOMEN (829-6636) to receive and respond to questions from women Veterans, their families, and caregivers across the nation about available VA services and resources.
Veteran of the Day
Veteran of the Day has been a tradition on VA’s social media pages for more than two years now. Each post gets thousands of views, likes, comments and shares. Since this is a daily publication, we’re always in need for great nominations. If you know a Veteran who deserves to be recognized, please refer to this guide nominate them.
FEDS HIRE VETS
Federal employment information for Veterans, transitioning military service members, and their families
Executive Order 13518, Employment of Veterans in the Federal Government, established the Veterans Employment Initiative and OPM created its Veterans Services Office to provide strategic leadership and direction for the Initiative. Using a strategic, straightforward approach to helping the men and women who have served our country in the military find employment in the Federal Government and helping to align the talents of these individuals with key positions, Veterans Services has better positioned the Government to meet mission objectives and citizens are better served. Veterans Services works across the Federal Government to increase the number of veterans, transitioning military service members, and their families employed and retained in the civil service. Currently, veterans represent approximately 31 percent of the Federal workforce, compared to 25.8 percent before the Executive Order was established.
Housing Stability
VA has services for women Veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Get information about VA programs and serivces to end homelessness among women Veterans.
VA Partners with American Bar Association
VA Partners with American Bar Association and Legal Services Corporation to Launch a Pilot Program to Help Veterans Receive Decisions Faster and Reduce Claims Backlog
MST
MST is the term that VA uses to refer to sexual assault or repeated, threatening sexual harassment that occurred while the Veteran was in the military. Get more information on VA services and benefits related to MST. The Department of Defense (DoD) also provides Sexual Assault Support for the DoD community.
V-WISE
V-WISE is open to all women veterans, active duty female service members and female partners/spouses of active service members and veterans who share the goal of launching and growing a sustainable business venture. Are you bold enough to make it happen?
Maternity Care
VA is supportive of women Veterans deciding when motherhood is right for them. Whether women Veterans are ready to start or expand their family or interested in preventing pregnancy, VA offers a full range of services for women Veterans to support their reproductive goals, including providing Maternity Care Coordinators (MCC) for those women Veterans looking to start or expand their family. MCC understand women Veteran’s needs and can help them navigate health care services inside and outside of VA throughout pregnancy to ensure timely and continuous care.
Veterans Confidential Self-Check Quiz
The Department of Veterans Affairs and the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline have joined with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to create the Veterans Self-Check Quiz. This is a safe, easy way to learn whether stress and depression might be affecting you.
Using this service is completely voluntary and confidential.
You must be at least 18 years old to complete the Self-Check Quiz.
Using this service is completely voluntary and confidential.
You must be at least 18 years old to complete the Self-Check Quiz.
PTSD
Female firefighters are at a high-risk of developing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and experiencing suicidal thoughts, compared to male firefighters
Defining Struggles
Emergency responders are exposed to human suffering, tragedy, and personal danger as part of their daily work. They are also told that they should not have any emotional response to facing the dark underside of life again and again. In fact, it is common to encourage detachment as a way to stay healthy. But does this really work? Emergency responders too frequently experience burnout or PTSD and, without treatment, they may also experience the subsequent unraveling of their lives. Below, I describe burnout, PTSD, and complex PTSD (C-PTSD).
Cognitive Therapy for Suicidal Patients (CT-SP)
Many behavioral health providers have had training in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), but few are knowledgeable about how to best use CBT when working with a suicidal patient. Cognitive Therapy for Suicide Prevention (CT-SP) is an evidence-based, manualized cognitive-behavioral treatment for adults with suicidal ideation and behaviors.
(Online Course) Identification, Prevention, and Treatment of Suicidal Behavior for Service Members and Veterans
Description: In the United States, someone attempts suicide every 38 seconds and an average of 1 person every 15.8 minutes completes suicide. With data to suggest that only a third of military veterans are enrolled in the VA system, the need for culturally competent community providers trained in evidence-based practices for the assessment and treatment of suicidal behavior has never been greater. Based on content from the Center for Deployment Psychology, this training will provide you with information regarding the health significance of suicide with a focus on military and veteran populations.
Military Sexual Assault
Sexual assault within the military refers to sexual contact characterized by use of force, threats, intimidation, or abuse of authority as well as instances in which the survivor is unable to consent. The definition of sexual assault is consistent with the term military sexual trauma (MST) which was coined by the Department of Veteran Affairs (DVA), not the Department of Defense (DoD). Both the DoD and DVA include sexual harassment and inappropriate touching within the category of sexual violence. Rates of sexual assault are comparable to same-age peers in civilian populations but may vary according to the definition of sexual assault as well as the time frame considered. In civilian populations, it is estimated that 5.2% of college women report sexual assault annually compared to 2.6% of active duty women (Black et al 2011). For males, .28% of active duty males are sexually assaulted each year (2010 Gender Relations Survey of Active Duty Members ).
Understanding the Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury
Learn more about traumatic brain injury (TBI), treatment options, self-help tools, and resources to manage the effects of TBI.
Learn more about traumatic brain injury (TBI), treatment options, self-help tools, and resources to manage the effects of TBI.
An interactive non-profit network, Women in Fire provides education, support and advocacy for fire service women.
#ICEWomenWork
Women working as law enforcement officers at ICE fulfill the agency’s public safety and security mission with integrity and strength.
ICE prioritizes recruiting women candidates.The ICE Women in Law Enforcement feature section provides useful information about career tracks at ICE, employment benefits, upcoming recruiting events, application requirements and an overview of the agency. Visit each month to learn how to becomea law enforcement officer at ICE. Upcoming topics include DHS Hiring Fairs, Police Week, webinar schedules, new job postings, current and retired ICE law enforcement officers, women serving their communities, and women in the Department of Homeland Security. Follow #ICEWomenWork on Twitter to keep current on women in law enforcement.
ICE prioritizes recruiting women candidates.The ICE Women in Law Enforcement feature section provides useful information about career tracks at ICE, employment benefits, upcoming recruiting events, application requirements and an overview of the agency. Visit each month to learn how to becomea law enforcement officer at ICE. Upcoming topics include DHS Hiring Fairs, Police Week, webinar schedules, new job postings, current and retired ICE law enforcement officers, women serving their communities, and women in the Department of Homeland Security. Follow #ICEWomenWork on Twitter to keep current on women in law enforcement.
Fire Camps
The all girl’s fire camps below do not only show the young ladies what it takes to be a firefighter, but they also show them what it takes to be a strong independent woman. Young girls learn some leadership and follower ship and just over all confidence building. Using firefighting as a medium to do that. The participants learn about fire behavior, fire service history, physical fitness, nutrition, CPR and fire extinguishers but more importantly they learn about pushing past limits, encouraging each other and working as a team.
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