Helping Agencies
Chaplain:
Provides spiritual guidance, personal counseling, and life issues counseling in a confidential setting. Chaplains are protected by the Uniform Code of Military Justice, which ensures confidentiality. Under military law, chaplains must keep conversations confidential when service members seek their spiritual guidance, either as a formal act of religion or a matter of conscience. Chaplains do not have to keep conversations confidential when a service member speaks with them for reasons other than spiritual guidance. When it is in the best interest of the person involved, the chaplain is expected to assist the individual in identifying the appropriate means of self-disclosure without violating the individual's trust. For additional information of the Chaplain's confidentiality guidelines, contact the base legal office or the installation chaplain's office.
Marine and Family Services (MFS):
Encompasses those programs focusing upon the needs of the individual concerning education, prevention and intervention/treatment programs. Departments housed in this area will include Retired Activities, Transition Assistance Program, Lifelong Learning Education Programs, Libraries, Child, Youth and Teen Programs, New Parent Support, Exceptional Family Member Program, Information Referral, Suicide Awareness, Intervention and Treatment, and auxiliary programs such as the Armed Services YMCA and Navy/Marine Corps Relief Society. For more information please contact your installation's Marine and Family Services Center.
Military One Source:
1-800-342-9647
Or visit Military OneSource online
If you would like to contact a Military OneSource consultant for assistance with a particular issue, please use the phone numbers or online tools below, anytime 24/7.
The constant coverage augments local installation information and referral resources and ensures families are provided fast, timely, accurate information when additional resources for problems are needed. Masters- level consultants and specialty research teams are readily available around the clock to provide referrals to military and civilians resources. In addition to providing a wealth of resources for deployment related issues, Militart OneSource provides information on everyday issues, parenting and childcare, education, finances, legal, elder care, health and wellness, crisis support and relocation. The service also offers a wide variety of prepaid (free) educational materials in many different formats: tip sheets, booklets, cassette and CD recordings. Additionally, Military OneSource is able to coordinate with providers located in the callers area for up to six free individual or family counseling sessions. Counseling sessions can be arranged for issues relating to deployment and return and reunion, readjustment to returning service member, childhood issues, marital issues, coping, stress, etc.
Installation MCCS websites
http://www.usmc-mccs.org/installation/index.cfm
Lookup Installations & Directory of Services
Medical:
The local Military Medical Treatment Facility, Company, Battalion, BAS, Mental Health Department, OSCAR Team, or whatever unit you may have, which takes care of your local Mental Health needs, specifically suicide risk evaluations and treatment.
Hotlines:
Military OneSource: 1-800-342-9647
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
National Hopeline Network: 1- 800- SUICIDE (784-2433) www.hopeline.com