Resources for the Students

Service members or their families in crisis should seek help immediately by contacting the Military Crisis Line. Dial 800-273-8255 (press 1 for military) for 24/7 crisis support. The Military Crisis Line also provides an online chat and text service (838255).

• U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) has established toll-free phone support to the Military Crisis Line for all USFK community members, including active-duty military, civilians, family members and contractors. Callers can reach qualified, caring responders at the Military Crisis Line by dialing 0808-555-118 or DSN 118. US Forces in Japan can dial 97-0101-800-273-8255 and Press 1. All installation telephones (military and residential lines) in Okinawa and Iwakuni can dial 145 to reach Military OneSource directly. A live Internet-based chat service is also available for USFK members, as well as the rest of the U.S. military and their families.
• For overseas or international: Dial 118 from any U. S. Air Force or U. S. Army installation in Europe or dial 00800-1273-TALK (8255) for a commercial toll-free line in Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.

Sesame InfoPaper 

September 01, 2015

Sesame Workshop's "Talk, Listen, Connect" initiative, a military outreach program, provides support and significant resources for military families with young children experiencing the effects of deployment, multiple deployments or grief due to loss of a parent from an illness, injury or suicide.

War at Home 

August 31, 2015

Iraq war veteran now training prospective Marine Corps officers at Norwich University, recalled how difficult it was to come home after his deployment