Resources & Downloads

SOFAR Brochure

SOFAR Talking Points (PDF Format)
SOFAR Brochure (PDF Format)

For Military Personnel

SOFAR's Letter to Those in Military Service (Word Format)

For the Families of Military Personnel

SOFAR Guide for Helping Children and Youth Cope with the Deployment of a Parent in the Military Reserves (PDF Format)

Resources Helping Children Cope with Trauma and Death
The New York Child Study Center offers a collection of About Our Kids articles

Helping Children Cope with Crisis: Just for Parents
An activity book for African American Families from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Guard & Reservists Readiness Program Toolkits-For Family Members
Issued by the The U.S. Military

Prepare, Respond, Recover: Children's Needs in response to disaster response and recovery

Talking to kids about war (pdf)

Readiness Tool Kit (pdf)

Trauma Information Pamphlet For Parents (pdf)

How Communities can support the children and families of those serving in the national guard or reserves (pdf)

Veterans and Families Homecoming Preparedness Guide (pdf)

For SOFAR Volunteers

PCFINE APA June 2005 Flyer (PDF Format)
PCFINE APA January 2005 Flyer (PDF Format)
Letter from Rick Croucher, SOFAR Orientation January 2005 (Word Format)

Multimedia Resources

Audio

NPR: Morning Edition- Free Counseling for Vets, Families (Real Player)

Video

Wounds Within
A video containing information about PTSD. (Requires Windows Media Player)

Youth Coping With Military Deployment: "When Family Members Deploy"
A resource for youth-serving professionals from Uniformed Services Deployment

In Their Boots: New television magazine show featuring a series of "Real Stories, "non-fiction narrative about how our servicepeople, their families, and their communities have been profoundly changed by the nation's campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan. New episodes air each Wednesday, but archived videos are viewable on their Web site.