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Here is how to find mental health assistance and resources while your family is stationed in Germany. (latkun (123RF))

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Military & Family Life Counselors (MFLCs)

Provide free non-medical sessions with child behavioral specialists are anonymous and may occur in individual, couple, family or group settings.

  • Contact your local Army Community Services (ACS) office or your Force Support Squadron (FSS) to connect with an MFLC.

  • MFLC services are also offered for children through DoDEA schools and youth programs.

Chaplains

Offer counseling for adults on both religious and non-religious issues for all personnel regardless of religious preference. Discussions with chaplains are 100 percent confidential.

Adolescent Support and Counseling Services (ASCS)

Provide confidential counseling and educational prevention-based services for students in grades 6 to 12. Offices can be found inside your local DoWEA school.

Military OneSource

Offers 12 free sessions for individual, couple, family or group settings. Learn more at militaryonesource.mil/non-medical-counseling.

The Veterans Crisis Line (VCL) and Military Crisis Line (MCL)

Available 24/7 for free confidential mental health support.

Wounded Warrior Project (WWP)

WWP offers a range of free mental health programs for active-duty servicemembers, Post-9/11 veterans, and their families. WWP is a private, non-profit organization, and participation in its mental health programs is confidential. Services include a non-clinical telephonic supportive “Talk” program and virtual clinical counseling for individuals, couples, families and children over seven. WWP offers two-week, in-person clinical treatment programs in the U.S. for active-duty personnel and post-9/11 veterans that are free of charge, including travel, meals and lodging, and WWP can assist with removing barriers to attendance. In Europe, Project Odyssey is a 12-week mental health program for warriors or couples, using an adventure-based learning model with both virtual and in-person components.

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