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Shoulder to Shoulder: Veteran Families

Resources for veterans and veteran families

Ruth_ClareContributor

Resources for veterans and veteran families

I thought it might be good to share resources related to the experiences of veterans and veteran families that people have found helpful.

There is a place called EC defence programs that I came across that has got a huge number of free resources to support veteran families. Some kids books, parenting programs, lots of things like that. It is a labour of love built on many years of academic research, run by Marg Rogers, who is a senior lecturer at The University of New England. I don't know if it is very well known, but there is a lot of valuable stuff there.


This is the home page
https://ecdefenceprograms.com/modules/

This is something to help support children whose parent's have a moral injury
https://ecdefenceprograms.com/modules/course/view.php?id=3&section=21

Also, if any defence families have kids who are struggling (or you just want to give your kids the opportunity to connect with other children who have faced similar challenges to them) I highly recommend Kookaburra Kids https://kookaburrakids.org.au/

Anyone else got any other resources or services they have found helpful?

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