Resources for Veterans
ADRC Waukesha County –https://www.waukeshacounty.gov/adrc
ADRC Milwaukee County – https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/adrc/consumer/milwaukee.htm
Veterans Hospital Milwaukee – https://www.va.gov/milwaukee-health-care
988 Crisis Hotline – https://988lifeline.org
Acres of Hope – https://www.facebook.com/acresofhopewi
Deployment and Suicide Rate Correlation article – https://www.militarytimes.com/pay-benefits/military-benefits/health-care/2015/04/01/study-no-link-between-combat-deployment-and-suicides
What is PTSD? – https://www.samhsa.gov/mental-health/post-traumatic-stress-disorder
Rita Pierson: Every Kid Needs a Champion (power of connecting) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFnMTHhKdkw
Operation Barnabas – https://files.lcms.org/file/preview/22321D33-F298-470D-B57C-C7F1728CF4C2?_gl=1*jhth82*_ga*MTg2NDMzNDg0Ni4xNjg4NTkzNDM2*_ga_Z0184DBP2L*MTY5OTkwNDMxMC4xOC4xLjE2OTk5MDQ0MzAuMC4wLjA.
For Active Military: LCMS Ministry by Mail Sign up – https://www.lcms.org/ministry-to-the-armed-forces/resources#ministry-by-mail
Resources for Pastors
Martin Luther on Mental Health – Pastors, teachers, and leaders alike will gain a greater understanding of and ability to support those struggling with their mental health – https://www.cph.org/martin-luther-on-mental-health-practical-advice-for-christians-today
Ministering to people with Mental Illness and their families – https://files.lcms.org/file/preview/97A12BE8-5C88-449A-9DA6-E135E975B490?_gl=1*129myxv*_ga*MTg2NDMzNDg0Ni4xNjg4NTkzNDM2*_ga_Z0184DBP2L*MTY5OTkwNDMxMC4xOC4xLjE2OTk5MDQ3NDYuMC4wLjA
Resources for Those Caring with Someone with Alzheimer’s Disease
Into the Valley of Shadows: Our Journey Through Alzheimer’s Disease – https://witness.lcms.org/2023/into-the-valley-of-shadows/?_gl=1*3nfe4n*_ga*MTg2NDMzNDg0Ni4xNjg4NTkzNDM2*_ga_Z0184DBP2L*MTY5OTkwNDMxMC4xOC4xLjE2OTk5MDQ2OTkuMC4wLjA
Resources for Youth Workers
Talking about Mental Illness – http://www.youthesource.com/2018/11/27/lets-talk-about-mental-health
Helping youth cope after a suicide –http://www.youthesource.com/2010/03/26/how-to-help-youth-cope-after-a-suicide
Resources for Those Affected by Human Trafficking
Human Trafficking hotline – https://humantraffickinghotline.org/en