A young woman holds up a sign greeting U.S. Army Soldiers from the 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, arriving back to Fort Irwin, Calif., from a deployment in Iraq.  (Photo by Sgt. Gustavo Bahena)

• FAQs: Frequently Asked Questions about Deployment and Post Deployment Mental Health
  
  
• Post-Deployment Related Links
  
  
• General Post Deployment Information
  
  
• Post-Deployment Health Assessment Information
  
  
• Post-Deployment Health Re-Assessment Information

General Post-Deployment Information

• Army One Source: Army OneSource provides access to all Family programs and services, regardless of geographical location.  This delivery system harnesses the resources that are already in place and uses personal contact and technology to improve on the delivery of service so that Families get support closest to where they live.
  
  
• Deployment Health Assessment Program (DHAP):  The Deployment Health Assessment Program (DHAP) is a Department of Defense (DoDI 6490.03) directed program that serves as a gateway to referral care, medical readiness, services and programs for Soldiers and DA Civilians in the deployment cycle.  As a critical element to the Army Ready & Resilient Campaign (R2C), the DHAP works to increase Soldier and DA Civilian well-being/resilience, and unit readiness through the early identification of physical and behavioral health concerns, which if not detected and treated, could lead to potentially serious outcomes.
  
  
• Disrupted sleep common after deployment
  
  
• Emotional Cycles of Deployment
  
  
• Guide to Coping with Deployment and Combat Stress Two-page Tri-fold Brochure about Deployment-Related Stress Problems.
  
  
• Soldier Combat Stress Reaction: Two-page Tri-fold Brochure about Combat Stress to Read and Share.
  
  
• Stay healthy after deployment
  
  
• Wounded Help Break Ground on Psychological Health, TBI Center
  
  

Post-Deployment Health Assessment (PDHA)

• The Post-Deployment Health Assessment DD Form 2796: Form to Assess Soldiers' State of Health After Deployment Outside the United States in Support of Military Operations.  (Note: This is a sample form only.  Service members should contact their commanders to complete the forms if they have not already done so.)
  
  
• Post-Deployment Health Assessment
  
  
• DD Form 2796 Primer, Post-Deployment Health Assessment: DD Form 2796 is a key component of the Post-Deployment Health Assessment and must also include a face-to-face interview with a trained health care provider.

Post-Deployment Health Re-Assessment (PDHRA)

• The Post-Deployment Health Reassessment DD Form 2900: Form to assess your state of health after deployment in support of military operations and to assist military healthcare providers, including behavioral health providers, in identifying present and future medical care needs you may have.  (This is a sample form only.  Service members should contact their commanders to complete the forms if they have not already done so.)
  
  
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) concerning the Post-Deployment Health Reassessment
  
  
• BROCHURE Post-Deployment Health Reassessment Program
  
  
• Fact Sheet Post-Deployment Health Reassement
  
  
• U.S. Army PDHRA Program Web Site: Soldiers can check their PDHRA status under "My Medical Readiness" in Army Knowledge Online along with access to Frequently Asked Questions and points of contact for the U.S. Army Active Duty, Army National Guard, and U.S. Army Reserve.  Additional information can also be found by visiting http://fhp.osd.mil/pdhrainfo.

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