New York, NY and Washington, DC (March 27, 2013)— NBC
Publishing, Blue Star Families and Vulcan Productions are proud to announce
today a new, free e-book to assist military family members and friends cope
with the emotional toll of deployments and reintegration. Everyone Serves: A Handbook for Family and Friends of Service Members During Pre-deployment, Deployment and Reintegration is now available for download from Amazon,
Apple, Barnes & Noble, Google, Kobo and Sony platforms. Everyone
Serves debuted today at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring
Our Heroes job fair in New York City.
This
free resource is available to the millions of military family members and
friends, including more than two million children, who have experienced a
deployment or reintegration with their service member during the last twelve
years of war. A unique handbook, Everyone Serves was developed by
military family members to help the family, friends and support network of
United States service members better understand what to expect from a
deployment and reintegration life cycle, and gain the tools to keep them and
their families strong before, during and after separations.
“When
your service member is deployed, you live for the day they come home,” said
Vivian Greentree, Ph.D., a military spouse and Director of Research and
Policy for Blue Star Families. “Even through the joy of being reunited, both
deployments and homecomings take an emotional toll on everyone, and each
presents unique challenges. The Everyone Serves handbook is the first
comprehensive resource for military family members and friends to help guide
them through the many stages of deployment and reintegration.”
Helping
to address the full spectrum of emotions that accompany a military deployment
and reintegration, Everyone Serves features videos, interactive
worksheets and an up-to-date resource section, highlighting mobile apps that
help enhance the military lifestyle. The material is delivered in a
user-friendly format, highlighting key topics and tips in each section
covering relationships, communication, self-care, and offering information on
the possible emotional affects of each stage of deployment and reintegration.
“As
more than twelve years of continuous war comes to a close, military families
and friends are facing the challenge of adjusting to life at home with their
service members, or are still experiencing the cycle of deployment and
reintegration,” said Michael Fabiano, Vice President and General Manager of
NBC Publishing. “While service members spend most of their careers training
for deployment, their family and friends do not. Everyone Serves
offers much-needed information and support for the millions of military
family members and friends who provide vital support to our nation’s service
members.”
Everyone Serves also features sections on
caregiving and transitioning to civilian life, both topics of growing
importance to our nation’s service members and their families. Military
family members and friends can find themselves caring for wounded warriors
who have sustained traumatic and life-altering injuries. Everyone Serves offers
information and a list of resources to turn to for help and support.
Additionally, as the military services reduce the size of their forces, more
veterans and their families are transitioning to civilian life. This type of
reintegration brings its own set of hurdles for service members, and their
families and friends.
“Everyone
Serves provides a great starting point for anyone who is or has been
affected by a deployment or reintegration. As the wars come to an end, more
service members and families are transiting to civilian life, or managing the
long-term care of a family member. These are all areas addressed in Everyone
Serves, making it an important resource for all military service members,
families and friends,” says Bonnie Benjamin-Phariss, Director, Vulcan
Productions.
The
fact that Everyone Serves is available digitally means it will reach
more people impacted by military life than ever before, using all aspects of
e-publishing to deliver enriching and informative content to military family
members and friends. Support for Everyone Serves was provided by
HealthNet and Defense Centers of Excellence.
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About Blue Star Families
Blue
Star Families is a national, nonprofit network of military families from all
ranks and services, including guard and reserve, dedicated to supporting,
connecting and empowering military families. With our partners, Blue Star
Families hosts a robust array of morale and empowerment programs, including
Books on Bases, Blue Star Museums, Operation Honor Corp, Blue Star Careers
and Operation Appreciation. Blue Star Families also works directly with the
Department of Defense and senior members of local, State and Federal
government to bring the most important military family issues to light.
Working in concert with fellow nonprofits, community advocates, and public
officials, Blue Star Families raises awareness of the challenges and
strengths of military family life and works to make military life more
sustainable. Our worldwide membership includes military spouses, children,
parents, and friends, as well as service members, veterans and civilians. To
learn more about Blue Star Families, visit http://www.bluestarfam.org.
About Vulcan Productions
Vulcan
Productions is the award-winning media company created by philanthropist and
Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen. It produces compelling films, innovative
digital programs, and outreach initiatives designed to explore critical
issues and inspire people to take action. Its programs have won numerous
broadcast and journalism awards, including the George Foster Peabody Award,
the Emmy Award, the Grammy Award, and the Wildscreen Panda Award. Vulcan
Productions has developed social action campaigns that accompany its media
projects, including an impact campaign for This Emotional Life, plus
“Early Moments Matter” and “A Handbook for Family & Friends of Service
Members”— outreach toolkits dedicated to early attachment and support of
military families. Vulcan Productions also developed Success at the Core, a
web-based education initiative that uses media to help leadership teams in
middle schools enhance quality instruction in science, math, and literacy.
For more information, visit: http://www.vulcanproductions.com/
About NBC Publishing
NBC
Publishing, a division of NBC Universal Media, LLC, launched in January 2012
and will be releasing eBooks and enhanced eBooks throughout the coming year.
This publishing group is part of NBC News and works across all divisions
within NBC, Universal Studios, and Comcast. For more information, visit www.nbcpublishing.com.
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