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Fleet & Family Support Program (FFSP) has a wide variety of services for the families of Individual Augmentees (IA) before, during, and after an IA assignment.
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| Getting Ready for Your IA to Deploy |
While you can't predict everything, there are many ways to prepare yourself and your family before your loved one deploys on an IA assignment. Preparation helps you thrive, not just survive, throughout the deployment cycle.
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Pre-Deployment Briefs: Learn what to expect when your loved one is deployed and talk about common reactions during and following a combat or hazardous duty assignment, along with general deployment issues that affect families. |
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Financial Preparation: Household finances are a major concern that should not be overlooked. Speak to one of our certified Financial Educators and get a personalized session on preparing for an extended overseas deployment.
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| During Deployment |
Navy leadership recognizes that an IA deployment brings about unique challenges to those taking care of the home front and has dedicated additional resources to family members of IAs.
You have a designated, personal FFSP consultant standing by as a resource – just for you.
What does that mean? It means an FFSP consultant will call you using the phone number listed for you in the Navy Family Accountability & Assessment System (NFAAS) to offer you services, support, and information about available resources based on your needs.
You determine how often and how (phone, email, and/or postal mail) your consultant contacts you. Please be assured that your consultant will never contact you with bad news about your loved one. Don’t miss out! Make sure your contact information is up to date in NFAAS.
Our FFSP is a great resource for you while your loved one is deployed. Each installation offers additional programming for family members of IAs. Some events are geared toward adults, with free childcare.
Our additional services offered include:
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| After Your Loved One Returns |
You've waited months to reunite with your loved one and for life to return to normal, but normal has changed. Extended deployments impact everyone in different ways. Additionally, there are unique circumstances when someone is deployed to a combat zone or hazardous duty assignment. It is very common for people to experience emotional aftershocks when they have witnessed or were involved in highly stressful or life-threatening situations. Initially, your loved one may experience sleep disturbances, difficulty relating to family and friends, take unnecessary risks like driving too fast, and find it challenging to relax. After a few months, many of those reactions should begin to decrease. However, if your loved one continues to have these experiences, it may be time to seek assistance from your local Fleet & Family Support Center, Chaplain, or Medical Treatment Facility.
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READY
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The READY zone reflects adaptive coping, effective functioning and wellness. Stress may be present but is not causing negative impact. This is the desired zone. |
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REACTING
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When a significant challenge, or stressor, occurs, everyone will react to some extent and enter the REACTING zone. While reacting, we will see mild stress and reduced functioning that go away whenever the event is over or we get used to the new challenge. |
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INJURED
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Sometimes, when the stress is extreme or prolonged including situations when we experience loss, trauma, wear and tear, or inner conflict, the impact is more severe and may lead to a stress injury - the INJURED zone. These stress injuries generally heal with help or support from others. |
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ILL
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Stress injury symptoms that persist or get worse can progress to an actual illness such as depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, PTSD, or other medical conditions indicative of the ILL zone. These require treatment to speed healing and prevent. |
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