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The DSTRESS Line is a pilot program for active duty, Reserve, veterans and retirees, as well as their families, in the western US, Hawaii, and Alaska. Callers will speak with veteran Marines, our former corpsmen, and licensed behavioral health counselors who have been specifically trained in Marine Corps culture and ethos. If successful, this pilot will be rolled out Marine Corps wide in 2012. WHO The DSTRESS Line is available to all Marines (Regular, Reserve, veteran, or retiree), attached Sailors, and family members in the ‘designated area.’ (See “Where”, below.) Callers will speak with veteran Marines, former FMF corpsmen with years of experience on ‘the green side’, and licensed behavioral health counselors who have taken Marine Corps-specific training to understand our culture. WHAT The DSTRESS Line is an anonymous behavioral health counseling service operated through TRICARE that gives Marines, attached Sailors, and family members a place to call and speak with “one of their own.” It’s a place to call and talk about stress in our lives-from the common everyday stressors to post-traumatic stress. It’s non-medical. DSTRESS Line counselors won’t diagnose symptoms, but they will work with callers to help with a way forward. WHERE During this test phase, the DSTRESS Line is only available to callers in the TRICARE Region West area. This region is served by TriWest Healthcare Alliance, and includes: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas …
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