The Casualty Assistance Program provides comprehensive resources to ill or injured service members and their families and to the families of deceased service members.  This program can help you to better understand and access important benefits and can provide information and support throughout the grieving and healing process.  Use these resources, tools and articles to find the help you need.

• The Basics

• Casualty Assistance: An Overview
• Family Readiness System
• Record of Emergency Data
• Policy and Legislation

• The Injured, Ill and Missing

• Preparing to Enter the Work Force After a Severe Injury
• Understanding the Military Medical Evaluation Process
• Wounded Warrior Acronyms
• Relationship Challenges and Transitions
• Supporting Families

• Surviving Loss

• Initial Compensation – Eligibility and Benefits
• Moving Forward: Managing Your Loved One’s Belongings When Moving
• The Days Ahead, Essential Papers for Families of a Fallen Service Member (PDF)
• Understanding the Probate Process
• Understanding Grief and Loss

• Compensation and Survivor Benefits

• Casualty Assistance: Survivors’ Benefits
• Funeral and Burial Benefits
• Miscellaneous Additional Payments and Benefits for Survivors
• Survivor Benefits Reports
• The Role of the Casualty Assistance Officer in the Funeral and Memorial Process
• Traumatic Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance
• Understanding the Reserve Component Survivor Benefit Plan
• Understanding the Survivor Benefit Plan
• VA and DoD Insurance Policies

• Counseling Support

• Choosing a Counselor or Therapist
• Coping with Compassion Fatigue
• Coping with a Traumatic Event
• Counseling Options for Service Members and Their Families
• Finding Support in a Crisis When You Feel Alone
• Military Counseling Services: Understanding Your Rights to Privacy
• Non-medical Counseling Options for Service Members and Families
• Quick Tips for Managing Stress for Service Members

• Tools and Resources

• A Survivor's Guide to Benefits (PDF)
• Honoring Our Babies and Toddlers: Supporting Young Children Affected by a Military Parent’s Death
• Honoring Our Babies and Toddlers: Supporting Young Children Affected by a Military Parent’s Injury
• Sesame Street’s When Families Grieve
• The Days Ahead, Essential Papers for Families of a Fallen Service Member (PDF)
• The Days Ahead, Essential Papers for Families of a Fallen Service Member - Spanish Version (PDF)
• Trevor Romain’s Memory Box Grief Comfort Kit
• What on Earth Do You Do When Someone Dies?

• Popular Links

• A Survivor's Guide to Benefits (PDF)
• Air Force Casualty Services
• Army Casualty Website
• Army SOS
• Coast Guard Mutual Assistance (CGMA)
• Marine Corps Casualty Assistance
• Military Funeral Honors
• Military OneSource Tips
• Military OneSource Tumblr Blog
• Navy Casualty Assistance
• United We Serve