RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif. –
April is the Month of the Military Child and Health Net Federal Services, LLC (Health Net), the TRICARE contractor for the TRICARE North Region, celebrates the 1.8 million children of U.S. military families around the world.
According to the non-profit Military Child Education Coalition, military children move an average of six to nine times between kindergarten and twelfth grade. More than 900,000 of them have had a parent deploy multiple times, and there are nearly 45,000 children who are living with a parent's wound, injury, illness or death.
This month and all year long, Health Net is proud to highlight resources and organizations dedicated to the well-being of military children and the unique challenges they face.
Online resources include:
Health Net kids' journal series - In an effort to support our nation's military children, these journals have been created to help kids navigate the unique challenges military families can face such as deployments, frequent moves or loss of a loved one who served. These free journals are available at https://www.hnfs.com/content/hnfs/home/tn/bene/res/symbolic_links/kids_journals.html
Health Net's Military Children, Deployment and Behavioral Health Care Page - A helpful resource for military parents who see a behavioral change in their children. The page can be reached at https://www.hnfs.com/content/hnfs/home/tn/prov/bh/children_deploymentandbehavioralhealthcare.html
Military Child Education Coalition (www.militarychild.org) - A support center for military children and their families affected by mobility, family separation and transition.
Militarykidsconnect.org - An online community for military children ages 6-17 that provides access to age-appropriate resources to support military children, from pre-deployment to reunion.