R 271313Z AUG 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 488/10
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MR//
SUBJ/MARINE DSTRESS LINE ANNOUNCEMENT//
POC/KIMBERLY MCGOLDRICK/CIV/UNIT:MRA/-/TEL:(703) 432-9357//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  TO KEEP THE MARINE CORPS AT THE HIGHEST STATE OF READINESS, THE MARINE "DSTRESS" LINE, A CONFIDENTIAL, 24/7, MARINE-FRIENDLY COUNSELING SERVICE BEGAN ON 15 AUG.  (CONTACT INFO: 1-877-476-7734 AND WWW.DSTRESSLINE.COM.)
2.  THE "DSTRESS" LINE IS OPEN TO ALL ACTIVE DUTY, RESERVE, RETIRED, AND FORMER MARINES, ALONG WITH THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS AND OTHER LOVED ONES.  CALLERS WILL SPEAK WITH COUNSELORS AND CLINICIANS WHO MAY BE FORMER MARINES, FMF CORPSMEN, OR CIVILIANS WITH SPECIALIZED TRAINING AND EXPOSURE TO MARINE CORPS CULTURE.   SERVICES PROVIDED ARE PERSON-TO-PERSON COUNSELING (PHONE, CHAT, OR SKYPE) AND REFERRALS TO OTHER RESOURCES SUCH AS MARINE CORPS COMMUNITY SERVICES, NAVAL MEDICINE, OR THE TRICARE NETWORK.
3.  DURING THE TEST PHASE FROM AUG 2010 THROUGH JAN 2011, THE "DSTRESS" LINE IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO MARINES AND FAMILY MEMBERS IN THE FOLLOWING STATES:  OR, WA, CA, NV, AZ, ID, MT, NM, UT, CO, IA, KS, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD, WY, HI, AK, AND THE FORT BLISS, EL PASO AREA IN TX.  FAMILY MEMBERS OR LOVED ONES IN OTHER STATES WHO WISH TO CALL THIS CONFIDENTIAL LINE TO SUPPORT THEIR MARINE IN THE WEST ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO DO SO.  UNTIL THE "DSTRESS" LINE IS AVAILABLE GLOBALLY, MARINES IN OTHER AREAS SHOULD KEEP IN MIND THE NATIONAL CALL CENTERS ALREADY IN OPERATION: MILITARY ONE SOURCE:  1-800-342-9647 DEFENSE CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE OUTREACH CENTER:  1-866-966-1020 NATIONAL SUICIDE CRISIS HOTLINE, AND VA LIFELINE:  1-800-273-8255.
4.  THE CONFIDENTIAL, 24/7 MARINE "DSTRESS" LINE IS DESIGNED TO HELP US DEVELOP COPING SKILLS, INCREASE OUR RESILIENCY, AND WIN THE PERSONAL BATTLES THAT ARE COMMON THROUGHOUT OUR LIVES.  WHEN YOU SEE THE NEED, CALL IN ANYTIME FOR YOURSELF, FOR A FAMILY MEMBER, OR FOR THE MARINES TO YOUR LEFT AND RIGHT.  WIDEST DISSEMINATION OF THIS MESSAGE DURING THE TEST PHASE IS CRUCIAL TO ITS SUCCESS AND CONTINUATION.
5.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY GENERAL JAMES F. AMOS, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//