These materials are available free by telephoning Army One Source at 1-800-464-8107.
What some FRG groups are doing is assigning meaningful topics to members and asking the member to telephone, acquire the materials, and then give a short (5 minutes or so) presentation on that material at the next meeting.

 

Educational Materials

Matl. type Inv. code
Addiction & Recovery
Alcohol & Drugs
Alternatives to 12-Step Programs for Alcohol or Drug Addiction tip sheet
  63025
Books and Resources for Adult Children of Alcoholics reading/resource list
 66084
Drug and Alcohol Abuse: Warning Signs tip sheet 
63002
How to Help Someone Get Past Resistance to Drug or Alcohol Treatment tip sheet
 63031
How to Use the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) tip sheet
 57083
If Your Teenager is Abusing Alcohol or Drugs tip sheet
 63015
Inhalant Abuse tip sheet 
62056
Methamphetamine Abuse tip sheet
 62058
New Drug Dangers for Teenagers tip sheet 
23117
Q&A for Children of Alcoholics tip sheet 
27132
Rehabilitation Treatment ("Rehab") for Alcohol and Drug Addiction tip sheet 
63029
Twelve-Step Programs for Alcohol and Drug Addiction tip sheet 
63027
Using a Support Group tip sheet 
 53011
Concern About Others
Alcoholism and Older Adults tip sheet 
I028
Anorexia tip sheet
 27053
Binge Eating Disorder tip sheet 
27051
Bulimia tip sheet
 27047
Co-Dependency in Families with Chemical Dependency tip sheet 
62055
Gambling tip sheet 
63024
Internet Addiction tip sheet 
 23119
Talking to Kids About Tough Issues booklet
 27002
Talking with Teenagers and School-age Children About Alcohol and Other Drugs tip sheet 
23096
Talking with Your Teenager About Serious Issues tip sheet
 31009
Teenagers and Alcohol or Drug Use: Warning Signs tip sheet 
63014
When Someone You Care About Abuses Drugs or Alcohol tip sheet 
63006
Other Addictions
Addictive Behavior tip sheet 
67011
Compulsive Shopping tip sheet 62051
Eating Disorders tip sheet 66070
Helping Your Teenager Quit or Avoid Smoking tip sheet 62040
Internet Addiction tip sheet 23119
Sexual Addiction tip sheet  62057
Workaholism tip sheet  62053

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Prevention

Talking with Your Teenager About Serious Issues tip sheet  31009

Disability

Family Resources

Caregiving audiotape audiotape  65058
Getting Emotional and Spiritual Support During a Crisis tip sheet 52069
Organizing Your Financial Records and Emergency Forms tip sheet  53122

Independent Living

Appealing Medicare Decisions tip sheet 52152
Assistive Technology for Independent Living tip sheet 53040
Background-Check Services (resource list) reading/resource list 13040
Conducting a Background Check on a Care Provider tip sheet  13024
Costs of Assistive Devices tip sheet  52041
Creating a Work Agreement With a Home Care Worker tip sheet 53192
Help with Grocery Shopping tip sheet 52025
Home Care Agency vs. Independent Provider: Pros and Cons tip sheet  52072
Home Care for Adults booklet booklet 12000
Home Care Services for Adults: Understanding Your Options tip sheet 13042
Independent Living Centers: Untapped Resources tip sheet  52073
Interviewing a Home Care Worker tip sheet 13100
List of Tasks for a Home Care Worker tip sheet  53188
Medicare Basics: Your Rights Under Medicare - booklet booklet 52126
Personal Care Attendant Services tip sheet 52049
Prescription Drug Patient Assistance Programs booklet 57000
Publications about Social Security Disability, Retirement, Survivor's and Medicare Benefits reading/resource list 56038
Selecting a Home Health Care Agency tip sheet 53008
Social Security Programs and SSI tip sheet 56030
The Medicare Summary Notice tip sheet 52158
Tips for Getting Along with Your Home Care Worker tip sheet  52037
Using Community Resources to Find a Caregiver tip sheet 23090
What Level of Home Care Do You Need? tip sheet 52033
Working with Human Service Agencies tip sheet 54136
Writing a Job Description for an In-Home Caregiver tip sheet 56082
Living with a Disability
Options for People With Special Needs and Their Families tip sheet 17036
Planning Ahead for a Relative with a Disability tip sheet 53144
When You or a Family Member Has a Chronic Illness tip sheet 63050
Specific Disabilities
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Matl. type Inv. code
Agoraphobia tip sheet  67017
Bipolar Disorder tip sheet 67019
Dissociative Identity Disorder tip sheet 67009
Schizophrenia tip sheet 67007
Education
Advocacy & Special Needs
Books and Resources on Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) reading/resource list  36000
Books on Special Needs Children reading/resource list 36032
Helping a Child Who May Have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder tip sheet 37064
How to Help a Child Who May Have a Learning Disability tip sheet  37036
Individualized Education Programs (LDA) pamphlet  37038
Questions Often Asked About Special Education Services tip sheet 37048
Raising a Child with a Disability: Your Rights and Responsibilities tip sheet 37052
Alternatives to College
Books on Career Choices and Job Searches reading/resource list 66056
Choosing a Career Direction After High School (non-college options  12+) tip sheet 33040
Helping Children Explore Career Paths tip sheet  63016
Colleges & Universities
A Guide for Non-traditional Students (brochure) pamphlet 37066
Adjusting to College tip sheet  33004
Applying for College Scholarships and Loans tip sheet 33000
Applying to College: A guide for students booklet 31004
Campus Safety tip sheet 32010
Choosing a College tip sheet 33018
College Quest PE CD-ROM CBCD
College Visits and Interviews tip sheet  33056
Financial Aid Forms and Packages tip sheet  32014
Graduate/Professional Education: Financial Aid pamphlet 37068
Learning Never Stops continuing education booklet booklet 62048
Letting Go: When your child goes to college CD CD  31029
Questions to Ask the Financial Aid Office tip sheet 33110
Saving for a Child's College Education tip sheet 33066
Selecting the Best College for the Best Price tip sheet  33022
Standardized College Test Dates: 2002-2003 tip sheet 33064
Student Guide to Financial Aid booklet  37016
Write Your Way In (on college essays) tip sheet 37076
Continuing Education
Distance Education: A Consumer's Guide tip sheet 32016
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Getting Your GED tip sheet  32796
K-12 Education
A Principal Talks to Parents: How to Make the Most of a Conference tip sheet 37088
Adjusting to High School tip sheet 33094
Adjusting to Middle School tip sheet 33092
Books for Gifted Children and Their Parents reading/resource list  36038
Choosing a School for Your Child tip sheet  33006
Finding a Tutor for Your Child tip sheet 33076
Four Ways to Help Your Child Succeed in School tip sheet  35023
Getting Ready for Kindergarten tip sheet  23027
Helping with Homework When You're Not Home tip sheet  33020
Helping Your Child with Homework tip sheet 33016
Helping Your Young Child Prepare for a New School Year tip sheet  33028
How to Help Your Child Succeed in School audiotape audiotape 35020
How to Help Your Child Succeed in School booklet booklet  31001
How to Help Your Child Succeed in School CD CD 35024
How to Help Your Teenager Be a Motivated Student tip sheet 33012
Keeping a Child's School Life Organized at Home tip sheet 33008
Making the Kindergarten Decision tip sheet 33044
Parent-Teacher Conferences tip sheet 33060
Parents and Schools Working Together tip sheet 33030
Preparing for and Taking Tests tip sheet  33074
Raising a Reader: Advice for Parents of Children Ages 3-6 kit 35012
Raising a Reader: How You Can Help tip sheet 33052
Reacting to Grades tip sheet 33048
Study Skills tip sheet 33072
Surviving the September Rush tip sheet  24000
Ten Everyday Math Activities for Parents and Kids booklet  31012
The Gifted Child: Your 5-12 Year Old tip sheet 36044
The Gifted Child: Your Preschooler tip sheet  36040
The Parent-Teacher Connection tip sheet  37080
tip sheet 37080
Understanding Standardized Tests tip sheet 33010
Understanding Who's Who in a School System Administration tip sheet  33014
When the "New Kid" is Your Kid: Relocating and Changing Schools tip sheet  33096
Writing Papers, Projects, and Reports tip sheet  33070
Emotional Well-Being
Cross Cultural Concerns
Coping with Acts or Fears of Discrimination During Times of Crisis tip sheet  57019
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Promoting Understanding and Resisting Discrimination in Times of Crisis tip sheet  57047
Resources and Support for Americans Living Abroad tip sheet  57063
Teaching Tolerance to School-Age Children tip sheet 57037
Mental Health
Addictive Behavior tip sheet 67011
Agoraphobia tip sheet 67017
Anxiety Disorders tip sheet 65064
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Adults tip sheet  37062
Beating the Afternoon Slump tip sheet  63001
Bipolar Disorder tip sheet 67019
Books and Resources on Depression reading/resource list 66026
Books and videos to enjoy as a family reading/resource list 53165
Books on Anger Management reading/resource list 66044
Books on Anxiety and Panic Disorder reading/resource list  66046
Borderline Personality Disorder tip sheet 67010
Choosing a Counselor or Therapist tip sheet 23086
Coping with the Ups and Downs of the Stock Market tip sheet 53043
Dealing with Anger tip sheet  63446
Dealing with Anxieties About Air Travel tip sheet 53161
Dealing with Persistent Worry tip sheet  62041
Depression tip sheet 67040
Depression in Children and Teenagers tip sheet 63010
Dissociative Identity Disorder tip sheet  67009
Finding Strength in Family and Community CD (generic) CD  53175
Helping a Child Who May Have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder tip sheet  37064
Helping an Older Relative Who Is Depressed tip sheet  62028
Marking Painful Anniversaries tip sheet 57017
Mental Disorders in Children tip sheet 23101
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder tip sheet 67013
Panic Disorder tip sheet  67015
Phobias tip sheet  23103
Postpartum Depression tip sheet  23159
Quick Facts about Depression tip sheet 67041
Relaxation tip sheet  57080
Schizophrenia tip sheet 67007
Seasonal Affective Disorder tip sheet  62059
Stress Reactions to Media Coverage of Traumatic Events tip sheet 57036
Using a Support Group tip sheet  53011
Ways to Cope When You're Feeling Grouchy tip sheet 65052
When a Family Member Has a Mental Illness tip sheet 56084

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Matl. type Inv. code

Yoga tip sheet  22031
Personal Issues
Aging with Humor audiotape audiotape 55022
Aging with Humor CD CD 55024
Books about Change and Transitions reading/resource list  56006
Books for Children, Adolescents, and Parents on Death and Dying reading/resource list  26048
Books on managing stress reading/resource list 66014
Bouncing Back: Staying resilient through the challenges of life booklet  61120
Co-Dependency in Families with Chemical Dependency tip sheet  62055
Coming Out tip sheet 57144
Coping with Change tip sheet 63003
Coping with Loss and Grief tip sheet 57062
Coping with Post-Traumatic Stress tip sheet 57041
Coping with Stillbirth tip sheet  23164
Coping with the Death or Illness of a Co-Worker tip sheet 57072
Coping with the Loss of a Parent tip sheet 27035
Coping with the Loss of a Pet tip sheet 57025
Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals, Transsexuals, and Gender Identity: Understanding basic terms and tip sheet 57348
resources-generic
Getting a Good Night's Sleep tip sheet 57035
Handling Stress with Humor audiotape audiotape  65054
Handling Stress with Humor CD CD 65254
Helping a Child Cope with Loss and Grief tip sheet 27032
Helping a Co-Worker Through a Loss tip sheet 57076
Helping Someone You Love During the Last Stage of Life tip sheet 52216
How to Use the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) tip sheet 57083
Impulse Eating tip sheet 27049
Interacting with and Being Inclusive of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered People tip sheet  57146
Legal and Financial Issues for Gay and Lesbian People tip sheet  57342
Making Funeral Arrangements tip sheet 57054
Managing Holiday Stress tip sheet  53184
Managing Stress tip sheet  66016
Managing Stress audiotape audiotape 65056
Managing Stress CD CD 65060
On Being Alone: for Widowed Persons (AARP guide) booklet 57056
Overcoming Relocation Stress tip sheet 23102
Planning a Memorial Service tip sheet  63005
Planning a Remembrance Ceremony tip sheet 57013
Procrastination tip sheet  63148
Stress Quiz tip sheet 66036
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Surviving Miscarriage tip sheet 23158
Taking Care of Forms, Finances, and Paperwork Following a Death tip sheet  57052
Taking Care of Yourself tip sheet 57031
Ten Ways to Bounce Back tip sheet 61123
When Someone You Know Has a Pregnancy Loss tip sheet 63138
When Your Child or Someone Close to You Is Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, or Transgendered tip sheet  57140
Relationships
Books on Couple Communication and Relationship Building reading/resource list  66020
Books on Effective Communication reading/resource list 56016
Building a Positive Relationship tip sheet 66060
tip sheet 66060
Communicating as a Couple tip sheet 55031
Couples and Money tip sheet 55027
Ending an Abusive Relationship tip sheet 27057
Finding Strength in Family and Community audiotape (generic) audiotape  53174
Forming an Adult Relationship With Your Parents tip sheet  23146
Keeping in Touch with Friends tip sheet 33042
Letting Go: When your child goes to college CD CD  31029
Living with Roommates tip sheet 63022
Making New Friends as an Adult tip sheet  33046
Making Your Relationship Work When You Both Work audiotape audiotape  65036
Sharing Household Responsibilities tip sheet 63048
Ten Tips for Building a Strong Relationship tip sheet  55029
Ways to Cope When You're Feeling Grouchy tip sheet 65052
When a Couple is Under Stress tip sheet 23004
When a Family Member is Deployed tip sheet 57057
When an Employee Is Called Up for Military Duty tip sheet 57059
Violence & Crisis
Aggressive Behavior in Children and Adolescents tip sheet 23006
Books and Resources on Domestic Violence reading/resource list  66102
Books and Resources on Grief and Traumatic Loss reading/resource list  66048
Connecting with Older People After a Traumatic Event tip sheet 57069
Coping with a Bank Robbery tip sheet  57023
Coping with a Critical Incident tip sheet  57022
Coping with Acts or Fears of Discrimination During Times of Crisis tip sheet 57019
Coping with Fears Following a Traumatic Event tip sheet 57053
Coping with Grief and Loss After a Traumatic Event tip sheet  57051
Coping with Loss and Grief tip sheet 57062
Coping with New and Ongoing Fears tip sheet 57077
Coping with Post-Traumatic Stress tip sheet 57041
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Coping with the Loss of a Parent tip sheet 27035
Creating a Family Emergency Plan tip sheet 53159
Domestic Abuse and Where to Find Help tip sheet  27054
Domestic Violence: The Dark Side of Divorce tip sheet 67032
Ending an Abusive Relationship tip sheet 27057
Finding Strength in Family and Community CD (generic) CD  53175
Getting Back to Work After a Traumatic Event tip sheet 57043
Helping a Child Cope with the Death of a Parent tip sheet 27034
Helping a Child Manage Fears After a Traumatic Event tip sheet 27036
Helping an Older Relative After a Natural Disaster tip sheet 53004
Helping Young Children Cope After a Natural Disaster tip sheet  23000
Helping Your Teenager Cope After a Natural Disaster tip sheet 23028
Helping Your Teenager Cope After a Traumatic Event tip sheet 23020
Living in a Heightened State of Awareness and Concern: Ways to Cope with Fear of Terrorism tip sheet 57029
Managing a Work Group After a Traumatic Event tip sheet  57061
Planning a Memorial Service tip sheet 63005
Preventing Teen Suicide tip sheet  65014
Promoting Understanding and Resisting Discrimination in Times of Crisis tip sheet 57047
Signs an Employee May Be Suffering From Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder tip sheet 23005
Stress Reactions to Media Coverage of Traumatic Events tip sheet 57036
Supporting Employees Affected by Domestic Abuse (a tip sheet for managers) tip sheet  57084
Taking Care of Yourself After a Traumatic Event tip sheet 57006
Talking with Children About Violence and War booklet  57071
tip sheet 57055
Ways to Help Employees Cope with a Bank Robbery tip sheet 57021
Ways to Help Employees Cope with a Critical Incident (without CISD) tip sheet 57024
When Someone Close to You Commits Suicide tip sheet 35108
When Someone Close to You Talks About Committing Suicide tip sheet 35106
Everyday Issues
Home
Choosing a Telephone Service Provider tip sheet 43011
Creating a Family Emergency Plan tip sheet 53159
Homeowner's Pre-Winter Checklist tip sheet 53190
Homeowner's Spring Checklist tip sheet 52168
Working with Home-Improvement Contractors tip sheet 43029
Living Well
Choosing a Cleaning Service tip sheet 63080
Choosing a Gym or Health Club tip sheet 63335
Choosing Volunteer Work tip sheet 53074
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Finding a Roommate tip sheet 54124
How to Be Prepared for an Emergency tip sheet  53160
How to Keep Your Name Off Direct Marketing Lists tip sheet 63068
Planning a Family Vacation tip sheet 23026
Planning a Wedding tip sheet 63062
Preparing for Natural Disasters:Floods, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, and Earthquakes tip sheet  53158
Preparing for Wildfire tip sheet 53162
Preparing for Winter Storms tip sheet 53126
Purchasing Individual Health Insurance tip sheet 62007
Renting an Apartment tip sheet 63092
Resources for Volunteering and Community Involvement tip sheet  57027
Shopping Tips to Save Time and Money tip sheet 63020
Steps to Take After a Flood, Fire, or Other Disaster tip sheet  23160
Ten Tips for Better Web Searching tip sheet 13096
Travel and Educational Opportunities for Older Adults tip sheet  53156
Travel for Older Adults and People with Disabilities tip sheet  53136
Travel Safety Tips tip sheet  53064
Traveling with Children tip sheet  23152
Understanding Leases tip sheet 63098
Volunteering Family Style tip sheet 67048
When a Major Appliance Breaks Down tip sheet  LB12
Your Rights as a Renter tip sheet 63096
Military Life
Coping with Standardized Testing Systems When You Change Schools tip sheet  57129
Coping with the Deployment of a Spouse or Partner tip sheet 57103
Finding a Job After Moving as a Military Family tip sheet  52400
Helping a Young Child Cope with a Parent's Deployment tip sheet 57101
Preparing for Deployment: The Home Side tip sheet  57085
Returning to Family Life After Military Deployment tip sheet 57107
Staying In Touch When a Family Member Has Been Deployed tip sheet 57127
Moving
Deciding to Relocate as an Older Adult tip sheet 53116
Finding Resources in a New Community tip sheet 53090
Hiring a Moving Company tip sheet 23067
Let's Get a Move On (video) $$$ video  25002
Looking for a Place to Rent tip sheet 63091
Making the Decision to Move tip sheet 23061
Moving Because of a Spouse's Job Offer tip sheet  23069
Moving booklet booklet  51036
Moving Checklist tip sheet 23065
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Moving With a Teenager tip sheet 23060
Moving with Children tip sheet 23062
Moving with Pets tip sheet 23059
Overcoming Relocation Stress tip sheet 23102
Parents and Children Moving Apart tip sheet 23063
Planning an International Move tip sheet 40013
Planning for an Older Relative when Your Family Moves tip sheet 53056
When the "New Kid" is Your Kid: Relocating and Changing Schools tip sheet 33096
Pets
Coping with the Loss of a Pet tip sheet 57025
Hiring a Sitter for Your Home or Pet tip sheet 22028
Legal Issues for Pet Owners tip sheet 43013
Pet Insurance tip sheet  52055
Transportation
A Guide to Buying a New Car tip sheet 53066
Buying a Used Car tip sheet 43003
Buying Auto Insurance tip sheet 63034
Dealing with Anxieties About Air Travel tip sheet 53161
Dealing with Traffic Tickets tip sheet  63039
Lease or Buy? Making the New Car Decision tip sheet  LB06
Negotiating a New Car Purchase tip sheet 53100
Used Car Warantees and Service Contracts tip sheet  63134
Winter Driving tip sheet 63440
Financial
Budgeting
A Guide to Credit Cards tip sheet 52145
Ideas for Living within Your Means tip sheet 63136
Money Traps to Avoid: Payday loans, title loans, and rent-to-own tip sheet 53224
Personal Budget Management booklet 62037
Setting Up a Personal Budget tip sheet 53110
Credit & Collections
A Guide to Credit Cards tip sheet 52145
Choosing a Telephone Service Provider tip sheet 43011
Consumer Bankruptcy tip sheet 62060
Credit and Divorce tip sheet  43005
Credit and Your Consumer Rights tip sheet  43007
Dealing with Debt Collectors tip sheet  63442
Equal Credit Opportunity Act tip sheet 43009
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Fair Credit Billing tip sheet  43026
Four Steps to Reduce Your Debt tip sheet  63017
Getting Out of Debt booklet 62035
Getting the Best Credit Card Rates tip sheet  52150
Identity Theft tip sheet  62031
Money Traps to Avoid: Payday loans, title loans, and rent-to-own tip sheet 53224
Prepaying Loans Usually Pays tip sheet 40244
Teenagers and Credit Cards tip sheet  63019
What You Should Know About Your Credit Record tip sheet 53199
Home Buying & Renting
Affordable Ways to Buy a Home tip sheet 63028
Financing Home Improvements and Remodeling tip sheet 63082
Home-Buyer's Vocabulary tip sheet 63150
Key Home-Buying Documents and Legal Transactions tip sheet 66028
Lowering the Costs of Homeowner's Insurance tip sheet  63090
Mortgage Discrimination tip sheet  43035
Selecting a Reverse Mortgage tip sheet 52164
Shopping and Qualifying for a Mortgage tip sheet 63046
The Landlord-Tenant Relationship tip sheet 63094
Understanding Adjustable Rate Mortgages tip sheet  66024
Understanding Leases tip sheet  63098
Working with a Real-Estate Agent to Sell or Buy a House tip sheet 63088
Investing for Retirement
Investment Basics tip sheet  53045
Saving & Investing
Books on Financial Planning reading/resource list  52155
Choosing a Financial Planner tip sheet  53044
Choosing Long-Term Care Insurance tip sheet 54120
Coping with the Ups and Downs of the Stock Market tip sheet 53043
Information & Records Inventory (worksheet) tip sheet 53060
Investment Basics tip sheet 53045
Money and Your Retirement booklet 52135
Personal Finance for Everyone (audiotape only) audiotape  53138
Personal Finance for Everyone (CD only) CD  53140
Projecting Your Budget in Retirement tip sheet  53186
Saving for a Child's College Education tip sheet 33066
Taxes
Tax Audit Tips tip sheet  40280
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