Mental Health Resources
Being mentally and emotionally healthy is essential to living up to your highest potential.
Dover AFB Military and Family Life Consultants (MFLCs)
Phone: 302.922.7282 / 302.310.9004 / 302.898.4126
Link: https://www.dover.af.mil/Units/436th-Airman-and-Family-Readiness/
Free and anonymous to help military personnel and their families strengthen relationships and overcome life challenges.
Mental Health Services: Counseling for non-medical concerns including life and relationship stressors, stress management, work concerns, grief, and loss. Issues related to abuse, suicide, and long-term mental health concerns or conditions requiring medication are not typically addressed by these counselors. Available through the Military and Family Readiness Center and embedded in base schools. No records are kept except for certain duty to warn situations.
Dover AFB Chaplain
Phone: 302.677.3932
Link: https://www.dover.af.mil/Units/436th-AW-Chaplain/
436th AW Chaplain
Bldg. 417 behind the Main Base Shoppette/Gasoline Station
Carpenter Chapel (Chapel 2)
Bldg. 2998, in base housing area, across from Welch Elementary and Middle Schools
100% confidential spiritual counseling for Airmen, their families, Guardians, and other authorized personnel, whether religious or non-religious.
Mental Health Services: The Chaplain provides spiritual care and the opportunity for Airmen, their families, and other authorized personnel to exercise their constitutional right to the free exercise of religion. This is accomplished through religious observances, pastoral care, and advising leadership on spiritual, ethical, moral, morale, core values and religious accommodation issues.
OST (Operation Support Team)/True North Providers
Phone: 302.677.3406, True North – TBD
OST provides mental health and physical therapy support while embedded in designated units across the installation for a focused duration. True North providers are civilian licensed clinical social workers who are embedded and remain within assigned units to provide limited scope counseling and other interventions.
Mental Health Services: Limited scope counseling and mental health support for assigned units.
Integrated Resilience Office
Phone: 302.677.3275/6551
Location: Bldg. 520, Room 245 Dover, DE 19902
Provide solutions to optimize resilience and to maximize primary prevention and response to interpersonal and self-directed violence.
Mental Health Services: Suicide and Violence Prevention, Emotional Intelligence, Resilience and Wingman Intervention training.
Military One Source
Phone: 800.342.9647
Link: https://www.militaryonesource.mil/
24/7 support for Airmen and their families available at no cost.
Mental Health Services: Counseling for a wide range of issues from marital conflicts, anger management, stress management and coping with separation, loss, and deployments. Sessions are no cost, can be short-term and can take place in person, over the phone, or via secure video or online chat.
Employee Assistance Program (AF Civilians)
Phone: 866.580.9078
Link: https://magellanascend.com
Free, confidential services to help AF Civilian personnel and their household members manage everyday and more complex issues.
Mental Health Services: Counseling, Work-Life Services, Manager Support, Community Resources, Adult Caregiver Support, Child Care and Parental Support, Pet Support.
Dover AFB Family Advocacy Program (FAP)
Phone: 302.677.2711
Link: www.dover.af.mil/units/family-advocacy
Programs to support parents and families by preventing various forms of family maltreatment.
Mental Health Services: New Parent Support Program, Parenting Education, Family Advocacy Strengths-Based Therapy, Postpartum Stress Support Group, Treatment for Victims/Offenders of Domestic Violence, Separating and Divorcing Parent Education Class.
Dover AFB Mental Health Clinic
Phone: 302.677.2674
MDG Appointment Hotline: 302.730.4633
Location: 300 Tuskegee Blvd Dover, DE 19902
Mental health/Tricare mental health providers that offer assessment and treatment for mental health conditions. This specialty care clinic is available for active duty members only. Non-Active Duty beneficiaries can receive mental health treatment through Tricare-authorized providers without a referral.
Mental Health Services: Mental health assessment and treatment for diagnosable mental health conditions.