{"id":423,"date":"2015-08-30T14:30:41","date_gmt":"2015-08-30T18:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/veterans\/?p=423"},"modified":"2024-02-13T08:24:46","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T13:24:46","slug":"army-exceptional-family-member-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/veterans\/army-exceptional-family-member-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Army Exceptional Family Member Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soldiers who have family members with special needs can turn to the Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP). EFMP provides community support, housing, medical, educational and personnel services to Army families with an exceptional family member.<\/p>\n<p>An exceptional family member is a spouse, child or dependent parent with any physical, emotional, developmental or intellectual disorder that requires special treatment, therapy, training or counseling. Soldiers initiate enrollment in the program by contacting their nearest Army Medical Treatment Facility EFMP case coordinator.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/efmp.amedd.army.mil\">Army EFMP website<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.militaryonesource.mil\/efmp\">Military One Source website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more Army news, visit the<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.military.com\/army\">Military.com Army section. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more veteran and family support resources, see<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.military.com\/spouse\/military-life\/military-resources\/family-support-services.html\">this Military.com Spouse Channel article<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soldiers who have family members with special needs can turn to the Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP). 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