THE GIANT VOICE Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka

On this episode, we sit down with mental health professionals to discuss ways to manage the changes that come with an overseas homeport shift for you and your family.

Feature this week:

LCDR Allison Conforte PhD, Clinical Child
& Adolescent Psychologist, Department
Head, Educational and Developmental
Intervention Services (EDIS), Navy Medicine
Readiness and Training Command Yokosuka

LT Paige Giegel, DPT
Educational and Developmental Intervention
Services (EDIS), Assistant Department Head,
Navy Medicine Readiness and Training
Command Yokosuka

Michelle McDonald, PhD
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Educational & Developmental Intervention
Services (EDIS)
Atsugi & Yokota Divisions
Navy Medicine Readiness and Training
Command Yokosuka

HM2 Chayla Coleman
Behavioral Health Tech
Mental Health Clinic
Navy Medicine Readiness and Training
Command Yokosuka

Additional Resources:

Military Child Well-being Toolkit:
https://www.militarychild.org/resource/wellbeing-toolkit/Blue Star Families:
https://bluestarfam.org/

American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Military & Family
Resource Center:
https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_Youth/Resource_Centers/Military_Famil
ies_Resource_Center/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Resource_Centers/Military_F
amilies_Resource_Center/Home.aspx?hkey=662f6942-d174-4e75-9455-
5dabc9ab1158

Zero to Three Military Families: https://www.zerotothree.org/our-work/military-
families/

National Military & Family Association: https://www.militaryfamily.org/

Defense Health Agency & Mental Health for Youth & Teens Toolkit:
https://health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/MHS-Toolkits/Toolkits/Mental-
Health/Seeking-Care-with-TRICARE/Mental-Health-for-Youth-Teens-and-
Young-Adults

Military OneSource EFMP & Me: https://efmpandme.militaryonesource.mil/

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Adolescent & School Mental Health:
https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/mental-health/index.htm

On this episode, we have Vicky Adams and Amanda Meo from the Yokosuka Girls Scouts. Vicky is the local troop leader and explains what Girl Scouts is all about and how local community members in Yokosuka can get involved. Amanda is herself a girl scout, and is on the podcast to spread awareness about Yokosuka's stray cat problem as part of her Gold Award, the highest award in Girl Scouting.

In our fourth part of the #WelcomeAboardYokosuka mini-series, we talk with Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society Yokosuka's director, Caroline Coffer, and CFA Yokosuka Fleet & Family Support Center's Personal Financial Manager, Germaine Moore, about financial planning leading up to your PCS to Yokosuka and where to find resources to better prepare for expenses common in Japan, but uncommon in the United States. We also welcome Personnel Specialist 1st Class Alex Ponce and Personnel Specialist 2nd Class Juacole Flynn of Regional Support Center Yokosuka to go over financial entitlements and benefits to ask your Command Pay and Personnel Administrator, or CPPA.

Resources:
CFAY Website: https://cnrj.cnic.navy.mil/Installations/CFA-Yokosuka/
CFAY ‘Welcome Aboard’ webpage: https://cnrj.cnic.navy.mil/Installations/CFA-Yokosuka/Welcome-Aboard/

In our third part of the #WelcomeAboardYokosuka mini-series, we discuss household goods, Post Office services on Fleet Activities Yokosuka and Ikego Housing Area, and what to do with all of the packing materials after the movers leave. Our experts include the Deputy Director of the Joint Personal Property Shipping Office Louis Juers, Matthew Morrison of NAVSUP FLC Yokosuka, CFAY's Public Works Officer Cmdr. Tyler Sharar, and Chief Logisitics Specialist Dinchel Adolfo from the NAVSUP FLC Yokosuka operated Post Office.

Resources:
CFAY Website: https://cnrj.cnic.navy.mil/Installations/CFA-Yokosuka/
CFAY ‘Welcome Aboard’ webpage: https://cnrj.cnic.navy.mil/Installations/CFA-Yokosuka/Welcome-Aboard/

On this episode, we speak with Stephanie Soliz and Nicole Collers from the Yokosuka Red Cross about the upcoming Red Cross Month and some of the events and activities going on around base as part of it. We also talk about some of the many volunteer opportunities available for with the Red Cross for service members, families and civilians. There has also been a significant price reduction in all of the Yokosuka Red Cross's certification courses. Listen to the episode for all the details.

Resources:
yokosuka@redcross.org
https://www.facebook.com/YokosukaRedCross/

Join us as we dive into the essential first steps of relocating to Japan with Episode 2 of our Welcome Aboard mini-series. In this episode, our host MC2 Houghtaling leads an engaging conversation with a panel of experts including Lena Urena and Shannon Miller of the CFAY FFSC Relocation Program, HM1 Philip Saymo of USNH Yokosuka, CPT Torri Allen of Veterinary Readiness Command Japan – Yokosuka Branch, and Lou Ann Dyson of the Navy Passenger Transportation Office (NAVPTO) Far East Office. Together, they unpack the intricacies of Overseas Medical Screening, navigate the complexities of pet quarantine requirements, explore passport essentials, and provide invaluable guidance on contacting your sponsor. This episode is a must-listen for service members and their families preparing for a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) to Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), offering a roadmap to ensure a smooth transition. Tune in for a wealth of resources, tips, and firsthand insights to kickstart your journey. For more information, visit our CFAY website and the Welcome Aboard webpage.

Resources:
CFAY Website: https://cnrj.cnic.navy.mil/Installations/CFA-Yokosuka/
CFAY ‘Welcome Aboard’ webpage: https://cnrj.cnic.navy.mil/Installations/CFA-Yokosuka/Welcome-Aboard/
USDA APHIS Pet Travel: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/pet-travel
Yokosuka Vet Clinic Facebook profile: https://www.facebook.com/yokosukavetclinic/
Yokosuka Naval Base Veterinary Treatment Facility webpage: https://phcp.health.mil/Commands/Veterinary-Readiness-Activity-Japan/Yokosuka-Naval-Base/
Yokosuka Naval Hospital Overseas Medical Screening webpage: https://yokosuka.tricare.mil/Patient-Resources/Readiness
CFAY Sponsorship Team email: cfay_cmd_sponsor@fe.navy.mil
CFAY Ombudsman email: cfayombudsman@yahoo.com