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Exceptional
Family Member Program
The Family and MWR Exceptional Family Member Program helps provide
support and the required care for Family members with
disabilities and special needs, to better support Soldiers and
Family members stationed at Fort Drum.
Exceptional Family Member Program Guide
General information for
services available through the
Fort Drum Exceptional
Family Member Program.
EFMP
works with other Military and Civilian agencies to provide for
Family members with special
needs:
The EFMP
assists with the special physical, emotional, developmental, and
intellectual needs by providing community support services such
as resources, information and referral, advocacy, support
groups, respite care and relocation assistance.
An Exceptional Family Member is a dependant family member
(child or adult) of an active duty Soldier, with any physical,
emotional, developmental, behavioral, mental, or intellectual
disorder that requires special treatment, therapy, education,
training, or counseling on an on-going basis.
Some examples of EFMs are those with: Asthma, Autism or PDD,
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD or ADHD), Diabetes, Arthritis,
Depression, Bipolar, or Schizophrenia, Anxiety/Phobias and Panic
Disorders, Learning Disabilities or any special education
services, and high risk newborn.
Soldiers eligible to relocate
their Families at government expense should identify Family
members with a medical, physical, emotional, or intellectual
disorder to assignment authorities in accordance with AR 600-75;
enrollment in the EFMP is mandatory.
Those
who are required to enroll are: Active Duty Army, The US Army
Reserve Soldiers in the USAR – Active Guard Reserve program and
other, USAR Soldiers on Active Duty exceeding 30 days, and the
Army National Guard personnel serving under authority of title
10, United States Code.
Enrollment is done on a walk in basis although assignment
coordination or screening requires an appointment. Enrollment in
the program does not adversely affect selection for promotion,
schools, or assignment. The information provided to EFMP is not
made available to selection boards and command.
EFMP is
designed to help Families get the care they need and deserve.
For more information:
Exceptional Family Member Program Guide
Contact Information
Exceptional Family Member Program
Army Community Service
Conway Road, Bldg. P-4330
315-772-5476
drum.mwracs@conus.army.mil
or
MEDDAC (315)772-4653
The Hours of Operation for each
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