UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN AFFAIRS - Vet Centers
Address
Confidential Location
Washington, DC 20420
(877) 927-8387
Service Hours
24/7
Description:
Provides a 24 hour confidential helpline to veterans and their families to talk about their military experience or any other issue they are facing in their readjustment to civilian life.. Also offers community-based counseling centers that provide:
- Individual and group counseling for Veterans, service members, and their families
- Family counseling for military related issues
- Bereavement counseling for families who experience an active duty death
- Military sexual trauma counseling and referral
- Outreach and education including PDHRA, community events, etc.
- Substance abuse assessment and referral
- Employment assessment & referral
- VBA benefits explanation and referral
- Screening & referral for medical issues including TBI, depression, etc.
Eligibility:
Must be Veterans and current Service members, including members of the National Guard and Reserve components, and if any of the following apply:
- Have served on active military duty in any combat theater or area of hostility! (see footnote)
- Experienced a military sexual trauma (regardless of gender or service era)
- Provided mortuary services or direct emergent medical care to treat the casualties of war while serving on active military duty
- Performed as a member of an unmanned aerial vehicle crew that provided direct support to operations in a combat theater or area of hostility
- Accessed care at a Vet Center prior to Jan. 2, 2013, as a Vietnam-Era Veteran
- Served on active military duty in response to a national emergency or major disaster declared by the president, or under orders of the governor or chief executive of a state in response to a disaster or civil disorder in that state, or
- A current or former member of the Coast Guard who participated in a drug interdiction operation, regardless of the location.
Languages:
None
Program Fees:
No fee
Intake Process:
Call for services
Documents Required
- None
Contacts
Program Contact Information
Primary Contact
Program Contact Information
(847) 927-8387
Phone Numbers
Vet Center Call Center (877-WAR-VETS)
(877) 927-8387
Address Listings
Mailing
810 Vermont Avenue
Washington, DC 20420
Physical (Primary)
Confidential Location
Washington, DC 20420
Handicap Accessible?
Yes
Wishlist:
None
Volunteer Opportunities:
None
Date of Official Change:
December 21, 2023
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Geography Served
- Illinois
- Lake County
- Lake County
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