Find a vet center...
The Veterans Administration has a resource to help veterans find the nearest vet center to them.
Connect with a map online at http://www.vetcenter.va.gov/index.asp. Or, you can call 1-866-496-8838 during normal business hours.
"Vet Centers understand and appreciate Veterans' war experiences while assisting them and their family members toward a successful post-war adjustment in their community," says the Vet Center Web site.
You can get help with individual and group counseling, marital and family counseling, bereavement counseling, medical and benefits referral, employment assessment and counseling, military sexual trauma counseling and referral, education, substance abuse assessment and referral, along with screening and referral for medical issues like traumatic brain injury and depression, the site says.
How do you know if you qualify?
"If you, or a family member, served in any combat zone and received a military campaign ribbon (Vietnam, Southwest Asia, OEF, OIF, etc.) you are eligible for Vet Center services," the Vet Center website says.
By Jeff Hansel, member Association of Health Care Journalists
Health Reporter for the Post-Bulletin newspaper, 18 1st Ave. S.E. in Rochester, Minnesota 55904
Twitter Hansel's Pulse: @Jeff Hansel
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