Veterans clinic coming to Logansport

Veterans clinic coming to Logansport

At first, center will be open two days a week.

By MELISSA SORIA
nhi news service

LOGANSPORT — A regional veterans clinic is coming to Logansport.

During a news conference Monday afternoon, U.S. Rep. Joe Donnelly said the facility would be the first of its kind in the nation, offering services from the Veterans Administration’s health administration, benefits administration and Vet Centers.

In the beginning, the clinic will be open perhaps two days a week.

“It will be based on need,” said Samantha Slater, Donnelly’s press secretary.

The health administration will offer outpatient group therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder twice a month at the center. Donnelly said the center was also expected to expand to include other treatments, such as substance abuse counseling.

The benefits administration will provide a benefits counselor two days a week to help with the processing of benefits. Hours will increase, if needed, Donnelly said.

In addition, the VA’s Vet Centers program will have a counselor available two days a month to provide psychological assessments and readjustment counseling to individuals, groups and families.

Donnelly and the Northern Indiana VA are working to find a location in or near Logansport. He said there was no timeline for opening the center, but he added, “the sooner, the better.”
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