VA Vet Centers Coming to 39 Communities

VA Vet Centers Coming to 39 Communities
July 9th, 2008 (12 views )
VA Vet Centers Coming to 39 Communities
Peake: Provide counseling for all combat veterans

WASHINGTON (July 9, 2008) - Combat veterans will receive readjustment
counseling and other assistance in 39 additional communities across the
country where the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will develop Vet
Centers by fall 2009.

“Community-based Vet Centers – already in all 50 states – are a key
component of VA’s mental health program,” said Dr. James B. Peake,
Secretary of Veterans Affairs. “I’m pleased we can expand access to
bring services closer to even more veterans, including screening and
counseling for post-traumatic stress disorder.”

The existing 232 centers conduct community outreach to offer counseling
on employment, family issues and education to combat veterans and family
members, as well as bereavement counseling for families of service
members killed on active duty and counseling for veterans who were
sexually harassed on active duty.
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