The VA Caregiver Support program offers services specifically designed for the family caregiver, including a Caregiver Support Line, Caregiver Support Coordinators, and in-home and adult day health care options.
The National Center for PTSD is the center of excellence for research and education on the prevention, understanding, and treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Although the center provides no direct clinical care, its purpose is to improve the well-being and understanding of American Veterans.
Vet Centers across the country provide a broad range of counseling, outreach, and referral services to combat Veterans and their families regardless of discharge status.
The Veterans Crisis Line connects Veterans in crisis and their families and friends with qualified, caring Department of Veterans Affairs responders through a confidential toll-free hotline, online chat, or text.
The U.S. Department of Labor Veterans’ Employment & Training Service (DOL VETS) project that addresses the employment challenges of returning Service Members living with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and/or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Vets4Warriors is a 24/7 peer support network for a service member, veteran, family member or caregiver who needs to talk to someone who has been through similar situations and can help them get answers to their questions. They offer confidential conversations and trusted solutions to physical, mental or social challenges before those challenges turn into crises.
The Warrior Care Network provides clinical and family-centered treatment to post-9/11 veterans living with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury (TBI), and other related conditions.
The Women Veterans Call Center is a VA call center that receives and responds to questions from women veterans, their families, and caregivers across the nation about available VA services and resources. Open Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. ET and Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. ET
The Wounded Soldier and Family Hotline offers wounded, injured, or ill soldiers and their families a way to share concerns on the quality of patient care. To provide senior Army leaders with visibility on medically-related issues so they can properly allocate resources to better serve soldiers and families. Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) began when several veterans and friends, moved by stories of the first wounded service members returning home from Afghanistan and Iraq, took action to help others in need. What started as a program to provide comfort items to wounded service members has grown into a complete rehabilitative effort to assist warriors as they recover and transition back to civilian life. Thousands of wounded warriors and caregivers receive support each year through WWP programs designed to nurture the mind and body, and encourage economic empowerment.
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