Resources for Veterans
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
(877) 696-6775 (toll-free)
www.hhs.gov
SAMHSA
SAMHSA's publications on veterans include several short
reports from the Agency's Office of Applied Studies (OAS).
Recent reports include Substance Use, Dependence,
and Treatment among Veterans and Alcohol Use
and Alcohol-Related Risk Behaviors among Veterans
(see
SAMHSA News, January/February 2006). Visit
SAMHSA's Web site at www.oas.samhsa.gov/topics.cfm
for a complete list under the topic "Veterans."
Other SAMHSA resources include:
SAMHSA's National Mental Health Information Center
(800) 789-2647 (toll-free)
(240) 276-2550
www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov
SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug
Information
(800) 729-6686 (toll-free)
(800) 487-4889 (TDD) (toll-free)
(877) 767-8432 (Spanish) (toll-free)
www.ncadi.samhsa.gov
SAMHSA's National Helpline
(800) 662-HELP (4357) (toll-free)
(English and Spanish)
(800) 487-4889 (TDD) (toll-free)
SAMHSA's Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator
This is a searchable directory of alcohol and drug treatment
programs.
www.findtreatment.samhsa.gov
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Other Federal Agencies
U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)
Main Office: (703) 681-0064
www.defenselink.mil
Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public
Affairs
(703) 428-0711
www.defenselink.mil/pubs/almanac/asdpa.html
United States Army
Army Center for Substance Abuse Programs (ACSAP)
(703) 681-5583
http://acsap.army.mil
United States Marine Corps
Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS)
(703) 784-9526
www.usmc-mccs.org
United States Navy
Navy Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Program (NADAP)
www.npc.navy.mil/commandsupport/NADAP
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
VA Benefits: (800) 827-1000 (toll-free)
www.va.gov
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Non-Government Resources
AMVETS
(301) 683-4030
www.amvets.org
Disabled American Veterans (DAV)
(859) 441-7300
www.dav.org
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
(800) 950-NAMI (6264) (toll-free)
www.nami.org
National Coalition for Homeless Veterans (NCHV)
(800) VET-HELP (838-4357) (toll-free)
www.nchv.org
National Mental Health Association (NMHA)
(800) 969-NMHA (6642) (toll-free)
(800) 433-5959 (TTY)
www.nmha.org
National Veterans Foundation (NVF)
(877) 777-4443 (toll-free)
www.nvf.org
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