Program Description
Readjustment
Counseling Readjustment counseling is a
wide range of services provided to combat veterans in the effort to make a
satisfying transition from military to civilian life. Services include
- Individual
counseling
- Group
counseling
- Marital and family counseling
(as it relates to the veteran’s military service)
- Medical
referrals
- Assistance in applying for va
benefits
- Employment counseling
- Guidance and referral
- Alcohol/drug
assessments
- Information and referral to
community
resources
Family
members of combat veterans can also receive readjustment counseling services
if the veteran is receiving
them.
Readjustment counseling is provided
at community-based Vet Centers nationwide. In some cases, the Vet Centers
can furnish services through other providers closer to a veteran’s home.
Bereavement
Services Bereavement counseling is
assistance and support to people with emotional and psychological stress
after the death of a loved one. It includes a broad range of transition
services, including outreach, counseling, and referral services to family
members.
Counseling can sometimes be made
available in the family's home or anywhere the family feels most
comfortable.
General Program Requirements
Readjustment Counseling for
Veterans and
Families
Readjustment
counseling services at the Vet Centers are not part of the Medical Benefits
Package.
You don’t have to apply for
health care to get these services.
To
qualify for readjustment services in one of VA’s 200 community-based Vet
Centers, you must have served in a war zone. Here are the qualifying periods
and combat theaters: - WORLD WAR II - Three
eligible categories
- European-African-Middle Eastern
Campaign-Medal (Dec. 7, 1941, to Nov. 8,
1945)
- Asiatic - Pacific Campaign Medal
(Dec. 7, 1941, to Mar. 2, 1946) or
-
American Campaign Medal (Dec. 7, 1941, to Mar. 2,
1946)
- AMERICAN
MERCHANT MARINES – In oceangoing service during the period of armed
conflict, Dec. 7, 1941 to Aug. 15,
1945
- KOREAN WAR - June 27. 1950, to -
July 27, 1954 (eligible for the Korean Service
Medal)
- VIETNAM WAR - Feb. 28, 1961, to
May 7, 1975
- LEBANON - Aug. 25, 1982, to
Feb. 26, 1984
- GRENADA - Oct. 23, 1983 to
Nov. 21, 1983
- PANAMA - Dec. 20, 1989 to
Jan. 31, 1990
- PERSIAN GULF - Aug. 2,
1990, to - a date yet to be
determined
- SOMALIA - Sept. 17, 1992 to -
a date yet to be determined
- OPERATION
JOINT ENDEAVOR, OPERATION JOINT GUARD, AND OPERATION JOINT FORGE in the
former Yugoslavia (Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia, aboard U.S. Naval vessels
operating in the Adriatic Sea, or air spaces above those
areas).
- GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM -
Veterans who serve or have served in military expeditions to combat
terrorism on or after September 11, 2001, and before a date yet to be
determined
Campaigns include:
- Operation Enduring
Freedom
- Operation Iraqi
Freedom.
Family
members may also receive services if the veteran is receiving
them.
Bereavement
Services
Family members
(including parents) qualify for bereavement services if a loved one died in
the line of duty in active service The death need not be combat-related.
Service may have been in peacetime or
wartime.
Family members of persons who
died while in reserve or National Guard training also
qualify.
Application Process For more information, see the Program Contact Information below.
Program Contact Information
Vet Center staff are available toll free during normal business
hours at:
Eastern:
1-800-905-4675
and
Pacific
1-866-496-8838
Bereavement Services You can
call at:
202-273-9116
or email us at:
vet.center@va.gov
We'll help you contact the nearest Vet Center.
Readjustment counseling More information is
available at:
http://www.vetcenter.va.gov
Managing Agency
Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
http://www1.va.gov/health
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