Veteran Resources

Interested in finding the benefits and services available to you as a veteran? We hope the links below — both within and outside of the VA — will help.

Are you in crisis and need help right now? 1-800-273-TALK (8255), Veterans Press 1. This is the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. It's free, confidential, and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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VA Forms and Toll-Free Phone Numbers
VA Health Care, Benefits, and Injury
Employment for Veterans
Homelessness
PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) and other Mental Health Resources
Women Veterans

VA Forms & Toll-Free Phone Numbers

Looking for a specific VA form? You can search for it by form number or keyword here: http://www.va.gov/vaforms/

If you don't know the form number you need, some specific keywords may help you find what you are looking for. Here are some suggestions:

Benefits	Education	Prescription
Compensation	Job	Medication
Expense	GI Bill	PTSD
Direct deposit	Appeal	Disability
Dependent	Rights	Flag

Toll-free numbers for VA benefits: https://iris.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1703

Find a VA office near you: http://www2.va.gov/directory/guide/home.asp?isFlash=1

Health Care, Benefits, & Injury

Find out if you qualify for benefits: http://www.va.gov/healtheligibility/Library/tools/Quick_Eligibility_Check/index.asp .

VA Health Care Overview: http://www.va.gov/healtheligibility , or call 1-877-222-8387 (VETS).

Find a VA health care provider near you: http://www2.va.gov/directory/guide/Allstate.asp?isflash=0

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

According to USA Today, as many as 360,000 veterans may have brain injuries. If you think you may have TBI, call the Centers of Excellence at 866-966-1020 or the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center at 800-870-9244 for help.

More resources for veterans with TBI: http://avbi.org/programs.html .

PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) and other Mental Health Resources

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255), Veterans Press 1. Free, confidential, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Help is available. Contact The National Center for PTSD at http://www.ptsd.va.gov/ . More information here: http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/pages/fslist-ptsd-overview.asp .

Find a PTSD program near you: http://www2.va.gov/directory/guide/PTSD.asp .

Help Through Gaming

Are you a gamer? Second Life player? Take a look at the DOD's T2 Virtual PTSD Experience at http://www.t2health.org/vwproj/ . This online tool immerses the player in an interactive setting that simulates a PTSD-causing combat experience, discusses danger cues, triggers, and most importantly, how to begin to get better.

Employment for Veterans

VA Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment Service

The VetSuccess program helps disabled veterans find and keep good jobs, and helps those who can't work due to their injuries live as independently as possible: http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/vre

The National Coalition for Homeless Veterans offers information and resources to get you back to work: http://www.nchv.org/employment_assistance.cfm

America's VETERAN provides a federal government job search: http://www.fedshirevets.gov/

Homelessness

VA Homeless Veteran Resources

The VA is working to end veteran homelessness within five years: http://www.va.gov/homeless/ .

The National Coalition for Homeless Veterans: http://www.nchv.org/wheretogo.cfm .

Health Care for Homeless Veterans by State:
http://www.va.gov/HOMELESS/HCHV.asp and click "Local HCHV coordinators list".

Women Veterans

To contact the Women Veterans Program Manager at your local VA and access health care enrollment forms, visit: http://www.publichealth.va.gov/womenshealth/ . Your program manager is there to help you coordinate services, including medical and mental health care and sexual abuse counseling.

For more resources, visit the VA Center for Women Veterans at http://www.va.gov/womenvet/ . Their top 25 most frequently asked questions are available on a link at the bottom right of this page.