With unique issues that demand a unique skillset, Veterans rely on VA psychologists to help them improve their quality of life and take charge of their care.
Vet Centers are conducting a survey (ending Nov. 30) to find out how much Veterans and service members know about them.
Vet Center archery match allowed Veterans to relax. It requires bodily focus and awareness. You can't be other places, thinking about other things. It's an escape.
Due to recent world events, Veterans may be feeling emotional distress as they may be reminded of their own deployment experiences.
Although Vet Centers offer unlimited counseling appointments, U.S. Army Veteran Sandra Hardy had it set in her mind she would only need a couple of visits. Three years later, she's still going.
Air Force Reserve Veteran Candace wanted to serve other Veterans. Now she works at a Vet Center, helping Veterans and their family members.
“The Vet Center has been helpful and there are some extra things I’ve learned. I came to see what information might be useful to me.”
Navy Vietnam Veteran Harry Collins always believed he was fine. He stuck to his daily routines and went to work, leading an outwardly normal life. But his "I'm fine" routine never included how to manage his thoughts and emotions following his war time service.
A Vet Center in Abilene, Texas, is helping Veterans with a unique therapy program based on archery. Veterans learn new skills and have time to connect in relaxing ways and encourage each other.
In the latest COVID-19 update on VA’s Borne the Battle Podcast, Gabriel Botero, Brooklyn VA Vet Center Director, and Lizabeth Kosmopoulos, Biloxi Vet Center Director, discuss being mobilized into two of the current hardest affected areas for COVID-19, New York City and New Orleans.
Vet Center services are also provided to family members of Veterans and Service members for military-related issues when they aid in the readjustment of those who have served. This includes bereavement counseling for families who experience an active duty death.
Rogelio "Roger" Rodriguez used EMDR treatment from his Vet Center to overcome PTSD from his 10 deployments with the Air National Guard.