Veterans and Mental Health Care

VA Mental Health Services | Veterans Affairs

Our services range from peer support with other Veterans to counseling, therapy, medication, or a combination of these options.

Mental Health Home

Treatment. VA is here to provide and connect you with clinical resources and peer support so you can confront and manage any mental health challenge. We offer ...

Veteran and Military Mental Health Issues - StatPearls - NCBI

Research shows that depression is responsible for up to 9% of all ambulatory military health network appointments. The military environment can ...

Veterans' Mental Health Issues | RAND

RAND research shows that veterans who have been deployed are more likely than civilians to experience mental health conditions or cognitive injuries.

Department of Veterans Affairs Mental Health Services: Need ... - NCBI

The purpose of this chapter is to detail the characteristics of the OIF, OEF, and OND veteran population, describe the mental health needs that exist within ...

Veteran Mental Health Services | Wounded Warrior Project

Warrior Care Network. WWP partners with four world-renowned academic medical centers to offer a two-week mental health program to help veterans manage ...

Study aims to remove barriers to veterans seeking mental health ...

According to a report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, more than 5 million veterans suffered from these ...

Protecting Veterans' Access to Mental Health Care | NAMI

Ensuring America's veterans have timely access to high-quality mental health care is imperative to reduce the high rate of suicide among veterans.

Supporting the Behavioral Health Needs of Our Nation's Veterans

More telling are the numbers of Veterans who were not engaged in treatment; more than half of Veterans with a mental illness did not receive ...

Mental Health Program for Veterans

HHSC and the Texas Veterans Commission partner to administer the Mental Health Program for Veterans, which provides peer-to-peer counseling to service ...

Veterans & Active Duty | NAMI - National Alliance on Mental Illness

Nearly 1 in 4 active duty members showed signs of a mental health condition, according to a 2014 study in JAMA Psychiatry. On this page we focus on ...

Opportunities Exist to Further Meet Student Veterans' Mental Health ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides health care to veterans for mental health conditions, such as depression and substance use ...

Veterans Mental Health: Addressing the Lingering Impact of War

Everyone can play a role in improving care for those who've answered their country's call of duty.

Behavioral Health - Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs

Call the program at (312) 942-8387 (VETS). Illinois Department of Human Services. The Illinois ...

Mental Health - Texas Veterans Commission

Mental Health · Overview · (512) 463-6091 · [email protected] ...

Understanding Veterans and Mental Illness | NVHS

Such mental health illnesses affecting Veterans include depression, anxiety, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Mental health and substance abuse help for veterans - USAGov

Call the VA crisis hotline at 988 if you are a veteran and need help right now. Learn about more Veterans Affairs mental health and ...

Canceled Appointments, Unexplained Mixups – Veterans Facing ...

Canceled Appointments, Unexplained Mixups – Veterans Facing Challenges Getting VA Mental Health Care ... This story, part of a series of ...

Veterans Mental Health and Medical Benefits - DAV

Veterans can find the nearest Vet Center by accessing the online locator, or by calling the 24-hour confidential call center at 1-877-WAR VETS (1.877.927.8387).

How the VA Fails Veterans on Mental Health - ProPublica

In 2022, mental health was about 13% of the total health care budget. In 2012, it was about 12%. Agency leaders have acknowledged that growing ...