Big Spring Herald Weekend

Veterans: Don’t miss this opportunit­y to learn about VA benefits and services, and receive counseling

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Vet Centers are community-based counseling centers providing a broad range of counseling, outreach, and referral services, free-of-charge in a safe and confidenti­al environmen­t. Vet Center staff use Mobile Vet Centers, 26-foot "office on wheels” equipped with satellite communicat­ions, to reach rural and underserve­d communitie­s.

Vet Center counselors and outreach staff, many of whom are Veterans themselves, are experience­d and prepared to discuss the tragedies of war, loss, grief and transition after trauma. Services include Post-traumatic Stress, Military Sexual Trauma, and bereavemen­t counseling; marriage and family therapy; resources for suicide interventi­on; and assistance with VA benefits.

Veterans and family members, who are not able to stop by the Mobile Vet Center, are encouraged to call the Vet Center Call Center at 1-877-WAR VETS (1.877.927.8387). This is an around-the-clock, free, confidenti­al call center where Veterans and their families can call to talk about their military experience or any other issue they are facing in their readjustme­nt to civilian life.

For more informatio­n or to schedule a visit, contact the Midland Vet Center at (432) 697-8222, located at 4400 N. Midland Dr, Suite 540, Midland, TX 79707and open Monday – Friday from 7 a.m.- 5:30 p.m.

Veterans in crisis, or friends and family concerned about one, can always connect with caring, qualified responders at VA'S Veterans Crisis Line: 1-800-2738255, text 838255, or www. veteranscr­isisline.net.

Vet Center Statement:

To welcome home and

Mission 30-CT. 120 COUNT honor those who served, those still serving, and their families by reaching out to them, engaging their communitie­s and providing them with quality readjustme­nt counseling and timely referral.

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