Veterans Service Office

Vet Center Readjustment Counseling Service

One fact of war is that in its aftermath, while nations enjoy peace, some warriors experience psychological and social distress. Congress established the provision for readjustment counseling by the Department of Veterans Affairs in 1979, recognizing that a significant number of Vietnam era veterans continued to experience readjustment problems. In 1991, legislation extended eligibility for counseling to combat veterans of post-Vietnam era conflicts, including the Persian Gulf, Panama, Grenada, and Lebanon. In 1997, Congress again provided legislation expanding Vet Center services to ALL war zone veterans, as well as to veterans who experienced sexual trauma while on active duty.

Readjustment Counseling Service presently operates 196 Vet Centers located throughout the United States, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Vet Centers help veterans and their family members make a satisfying post-war readjustment to civilian life through a broad and successful range of counseling, outreach and referrals.

• Services:
•  Individual readjustment counseling
•  Referral for benefits assistance
•  Group readjustment counseling
•  Liaison with community agencies
•  Marital and family counseling
•  Substance abuse information and referral
•  Group substance abuse counseling
•  Community education

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