Jan. 7—An open house for Midland Vet Center’s new location is scheduled for 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Jan. 29 at 4001 W. Illinois Ave., Midland. Veterans, family members, friends and community members are invited.
The Midland Vet Center is holding the open house to introduce veterans, family members, friends and community members to its new location and staff. The open house will also feature refreshments and a short, dedication ceremony at 4 p.m.
Under the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Vet Centers are community-based counseling centers that provide a wide range of social and psychological services, including professional readjustment counseling to eligible veterans, active duty service members, including National Guard and Reserve components, and their families.
Readjustment counseling is offered to make a successful transition from military to civilian life or after a traumatic event experienced in the military. Individual, group, marriage, and family counseling is offered in addition to referral and connection to other VA or community benefits and services.
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.
Confidential readjustment counseling services are provided at 300 Vet Centers, 83 mobile Vet Centers, numerous outstations, and community access points as well as 24/7 through the Vet Center Call Center. More than 2,000 staff are ready to assist eligible veterans, active duty service members and their families with a wide range of services, ranging from socioeconomic concerns to dealing with the trauma associated with war, sexual assault, and psychological injury.
Veterans in crisis, or friends and family concerned about one, can always connect with caring, qualified responders at VA’s Veterans Crisis Line: 988 then press 1, text 838255, or www.veteranscrisisline.net.
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