AddictionCenter.com’s Drug Rehab Guide for Veterans – Alcohol and prescription drug abuse are higher among active duty service members and veterans. Many of these people suffer from underlying post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Veterans who have seen combat may have co-occurring disorders, such as depression or post-traumatic stress disorder, in addition to an addiction. For immediate treatment help call: (877) 649-8544
Disabled American Veterans– The 1.2 million-member Disabled American Veterans (DAV) is a non-profit 501(c)(4) charity dedicated to building better lives for America’s disabled veterans and their families.
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America– We are a 21st Century veterans’ organization dedicated to standing with the veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan from their first day home through the rest of their lives. We strive to build an empowered generation of veterans who provide sustainable leadership for our country and their communities.
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America’s Rapid Response Referral Program – RRRP is a lifeline for veterans, connecting them with benefits they’ve earned and confidential advice. This is more than a service portal – RRRP’s Master’s Level Social Workers are trained to guide veterans through every stage of the process and ensure no veteran is left behind. And it’s free for veterans and their families.
Iraq Veterans Against the War– Membership includes recent veterans and active duty servicemen and women from all branches of military service, National Guard members, and reservists who have served in the United States military since September 11, 2001. Therefore, IVAW is leading the movement of veterans and GIs who are working to bring the troops home now.
Military Consumer – Your First Line of Defense – Frequent relocation, separation from family and friends, the stresses of deployment and a steady paycheck from Uncle Sam can make military households an attractive target for scam artists. That’s why the Department of Defense, the Federal Trade Commission, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Office of Servicemember Affairs, and Military Saves have joined to sponsor Military Consumer — a campaign to empower military and veteran communities with tips and tools to be informed consumers.
The Mission Continues, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, was founded in 2007 after CEO Eric Greitens returned home from service in Iraq as a Navy SEAL. Its Mission is to build an America where every returning veteran can serve again as a citizen leader, and where together we honor the fallen by living their values through service.
National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder contains detailed information about PTSD, including treatment modalities, general resource information, publications, research and contact information.
National Resource Directory – A website connecting Wounded Warriors, Service Members, Veterans & their Families with Those Who Support Them.
National Veterans Foundation – Information on accessing benefits
Operation Homefront offers critical needs assistance and home repairs to eligible service members.
Paralyzed Veterans of America fight for better health care, aid in the search for a truly satisfying career. What’s more, we are committed to ongoing care by educating clinicians about spinal cord injury, and we’re deeply invested in the future—a cure for paralysis.
Quality of Life Plus was created to foster and generate innovations to aid and improve the quality of life for those injured in the line of duty. We accept challenges from wounded active-duty and retired military veterans, members of the intelligence and law enforcement communities, first responders and other public servants injured in the line of duty. These challenges become projects at our state-of-the-art QL+ Laboratory, located at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) in San Luis Obispo, California. By harnessing the exceptional creative and engineering skills of students and faculty at Cal Poly, QL+ succeeds in developing innovative solutions that help our nation’s heroes to live, to work and to play.
Social Security and Disability Resource Center– The Social Security and Disability Resource Center website (www.ssdrc.com) explains what benefits are available, how to apply, and also provides answers to many questions that veterans typically have, but often have trouble finding answers to.
Service Women’s Action Network SWAN supports, defends, and empowers today’s servicewomen and women veterans of all eras, through groundbreaking advocacy initiatives and innovative, healing community programs.
Become a Military Social Worker (SocialWorkLicenseMap.com)- There is a great need for social workers to work with military members, veterans, and their families. The unique challenges and opportunities with each branch of the Armed Forces presents an opportunity to help this community in some capacity, whether through social services, mental and behavioral health therapy, housing, care coordination, or a variety of other services.
Veteran Centers provide readjustment counseling and outreach services to all veterans who served in any combat zone. Services are also available for their family members for military-related issues.
Veterans Crisis Line (formerly the Veterans Suicide Prevention Hotline)- The Veterans Crisis Line is a free, confidential service available 24/7/365 for Veterans, Service Members, and their loved ones even if they are not registered with the Department of Veterans Affairs or enrolled in VA healthcare. Veterans, Service Members, and their loved ones can call 988 and Press 1.
Veterans For Peace includes men and women veterans of all eras and duty stations spanning the Spanish Civil War (1936-39), World War II, the Korean, Vietnam, Gulf and current Iraq wars as well as other conflicts. Our collective experience tells us wars are easy to start and hard to stop and that those hurt are often the innocent. Thus, other means of problem solving are necessary.
Women Veterans Health Program provides full range of medical and mental health services for women veterans.
Wounded Warrior Project– To foster the most successful, well-adjusted generation of wounded warriors in this nation’s history.
Wounded Warrior Regiment – The Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Regiment provides and facilitates non-medical care to combat and non-combat Wounded, Ill, and Injured (WII) Marines, and Sailors attached to or in direct support of Marine units, and their family members in order to assist them as they return to duty or transition to civilian life. The WWR assists active, reserve and veteran Marines. The Regimental Headquarters element, located in Quantico, VA, commands the operations of two Wounded Warrior Battalions located at Camp Pendleton, California and Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and multiple detachments in locations around the globe.
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Most veterans do not know that .50 is taken out of every check
they get. This money goes to the Old Soldiers Home in Washington DC . The policy is you must have 20 years active duty to enter the Home. They are lobbying to raise this to $1
No families currently reside there though the soldiers are getting
married their wife cannot live there with them. Women are quietly per sona non grata. However its ok to make payroll to
unsympathetic staff out of this money. If everybody pays then
everybody stays. Wouldn’t that be fair? Insurance that denies
you coverage when you need it is pretty poor.