Resources for Veterans and their Families
This is a show whose focus is helping service members, veterans, and their families. It only seems appropriate to have a list of resources available for those folks who might not know where to turn. All phone numbers can be tapped on from a smartphone to connect directly to the number shown.
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline | dial 988 or 1-800-273-8255 (24/7)
- For Veteran Crisis Line, press "1"
- Online chat
- Text 988
- For the deaf and hard of hearing, use your preferred relay service or dial 711 and then 988.
- Línea de Prevención del Suicidio y Crisis: 1-888-628-9454
- 22 Until None
- America's Warrior Partnership
- Stop Soldier Suicide | 1-844-889-5610 (M-F 9-5 ET)
- Vets4Warriors | 1-855-838-8255
- Vet Center
- IAVA Quick Reaction Force (QRF) 1-855-91-RAPID (72743) (24/7)
- Hold My Guns
- Department of Veterans Affairs Disability Compensation
- REE Medical: Get the VA disability compensation you deserve. Whether you're under-rated or haven't filed yet, REE Medical can help get you the rating you deserve. They'll help you:
- Find out what disability rating you qualify for.
- Get a convenient and thorough exam from a physician you can trust.
- Receive detailed medical evidence to strengthen your VA disability claim.
- File your claim with confidence, knowing that you included the most precise, competent, and thorough medical evidence available.
The Department of Veterans Affairs can pay for emergency medical care at non-VA emergency rooms. You must notify the VA within 72 hours of your emergency room visit. In certain other cases, you can receive care from a community provider, but it must be approved before getting treatment.
- Determine eligibility through the online Health Benefits Explorer, or call 877-222-VETS (8387)
- Community Care Overview
- Veteran Care
- General Community Care
- Urgent Care
- Emergency Care
- Copayments
- Billing and Payments
- America's Mighty Warriors
- American Gold Star Mothers
- Children of Fallen Soldiers Relief Fund
- Combat Control Foundation
- Folds of Honor
- Gold Star Awareness
- Gold Star Moms
- Gold Star Ride Foundation
- Gold Star Wives of America, Inc.
- Green Beret Foundation
- Ironman Gold Star Initiative
- Military Casualty Assistance
- National Association of State Directors of Veterans
- National Association of County Veterans Service Officers
- Price of Freedom Foundation
- Survivor Outreach Services (SOS)
- The Society of Military Widows
- Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS)
- U.S. Army Survivor Outreach Services 1-855 707-2769
- U.S Navy Gold Star Program 1-888-509-8759
- Vet Center
- Action-Oriented
- American Legion
- Army Week
- Bee Daring Foundation
- Body Memory Process
- Camp Resilience
- Catalyst Refuge
- Circles Group Therapy
- Claymore Vets
- Cohen Veterans Network
- EFT/Tapping
- Endurance Society
- Freedom Alliance
- Gis for GIs
- Heal the Hero Foundation
- Heroic Gardens
- Hope & Healing At Hillenglade
- Horsesensing
- Inspired Performance Institute
- Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America
- iRest Meditation
- Level Up Health Coaching
- Melody Clouds
- Mental Health Screening Test
- Mighty Oaks Foundation
- Military Counseling San Antonio
- Military Outdoors
- Military Veteran Dad
- Mission K9 Rescue
- Oath to Country Foundation
- One Sacred Family
- Operation Inasmuch
- Operation Vet Fit
- Project Refit
- PTSD Unplugged
- QMissions - Healing Through Service
- Resilient Warrior Foundation
- Rosebud Consulting Suicide Prevention Training
- SEAWAVES - Support Education Awareness Wellness and Validation for Eating Disorders and Self Care
- Semper K9
- TBI Therapist
- Team RWB
- The Couples Whisperer
- The Pleural Mesothelioma Center
- The Unleashed Heart
- The Veterans Ranch
- Train a Dog Save a Warrior
- Trauma Healing Yoga
- Trauma-Informed Academy
- Travis Manion Foundation
- VA Acupuncture
- VA Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry
- VA Center of Innovation for Pain Research, Informatics, Multi-morbidities, and Education
- VA Homeless Programs
- VA Massage Therapy
- Vet Voice Foundation
- Veterans Art Foundation
- Veterans Expeditions
- Veterans of Foreign Wars
- VetPark
- Vitanya Brain Performance
- War Horses for Veterans
- Warrior Surf Foundation
- We Defy Foundation
- Wellness 4 Vets
- Wounded Warrior Project
- B.R.A.V.E.
- Battlefields to Ballfields
- Blue Star Academy
- Bunker Labs
- Candorful - practice job interviews
- Career Recon
- Clearance Jobs
- College Recon
- DoD SkillBridge
- eMentor Program
- Four Block
- Life Skills for Soldiers
- LinkedIn Premium - 1 free year
- Military Transition Roundtable
- Montgomery GI Bill
- MyMilitaryBenefits
- NextOp
- O*Net Career Interest Profiler
- Operation Freelance
- Oracle Veteran Internship Program
- Post-9/11 GI Bill
- Re4ormed
- Resume Advantage
- Shift 6
- Tech for Troops
- Texas Veterans Commission
- The Tailored Man - Suits for Soldiers Program
- The Veteran Professional
- USO Pathfinder Transition Program
- Veteran Readiness and Employment
- Veterans Beer Club
- Veterans Bridge Home
- Veterati
- VetGigs
- Warriors Ethos
- WP Connects
- Yellow Ribbon Program
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