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Veterans Affairs Suicide Hotline


Suicide prevention help for veterans with emotional crisis. Staffed by mental health professionals working with local VA mental health providers to help callers.

Voice: 1-800-273-8255 (when connected, press 1)

Verified: 10/21/2008


Paralyzed Vets of America


Information, referral and advocacy for disabilities and paralyzed vets.

Voice: 1-800-424-8200

Website: http://www.pva.org

Verified: 10/21/2008


Disabled Veterans Job Assistance Line


Provides assistance and referrals for returning disabled service members, recently medically retired service members and spouses of disabled service members. Supports veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, as well as all disabled veterans of other conflicts, campaigns or wars and disabled children.

Voice: 1-800-378-4559 (ext.2)

Verified: 10/21/2008


Veterans of the Vietnam War, Inc.


Membership organization open to all veterans and their supporters. Educates public about post-traumatic stress disorder, veteran health issues, Agent Orange and POW/MIA issues. Maintains a Find-a-Vet locator service, publishes newsletter, works with homeless veterans and incarcerated vets.

Voice: 1-800-843-8626

Website: http://www.vvnw.org

E-mail: vvnwnatl@epix.net

Verified: 10/21/2008


Army Wounded Soldier and Family Hotline


Offers wounded and injured soldiers and family members a way to seek help to resolve medical issues and to provide an information channel of soldier medically related issues directly to senior Army leadership so they can improve how Army serves the medical needs of soldiers and their families.

Voice: 1-800-984-8523

Verified: 10/21/2008


VA Special Issues Helpline


Refers Gulf war veterans and veterans affected by agent orange with medical problems to local Gulf war and agent orange coordinators at local VA medical centers. Other special issues addressed.

Voice: 1-800-749-8387

Verified: 10/21/2008


Department of Veterans Affairs


Provides comprehensive information on available programs and services for veterans including pensions, vocational rehab, survivor's benefits, presidential memorial certificates, education programs and home loan programs for dependents. Special programs for disabled, homeless, minority and women veterans.

Voice: 1-800-827-1000

Website: http://www.va.gov

Verified: 10/21/2008


Disabled American Veterans


Provides free, professional assistance to veterans and their families in obtaining benefits and services earned through military service and provided by the department of Veteran Affairs and other agencies of the government. Guidelines for developing chapters.

Voice: 1-877-426-2838

Website: http://www.dav.org

E-mail: feedback@davmail.org

Verified: 10/16/2008


National Veterans Service Fund, Inc.


Provides social services for Vietnam and Persian Gulf War veterans and their families. Focuses on those with disabled children. Provides publications and also offers an online bulletin board.

Voice: 1-800-521-0198

Website: http://www.nvsf.org

Verified: 10/21/2008



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