Keeping the Promise “To care for those who have borne the battle and their widow and orphans.” -- Abraham Lincoln 1865 “Welcoming Home Combat Veterans and Their Families” VA Crisis Hotline: 1-800-273-8255 [press 1] | 24/7 Vet Center Call Center 1-877-927-8387

We are the people in Veteran’s Affairs who welcome home war Veterans with honor by providing readjustment-counseling in a private, safe and caring manner. “Welcoming Home Combat Veterans and Their Families” VA Crisis Hotline: 1-800-273-8255 [press 1] | 24/7 Vet Center Call Center 1-877-927-8387

HAS ANYONE HEARD OF A VET CENTER? Many Veterans have never heard of the Vet Center! All services are 100% free and confidential! Community-based setting, will not find a Vet Center inside a VA clinic or VA hospital Goal: provide counseling, outreach and referral services, to help Veterans make a post-war adjustment to civilian life. Getting started. A quick survey… Our Mission: We are the people in the U.S Department of Veterans Affairs who welcome home war Veterans with honor by providing quality readjustment services in a caring manner, assisting Veterans and their family members toward a successful postwar adjustment in or near their communities. VA Crisis Hotline: 1-800-273-8255 [press 1] | 24/7 Vet Center Call Center 1-877-927-8387

VET CENTER HISTORY 1979: VA established outreach centers for Vietnam Veterans and their families out of the recognition that a significant number of Vietnam era Vets were still experiencing readjustment problems. Services extended to all war zone Veterans, sexual harassment/assault victims of any era, drone pilots, first responders, mortuary services, family members of deployed military personnel, and bereavement services. All services are 100% free and confidential! Currently we have over 300 locations nationwide, including Alaska and Hawaii. Also in: Puerto Rico Guam Samoan Islands US Virgin Islands Philippines VA Crisis Hotline: 1-800-273-8255 [press 1] | 24/7 Vet Center Call Center 1-877-927-8387

ORGANIZATION CHART VA Crisis Hotline: 1-800-273-8255 [press 1] | 24/7 Vet Center Call Center 1-877-927-8387

VET CENTER SERVICES Counseling: Employment guidance Individual Group Marital and family Bereavement Drug and alcohol Military Sexual Trauma (MST) Employment guidance Liaison with the VA Benefits assistance Referral services Outreach in urban and rural communities Coffee and a safe place to talk Counselors with combat experience Flexible hours and walk-ins are welcome Counseling and referrals Outreach within the urban & rural communities – reaching Veterans where they are, including Employee Assistance Program briefings, county and state fairs, Military/Veterans Family Days, and Veteran Career Fairs. Saturday hours & late week-day hours Walk-in appointments- a counselor always on call Easy accessibility on bus route, with no parking restrictions VA Crisis Hotline: 1-800-273-8255 [press 1] | 24/7 Vet Center Call Center 1-877-927-8387

IS THE VET CENTER FOR ME? https://www.vetcenter.va.gov/media/confessions/confessions.asp https://www.ptsd.va.gov/apps/AboutFace/videos/topics.html?topic=5 The honest answer is ‘maybe’ Making the Connection: Veterans Voices PSA VA Crisis Hotline: 1-800-273-8255 [press 1] | 24/7 Vet Center Call Center 1-877-927-8387

ELIGIBILITY WORLD WAR II: 7 Dec 1941 - 31 Dec 1946 KOREAN WAR: 27 June 1950 - 27 July 1954 VIETNAM WAR: 28 Feb 1961 - 7 May 1975 LEBANON: 25 Aug 1982 - 26 Feb 1984 GRENADA: 23 Oct 1983 - 21 Nov 1983 PANAMA: 20 Dec 1989 - 31 Jan 1990 PERSIAN GULF: 2 Aug 1990 – to Present SOMALIA: 17 Sept 1992 – to Present BOSNIA: 21 Nov 1995 – 1 Nov 2007 KOSOVO: 24 Mar 1999 – to Present OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM (OEF): 7 Oct 2001 – to Present OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF): 19 Mar 2003 – 17 Feb 2010 OPERATION NEW DAWN: 17 Feb 2010 – to Present OPERATION INHERENT RESOLVE: 15 Oct 2014 – to Present All services including Reservists and National Guard members who served on active duty in a combat zone. VA Crisis Hotline: 1-800-273-8255 [press 1] | 24/7 Vet Center Call Center 1-877-927-8387

ELIGIBILITY (continued) MST/Harassment Counseling from all eras Parents, spouses and children of Armed Forces (Reservists and Guardsmen) personnel who died in the service of their country Family members of a military member that is deployed in a combat or area of hostility VA Crisis Hotline: 1-800-273-8255 [press 1] | 24/7 Vet Center Call Center 1-877-927-8387

ELIGIBILITY (continued) Veterans that have provided direct emergency medical, mental health care or mortuary services to the casualties of combat operations/hostilities, but were located outside the theater of combat operations/hostilities VA Crisis Hotline: 1-800-273-8255 [press 1] | 24/7 Vet Center Call Center 1-877-927-8387

ELIGIBILITY (continued) Veterans who remotely controlled an unmanned aerial vehicle, who engaged with an enemy in combat/area of hostilities located outside the theater of combat operations/area of hostilities VA Crisis Hotline: 1-800-273-8255 [press 1] | 24/7 Vet Center Call Center 1-877-927-8387

GROUPS, ACTIVITIES & OUTREACH (Minot Vet Center) Vietnam Veterans Socialization Group Vietnam Veterans PTSD Group OEF/OIF Readjustment Group Walking Group More to be added Monthly and Weekly counselor outreach to: -- Bottineau --Belcourt -- New Town --Williston -- More outreach locations to be added this year! Future Groups are in planning, including: Military Sexual Trauma (MST) Parenting Cafés Significant Other support group Bowling group Golfing group Couple’s communication workshop Anger management skills group VA Crisis Hotline: 1-800-273-8255 [press 1] | 24/7 Vet Center Call Center 1-877-927-8387

MOBILE VET CENTER The Mobile Vet Centers (MVCs) of the Department of Veterans Affairs provide readjustment counseling and information resources to Veterans across the country. Like community-based Vet Centers, Mobile Vet Centers focus on services that help Veterans make the difficult transition between military and civilian life. VA Crisis Hotline: 1-800-273-8255 [press 1] | 24/7 Vet Center Call Center 1-877-927-8387

NORTH DAKOTA LOCATIONS Bismarck Vet Center 619 Riverwood Drive, Suite 105 Bismarck ND 58504 701-224-9751 Fargo Vet Center 3310 Fiechtner Drive Fargo ND 58103 701-237-0942 Minot Vet Center 1400 20th Ave SW, Suite 2 Minot ND 58701 701-852-0177 Grand Forks Outstation 3001 32nd Ave S, Suite 6A Grand Forks ND 58201 701-620-1448 VA Crisis Hotline: 1-800-273-8255 [press 1] | 24/7 Vet Center Call Center 1-877-927-8387

Website: www.VetCenter.va.gov QUESTIONS? Website: www.VetCenter.va.gov VA Crisis Hotline: 1-800-273-8255 [press 1] | 24/7 Vet Center Call Center 1-877-927-8387

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE! From the Vet Center Team Website: www.VetCenter.va.gov VA Crisis Hotline: 1-800-273-8255 [press 1] | 24/7 Vet Center Call Center 1-877-927-8387