Homeless Veterans & Jacobs Ladder
Homeless Veterans & Jacobs Ladder – Does VA Have Programs That Can Assist Homeless Veterans? VA has many benefits and services to assist homeless veterans. Disability benefits, education, health care, rehabilitation services, residential care, and compensated work therapy are among the services we offer to eligible veterans. What Kind Of VA Services And Benefit Programs Are Available To Homeless Veterans? Health Care for Homeless Veterans Programs (HCHV) — operates at 135 sites, where extensive outreach, physical and psychiatric health exams, supported housing programs, Drop-In-Centers, compensated work therapy, treatment, referrals, and ongoing case management are provided to homeless veterans with mental health problems, including substance abuse. Domiciliary Care for Homeless Veterans Program (DCHV) — provides medical care and rehabilitation in a residential setting on VA medical center grounds to eligible ambulatory veterans disabled by medical or psychiatric disorders, injury or age and who do not need hospitalization or nursing home care. Inpatient & outpatient health care — VA medical centers provide inpatient treatment to thousands of homeless veterans each year. Hospitals and outpatient clinics provide eligible veterans with comprehensive physical and mental health care, alcohol and substance abuse treatment, rehabilitation treatment, and other specialized services. Readjustment counseling centers — These centers, also called Vet Centers, help veterans through community outreach. They offer …
Chesapeake Prison Opens Wing for Vets
Filed under: drug abuse help for veterans
"We've developed a curriculum specifically to address post-traumatic stress disorder, substance abuse and other common issues faced by veterans." … He said he hopes prison staff will do more to help inmates apply for Veterans Administration benefits.
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Program aims to help veterans with legal troubles
Filed under: drug abuse help for veterans
Organizers chose Marshall County to take part in a pilot program that aims to help veterans facing legal trouble. Court officials there are already preparing for their first veterans court. It will work pretty much like a county's drug court. If the …
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