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Veterans Resources: Health Benefits

The research guide provides information and links to resources that may be helpful to those enrolled in the Veteran's Advocacy Clinic

Health Benefits

  • The Veterans Health Administration
    The Veterans Health Administration home page in the link above is an extremely vital resource to finding information about how to access health care at the Veterans Hospital. It also provides links to health related information that are important for Veterans to be aware of.
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  • My HealtheVet  My healthevet badge
    My HealtheVet is an online service that does require the Veteran to opt in to the program. Once opted in the Veteran can track their healthcare that they receive through the VA hospital. They can also refill prescriptions online and send secured messages (like an email) to their primary care providers and any specialty clinics they are enrolled in. If you have a My HealtheVet account, you can get an E Benefits account (explained on the Education tab) without having to go for an in person authentication.

Associations and Organizations

  • My HealtheVet      My healthevet badge
    My HealtheVet is the VA's Personal Health Record. It was designed for Veterans, active duty Servicemembers, their dependents and caregivers. My HealtheVet helps you partner with your health care team. It provides you opportunities and tools to make informed decisions.
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  • VA Health Care
    The Veterans Health Administration is America’s largest integrated health care system, providing care at 1,250 health care facilities, including 172 medical centers and 1,069 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics), serving 9 million enrolled Veterans each year.
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  • National Alliance on Mental Illness: Veterans and Military Resource Center
    This easy-to-use site delivers material on a diverse list of issue military personnel can face: PTSD, TBI, homelessness, suicide, and mental illness. Specific sections are available for families, women, active duty, and those from culturally diverse populations.
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  • Veterans Crisis Line Veterans Crisis Line: 1-800-273-8255, Press 1
    Launched in 2007, the Veterans Crisis Line provides professional assistance to veterans, family, and friends 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The crisis line can be contacted by telephone, live chat, or text. A Network of Support allows the Crisis Line to provide contact information for PTSD, TBI, military sexual trauma, and family and relationship issues. This site provides numerous ways for veterans to connect with professional responders for help with a variety of issues.

PTSD

  • National Center for PTSD
    This site provides information on PTSD for the public (veterans, family, friends) and professionals (providers, researchers). These two section provide information on a variety of topics, including treatment programs, returning from thet war zone, clinician guide, and assessment of trauma and PTSD. A section entitled About Face features veterans discussing how treament helped them cope with PTSD. There is a division on women and PTSD, including rape, sexual assault, and traumatic stress.
  • Real Warriors
    The Real Warriors Campaign is an initiative launched by the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (DCoE) to promote the processes of building resilience, facilitating recovery and supporting reintegration of returning service members, veterans and their families.
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  • Defense Centers of Excellence: For Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury
    Established in 2007, the centers' vision is to become "a trusted source and advocate for psychological health and traumatic brain injury" for the Department of Defense. Information is provided for Warriors, Families, News Media, and Health Professionals. Warrior resources include suicide prevention, pre- and post-deployment, locating health care, guard and reserve information, and the Real Warriors Campaign. Family links include adjustment to change, taking care of yourself, supporting your service member, and helping children cope. Telephone (24/7), email, and live chat is available for those in crisis.
  • Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center
    DVBIC is part of the U.S. military, and the "traumatic brain injury operational component of the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury." This site provides a wealth of information for the service members, veterans, family members, and the medical community. A wide variety of resources are included in the Educational Materials section; it is one of the most valuable areas of the site for information. Among the other resources are Fact Sheets, Signs and Symptoms, Taking Care of Yourself While Caring for Others, Addressing Family Needs, and Talking With Children about TBI. Research on TBI and DVBIC locations provide additional resources for users.
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  • Make the Connection: Shared experiences and Support for Veterans
    Make the Connection is a resource that allows veterans to relate their experiences and find a variety of support services. Users are able to customize the site (sex, date, branch of service, etc.) and receive sources pertinent to their experiences. Information is available for veterans, family and friends, clinicians, and others. Stories of Connection (retirement and agin, family and relationships), Signs and Symptoms (nightmares, substance abuse), Conditions (PTSD, depression), and Resources and Support (treatment and recovery, self-help) are also available.