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    I Really Need Mental Health Services but There Is a Long Wait at the VA, Where Do I Go?

    Mental Health, Military and Veterans, SMVF

    As a veteran, you are eligible to use your VA benefits to pay for health care, including mental health services. But with understaffing and increased workloads, the wait time can sometimes be very long at VA locations.  So, is there somewhere else you can go to get...

    Leaving the Military Affects Family Members Also

    Military and Veterans, Military Transition, SMVF

    Military Transition Affects the Whole Family, Not Just the Service Member When a service member prepares to go on a deployment, do a PCS move, or transition out of the military, they are required to go through several levels of discussions and counseling to make sure...

    How Does Military Transition Affect Family Members?

    Military and Veterans, Military Transition, SMVF

    Service members transitioning out of the military receive transition resources and education to help them prepare them for transition, but their spouses, children and other family members rarely receive the same – even though they’re also making a big life...

    Military Transition: Finding Social Support as a Civilian

    Military and Veterans, Military Transition, SMVF

    Military life comes with unique challenges and one of the most difficult actually comes at the end of service. If you’ve found that leaving the military and making the transition back to civilian life has been harder than you thought it would be, you’re not alone:...

    5 Tips for a Smooth Transition Into Civilian Life

    Military and Veterans, Military Transition, SMVF

    Making the Transition Back to Civilian Life Easier: 5 Tips 1. Create a Routine The first step to achieving a sense of normalcy again is creating a routine. A routine is helpful to anyone who’s going through a transition, but especially so for veterans. Your life in...

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