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Veterans and military families — VA Mental Health
The Department of Veterans Affairs' mental health portal, plus the Veterans Crisis Line and Make the Connection.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs8 min read
VA Mental Health is the entry point for the largest integrated mental health system in the U.S., covering PTSD, military sexual trauma, traumatic brain injury, substance use, and the suicide-prevention work that VA leads research on.
The Veterans Crisis Line (988, press 1; text 838255) is staffed 24/7 and available to all veterans regardless of enrollment or discharge status. Make the Connection is VA's peer-storytelling companion site.
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A note on this article
Mental Hum publishes general education, not medical advice. If something here reflects your own experience, please consider speaking to a clinician. If you are in crisis, call or text 988.