SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE
The Department of Veterans Affairs deployed 20 additional Mobile Vet Centers in the U.S. in January 2012 to increase access to readjustment counseling services for Veterans and their families in rural and underserved communities across the country. One of the 20 new mobile Vet Centers will be based out of Reno.
These Mobile Vet Centers will allow the VA to bring the many services the Vet Centers offer Veterans to all communities.
The customized vehicles are equipped with confidential counseling space and a state of the art communication package. The Mobile Vet Centers can travel to communities to extend the VA’s reach to Veterans, Servicemembers and their families, especially those living in rural or remote communities.
Mobile Vet Centers Travel to Lyon County: Rural Silver Springs, Nevada will be one of the Mobile Vet Center’s first stops. The Mobile Vet Center will be on-hand to offer services to veterans during a Medical Outreach Response Event, or M.O.R.E., on April 13-14, 2012. The MORE event will provide free medical and mental health services and referrals for anyone from the Lyon-Storey-Mineral county region who is under-insured. For more information about the MORE event, please contact Freida Carbery of Healthy Communities Coalition at (775) 230-4210
What Does the VA offer? The VA serves communities across the country, offering individual and group counseling for Veterans and their families, family counseling for military related issues, bereavement counseling for families who experience an active duty death, military sexual trauma counseling and referral, outreach and education, substance abuse assessment and referral, employment assessment and referral, VA benefits explanation and referral, and screening and referral for medical issues including traumatic brain injury and depression.
Where is the Nearest VA Vet Center? To find out more about Vet Center services, call the Reno Vet Center at 323-1294 or 877-927-8387. The Reno Vet Center is located at 5580 Mill Street, Suite 600 in Reno.
