Some updated resources for military servicemembers, military families, and veterans:
MILITARY:
Military Helpline (anonymous, free help for veterans, members of the military and their families):
Phone: (888) 457-4838 (HLP-4-VET)
Department of Defense Safe Helpline for MST:
Phone: (877) 995-5247
Chat Online: Online.SafeHelpline.org
Discuss Online: SafeHelpRoom.org
Safe Helpline (for MST survivors in the military):
RAINN (Rape, Sexual Assault, Abuse, and Incest National Network) supports military survivors of sexual assault today & every day!
Survivors in the DoD community can get free, anonymous support from anywhere in the world, 24/7 with Safe Helpline’s free & anonymous support services.
Phone: (877) 995-5247
Website: SafeHelpline.org
Military OneSource:
Phone: (800) 342-9647
International OCONUS Calls: (800) 342-9647 or (703) 253-7599
International Dialing Instructions:
En español llame al: (800) 342-9647
TTY/TDD: Dial 711 and give the toll-free number (800) 342-9647
VoIP (Calling Online via Internet)
Chat Online: LiveChat
VETERANS:
Veterans Crisis Line:
Phone: (800) 273-8255 (press 1)
Text: 838255
Chat Online
National Vet Center: Phone: (877) 927-8387 (WAR-VETS)
Veterans Health Administration (VHA): Phone: (877) 222-8387 (VETS)
Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA): Phone: (844) 698-2311
VA Regional: Phone: (800) 827-1000
National Call Center for Homeless Veterans: Phone: (877) 424-3838 (4AID-VET)
Veterans Housing Assistance: Phone: (877) 424-3838
Veterans Adapted Housing: Phone: (877) 827-3702
Veterans Caregiver Support: Phone: (855) 260-3274
Veterans Automobile Adaptive Equipment (AAE): Phone: (800) 827-1000
Veterans Debt Management Center: Phone: (800) 827-0648
Women Veterans Call Center (WVCC): Call or text: (855) 829-6636 (VA-WOMEN)
U.S. Veterans Med: (847) 688-1900
VA Nurse: (888) 838-6446
VA Pharmacy Refill: (800) 437-5903
Center for Minority Veterans:
Address: 810 Vermont Ave., Washington, DC 20420
Phone: (202) 461-6191
Email:
vacocenterforminorit@va.gov
Veteran Disaster Hotline: (800) 507-4571
VETERAN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS (VSOs):
Veteran Service Organizations (VSOs)
National Archives (military service records)
Disabled American Veterans (DAV)
National Veterans Foundation
American Legion
AMVETS
Minority Veterans of America
National Association of Minority Veterans of America
Real Warriors Live Chat: (800) 273-8255
Vets 4 Warriors:
Phone: (855) 838-8255
Service Women’s Action Network (SWAN):
Phone: (202)-844-6110
Email:
info@servicewomen.org
Address: 441 4th St NW, Suite 707N, Washington, DC 20001
Warrior Music Foundation:
Offers free ONLINE individual music therapy, free ONLINE individual music lessons (non-therapeutic), and free ONLINE group therapy involving music (you do NOT need to know how to play an instrument or sing in order to sign up for any one of these free benefits for first responders, including law enforcement, military, and veterans)
Phone: (301) 852-1011
Email:
info@warriormusicfoundation.org
Project Hope
CIVILIAN MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES:
CRIME VICTIMS:
Crime Victims Hotline: (866) 689-4357 (HELP)
Vinelink
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Helpline: (800) 950-6264
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline: (800) 662-4357 (HELP)
International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISST-D)
IMALIVE
SEXUAL ASSAULT, INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE, & DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS:
National Sexual Assault Hotline: (800) 656-HOPE (4673)
Rape, Sexual Assault, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN): Phone: (800) 656-4673 (HOPE); Website:
http://www.rainn.org/ ; Email:
talk@rainn.org
Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men and Women: Phone: (888) 743-5754; Website: DAHMW.org
National Domestic Violence Hotline: (800) 799-7233 (SAFE)
Safe Horizon: (800) 621-4673 (HOPE)
STAND Against Domestic Violence Crisis Hotline: (888) 215-5555
Take Back the Night Foundation Hotline (legal support for survivors in every state. Referrals to counseling, support, legal aid, hospitals): (866) 966-9013
ELDER ABUSE:
National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA):
Phone: (855) 500-3537 (ELDR)
Email:
ncea-info@aoa.hhs.gov
Eldercare Locator, a public service of the U.S. Administration on Aging: (800) 677-1116
POISON HOTLINES:
American Association of Poison Control Centers: (800) 942-5969
Poison Control Center: (800) 222-1222
DISASTER HOTLINES:
Veteran Disaster Hotline: (800) 507-4571
American Red Cross: (800) 733-2767
CHEMTREC: (800) 424-9300
Disaster Assistance
Disaster Distress Hotline: (800) 985-5990
FEMA Helpline: Phone: (800) 621-3362
FEMA National Response Center (800) 424-8802
U.S. National Response Team
NRT: (800) 424-8802 or (202) 267-2675
HEALTHCARE:
Healthcare.gov
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION: (800) 772-1213
MEDICARE: (800) 633-4227