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Guide to VA Mental Health Services for Veterans and Families

In 2008, VA introduced a new mental health handbook that provides guidelines for VA hospitals and clinics across the US. The new handbook specifies exactly what mental health services VA hospitals and clinics are required to offer to Veterans and their families. The requirements differ depending on the size and type of VA hospital or clinic but apply across the entire VA system.

This guide is a shorter, simplified version of the handbook intended for the general public. If you are a Veteran, Veteran family member, member of a Veterans Service Organization, or member of another group interested in VA mental health care you can use this handbook to learn what mental health services your local or regional VA health care facility has pledged to provide to Veterans.

This guide was developed by the South Central Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 16, Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC) Consumer Guide Workgroup.

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