Village of Richton Park, IL

07/11/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/11/2025 16:27

Vet Center Opens in Richton Park

Vet Centers are community-based counseling centers that provide a wide range of social and psychological services, including professional counseling to eligible Veterans, service members, including National Guard and Reserve components, and their families. Counseling is offered to make a successful transition from military to civilian life or after a traumatic event experienced in the military.

Individual, group, marriage and family counseling is offered in addition to referral and connection to other VA or community benefits and services. Vet Center counselors and outreach staff, many of whom are Veterans themselves, are experienced and prepared to discuss the tragedies of war, loss, grief and transition after trauma.

Life isn't always easy after a deployment. That's where we can help. We offer confidential support for Veterans, service members, and their families at no cost in a relaxed, non-medical setting. Our services include counseling for needs such as depression, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and the psychological effects of military sexual trauma (MST). We can also connect you with more support in VA and your community. All services are strictly confidential.

OUR COMMITMENT

We offer a range of services, from talk therapy to recreational activities. Our team will work with you to identify your goals and make a plan to meet them. We'll help you and your family build meaningful connections to improve your quality of life.

Our counseling is confidential. We won't share any information about you or the services you receive without your permission-except in a life-threatening situation. Our records can't be accessed by other VA offices, the Defense Department, military units, or community providers.

We encourage you to contact us, even if you're not sure you're eligible. We'll find a way to connect you with the help you need.

ELIGIBILITY (100% FREE SERVICE)

1. Veterans/Service Members with service in an area of hostility including medical support services and mortuary.

2. Survivors of Military Sexual Trauma

3. Veterans, Active Duty, National Guard, or Reservists who actively served in response to a national emergency, major disaster, or civil disorder.

4. Veterans/Service Members of the Coast Guard involved in drug interdiction operations, regardless of where the drug interdiction occurred.

5. UAV (drone) crew members.

6. Bereavement care for Family/Friends of those killed while on active-duty status (any manner of death).

7. Bereavement care for Family/Friends of those died by self-directed violence after being discharged.

8. Bereavement care for Family members of eligible veterans who were currently receiving mental health care when they died even if this care was not through the vet center.

9. Reserve component (currently in drilling status) experiencing a behavioral health condition or psychological trauma related to their military service.

10. Veterans/Service Members currently enrolled in an education program utilizing VA educational benefits to pay for it.

11. Full services for any discharge except dishonorable.

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