United States Department Of Veterans Affairs Jacksonville Vet Center

AKA:

Veterans Affairs Jacksonville Vet Center

Description:

Provides a wide range of social and psychological services, which includes professional readjustment counseling to eligible Veterans, active duty service members, National Guard and Reserve components, and their families. Readjustment 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 experiences of war, loss, grief and transition after trauma.

Hours:

Mon-Thu - 8:00am to 6:30pm
Fri-Sat - 8:00am to 4:30pm

Intake Process:

Call for information

Program Fees:

Call for information

Languages:

English

Eligibility:

All Veterans are encouraged to seek Vet Center services. Any Veterans and active duty Service members, to include members of the National Guard and Reserve components, are eligible if any of the following applies:
Have served on active military duty in any combat theater or area of hostility (see footnote)
Experienced a military sexual trauma
Provided direct emergent medical care or mortuary services, while serving on active military duty, to the casualties of war, or
Served as a member of an unmanned aerial vehicle crew that provided direct support to operations in a combat zone or area of hostility.
Vietnam Era Veterans who have accessed care at a Vet Center prior to January 1, 2004.

Vet Center services are also provided to family members of Veterans and Service members for military-related issues when they aid in the readjustment of those who have served. This includes bereavement counseling for families who experience an active duty death.

Service in combat theater or area of hostility to include but not limited to:
World War II
(including American Merchant Marines)
Korean War
Vietnam War
Lebanon
Grenada
Desert Storm; Desert Shield
Bosnia Kosovo
Operations in the former Yugoslavia area
Global War on Terrorism
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Freedom's Sentinel
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation New Dawn

Is Shelter?

No

Date of Official Change:

September 11, 2023

Volunteer Opportunities:

Call for information

Address Listings

Contacts

Phone Numbers

Legal Status:

Governmental