If you are in crisis, help is available now. You do not have to be enrolled in VA care.
In crisis?
Call 988, then press 1Enroll, find a facility, and use Community Care. Independent clinics on this list are the ones veterans use when they need mental-health access without a long wait.
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Apply online, by phone, or at a VA medical center. Priority groups depend on service-connected ratings, income, and combat status. You can use VA health even while a claim is pending.
Refill prescriptions, message your care team, view labs, and join video visits. Use Login.gov or ID.me. This is the day-to-day portal once you are enrolled.
See a community provider when VA cannot offer care in a timely or accessible way. Your VA facility's community-care office has to approve the referral. Useful for specialists, distance, and wait times.
Community-based counseling for combat veterans, MST survivors, and families. Readjustment counseling is free and does not require a disability rating or enrollment in VA medical care.
Official locator for medical centers, clinics, Vet Centers, and cemeteries. Filter by service and distance. Call the facility before you drive — hours and walk-in rules vary.
A network of community mental-health clinics for post-9/11 veterans and families. Short wait times, no bill to the veteran for eligible care, and clinics designed around military culture.
Stamford, CT
Nationwide network of licensed clinicians who donate care to veterans, first responders, and families. A practical option when VA wait times or distance get in the way of talk therapy.
Request care on the website. Give an Hour is not a crisis line — use 988 for emergencies.
Confidential, no-cost mental-health treatment for post-9/11 veterans and families. Private clinics, short intake, and treatment that is not written into a VA file unless you want it there.
New York, NY
Free, multi-day Posttraumatic Growth programs for combat veterans and first responders at mountain campuses in Virginia and Arizona. Not a replacement for emergency care — a structured path after the crisis is stable.
Bluemont, VA
PTSD, depression, substance use, and MST care inside VA. Ask for same-day access at a VA facility, or call the Veterans Crisis Line if you cannot wait. You do not need a disability rating to be seen.
Video visits on a phone, tablet, or computer. Useful when the drive to a VA clinic is the barrier. Requires enrollment and a scheduled appointment — not an emergency line.
