If you are in crisis, contact the National Suicide Helpline by pressing 988 followed by 1. A trained mental health professional will assist you.

    VA Mental Health Resources
    • WDVA Counseling and Wellness:   https://www.dva.wa.gov/counseling
    • American Lake VA Hospital: 253-583-1759
    • American Lake VA Hospital: 206-764-2007
    • Tacoma Veterans Center: 253-565-7038

    *Services offered include individual outpatient, inpatient, couples, PTSD/MST counseling.

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    VA Loan Information

    https://www.va.gov/housing-assistance/home-loans/eligibility/

    Nursing Home Update

    All states have a Nursing Facility Medicaid program that provides general health coverage plus coverage for nursing home services. These services include room and board, nursing care, personal care and therapy services.

    Nursing Facility Medicaid may pay for a stay in a nursing home if you need a “nursing-home level of care” or meet nursing home “functional eligibility criteria; and have income and assets below certain guidelines.

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    Resources

    Below are websites that provide information on veterans benefits and how to file/request them.

    Vietnam Women Veterans

    Almost ten thousand women were there.

    For a list of not only the women who gaves their lives in Vietnam but the start of a complete women’s casualty list see: They Gave Their Lives

    Salon.com has featured an interesting story about female Vietnam Veterans, entitled “Unarmed and Under Fire: An Oral History of Female Vietnam Vets.”
    Women in Vietnam

    The Vietnam Womens Memorial Project’s new website is at: VWMP

    http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=36901376727

    Women Combat Vets Battle for Acceptance