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Veterans Crisis Line
http://www.veteranscrisisline.net/
Welcome to the Veterans Crisis Line Website
The Veterans Crisis Line connects Veterans in crisis and their families
and friends with qualified, caring Department of Veterans Affairs responders
through a confidential toll-free hotline, online chat, or text. Veterans and their
 loved ones can call 1-800-273-8255 and Press 1, chat online, or send a text
message to 838255 to receive confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week, 365 days a year. More about the Veterans Crisis Line

VA launched the telephone service, Coaching into Care, to provide assistance to family members and friends trying to encourage their Veteran to seek health care for possible readjustment and mental health issues. “Those closest to Veterans are often the first to recognize when Veterans are having difficulties,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki.  “Family members and friends may not know what to say to encourage their Veterans to seek much needed readjustment and health care. The Coaching into Care line will help them find the right words.” To help Veterans address problems and make good decisions about care, the Coaching into Care program offers unlimited, free coaching with family members or friends. This phone line is connected to VA’s Veterans Crisis Line, Caregiver Support Line, and the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans. This way, if the caller or Veteran is in an immediate crisis, or has concerns regarding care giving for a disabled Veteran, or seeking assistance regarding homelessness, one number covers it all. The toll-free number is 1-888-823-7458, 8 a.m. – 8 p.m., Mondays through Fridays, and online at http://www.mirecc.va.gov/coaching/.  The Veterans Crisis Line at 1-800-273-8255, press 1 for Veterans.