Veteran resources for first responders | veterans affairs

Veteran resources for first responders | veterans affairs


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LOCAL VA SERVICES * VAPAHCS POLICE - Dispatch (Non-emergency): (24/7) * ADDICTION TREATMENT SERVICES: * JUSTICE OUTREACH PROGRAMS: o David Grillo: (Manager) o Rebecca Smith: (Monterey


County) o Frank Rainey: (Santa Clara County) o Leah White: (San Mateo County) o Dan Gutkind: (Alameda County) o Heather Mc Isaac: (Santa Cruz/San Benito Counties) o Raymond (Tim) Healy:


(Homeless Outreach) * TRIAGE NURSE (24/7): or choose option 4 * LOCAL VET CENTERS: M-F, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EMERGENCY SERVICES AT PALO ALTO VA MEDICAL CENTER The Palo Alto VA Medical


Center is the only site with an Emergency Department (ED) and operates 24/7. Our ED covers all emergency mental health needs. All traumas should be diverted to a trauma facility. EMERGENCY


DEPARTMENT: NON-VA EMERGENCY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (COMPACT ACT) REPORT EMERGENCY TREATMENT RECEIVED FROM A NON-VA EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT: Care staff or the Veteran are required to report


emergency care within 72 hours to the VA 72-Hour Notification Hotline at or via the VA Emergency Care reporting portal. IMPORTANT: Veterans do not need to be enrolled for health care at VA


to benefit from the COMPACT Act. Any Veteran determined to be in acute suicidal crisis who meets the military service eligibility criteria is eligible for COMPACT-related care and treatment


provided or paid for by VA, regardless of their enrollment and copayment status. NATIONAL VA RESOURCES HOMELESS VETERANS: for Veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, and their


family members, friends and supporters, can make the call or chat online with the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans. VETERANS READJUSTING TO CIVILIAN LIFE: Combat Veterans and their


families can call to talk about their military experience or any other issue they are facing in their readjustment to civilian life at the Vet Center Call Center. WOMEN VETERANS: for


information about a variety of services and benefits that women Veterans have earned and deserve through their military service by phone or online chat. NATIONAL CEMETERY SCHEDULING OFFICE:


(M-F, 8:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. ET, and Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET) HEADSTONES AND MARKERS: (M-F, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET)