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Las Cruces Vet Center, Readjustment Counseling Service |
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READJUSTMENT COUNSELING SERVICE~ Las Cruces Vet Center |
| Description : |
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Vet Centers provide readjustment counseling and outreach services to all veterans who served in any combat zone. Services are also available for their family members for military related issues. Veterans have earned these benefits through their service and all are provided at no cost to the veteran or family. |
| Hours of Operation: |
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Monday thru Friday 8AM to 4:30PM |
| Eligibility Requirements: |
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War Zone Veteran - all eras, including the following:
KOREAN WAR - 27 June 1950 to - 27 July 1954 (eligible for the Korean Service Medal)
WORLD WAR II - Three eligible categories - European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign-Medal (7 Dec. 1941 to 8 Nov. 1945), Asiatic - Pacific Campaign Medal (7 Dec. 1941 to 2 Mar. 1946), or American Campaign Medal (7 Dec. 1941 to 2 Mar. 1946)
AMERICAN MERCHANT MARINES – In oceangoing service during the period of armed conflict, 7 Dec. 1941 to 15 Aug. 1945
VIETNAM WAR - 28 Feb. 1961 to 7 May 1975
LEBANON - 25 Aug. 1982 to 26 Feb. 1984
GRENADA - 23 Oct. 1983 to 21 Nov. 1983
PANAMA - 20 Dec. 1989 to 31 Jan. 1990
PERSIAN GULF - 2 Aug. 1990 to -
SOMALIA - 17 Sept. 1992 to -
OPERATION JOINT ENDEAVOR, OPERATION JOINT GUARD, & OPERATION JOINT FORGE - Veterans who participated in one or more of the three successive operations in the former Yugoslavia (Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia, aboard U.S. Naval vessels operating in the Adriatic Sea, or air spaces above those areas).
GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM - Veterans who serve or have served in military expeditions to combat terrorism on or after September 11, 2001 and before a terminal date yet to be established.
Includes: OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM & OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM.
SEXUAL TRAUMA AND HARASSMENT COUNSELING - veterans of both sexes, all eras Vet Center services include individual readjustment counseling, referral for benefits assistance, group readjustment counseling, liaison with community agencies, marital and family counseling, substance abuse information and referral, job counseling and placement, sexual trauma counseling, and community education.
BEREAVEMENT COUNSELING - Bereavement counseling is offered to parents, siblings, spouses and children of Armed Forces personnel who die in the service to our country. Also eligible are family members of Reservists and National Guardsmen who die while on federally activated duty. |
| Intake Procedure: |
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The intake procedure begins with verification of eligibility with the veterans DD-214. The intake process includes a thorough psychosocial. |
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ELIGIBLE VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE SEEN AT NO COST. |
| Languages Spoken: |
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English, Spanish |
| Fees: |
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NONE |
| Primary Contact: |
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Lawrence Eres, LMSW, LADAC, Social Worker, (575) 523-9826, (email)
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| Address: |
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230 S. Water St.Las Cruces, NM 88001 (See a map) |
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