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Long Island Vet CenterLong Island Vet Center

Readjustment Counseling Service 116 W Main Street Babylon, NY 11702

Phone (631) 661-3930 Fax (631) 422-5677 www.va.gov/rcs

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What is the VA?What is the VA?

- National Cemetery Administration- National Cemetery Administration

- Medical Services- Medical Services

- Vet Center- Vet Center

- Veterans Benefits Administration- Veterans Benefits Administration

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History of Vet CentersHistory of Vet Centers

There are 206 community Vet Centers established by congress in 1979 and are located in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Vet Centers serve veterans and their families by providing a continuum of quality care that adds value for veterans, families, and communities.

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Long Island Vet CenterLong Island Vet Center

Long Island Vet Center 116 W Main St. Babylon, NY 11702 (631) 661-3930

Bronx Vet Center 130 W. Kingsbridge Road, Suite 7A-13 Bronx, NY 10468 (718) 367-3500

Brooklyn Vet Center 25 Chapel St., Suite 604 Brooklyn, NY 11201 (718) 624-2765

Staten Island Vet Center 150 Richmond Terrace Staten Island, NY 10301 (718) 816-4499

Manhattan Vet Center 32 Broadway, 2nd Floor - Suite 200 New York, NY 10027 (212) 742-9591

Harlem Vet Center 55 West 125th St., 11th Floor New York, NY 10027 (212) 426-2200

Queens Vet Center 75-10B 91 Ave. Woodhaven, NY 11421 (718) 296-2871

White Plains Vet C.300 Hamilton Ave., 1st flWhite Plains, NY 10601Phone: (914) 682-6250

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Mission of Vet CentersMission of Vet Centers

Vet Centers serve veterans and their families by providing a continuum of quality care that adds value for veterans, families and communities.

Care includes professional readjustment counseling, community education, outreach to special populations, the brokering of services with community agencies, and provides a key access link between the veteran and other services in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Vet Center ServicesVet Center Services

SERVICES INCLUDE:

•Re Adjustment Counseling•Bereavement Counseling•Counseling for PTSD •Medical Care/Benefit Referral•Substance Abuse Counseling •Marital and Family Counseling•Sexual Trauma Counseling

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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)(PTSD)

•War•Stabilization Operations•Training Accidents•Sexual Trauma

Experienced/Witnessed Forms of PTSD:

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EligibilityEligibility

•World War II •Korean War •Vietnam War •Lebanon •Grenada •Panama

Eligible veterans include those who served on active duty in direct support of or in a combat theater during

•Gulf War•Somalia•Bosnia •Kosovo•Afghanistan •Iraq

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ConfidentialityConfidentiality

Your records and all services you receive with the Vet Center are protected by confidentiality and are not revealed to anyone outside of VA without written authorization (Privacy Act, 1975).

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Village of Babylon

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Staff

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Recreation Room

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Driving Directions to Long Island Vet Center

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Vet Center WebsiteVet Center Website www.VetCenter.va.govwww.VetCenter.va.gov

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Long Island Vet CenterLong Island Vet Center

Readjustment Counseling Service 116 W Main Street Babylon, NY 11702

Phone (631) 661-3930 Fax (631) 422-5677 www.va.gov