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Veteran Crisis & Mental Health Resources
If you are in crisis right now, call 988 and press 1, or text 838255. The listings below cover 24/7 crisis lines, Vet Centers, PTSD care, and support for families worried about a veteran.
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Please verify before you rely on a listing. Phone numbers, links, and office details change over time. This board was compiled from official and reputable sources and is offered as a convenience — confirm current contacts with the organization directly. In an emergency, call 911; for veteran crisis support, dial 988 then press 1. Last verified July 2026.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
24/7 · everyone
Free, confidential support for anyone in emotional distress or crisis.
Vet Centers (Readjustment Counseling)
Community counseling
Confidential counseling for combat veterans and families — readjustment, PTSD, MST, and grief. 24/7 call center.
National Center for PTSD
PTSD information & tools
Trusted PTSD education, self-help tools (PTSD Coach app), and treatment locators.
SAMHSA National Helpline
Mental health & substance use
Free, confidential, 24/7 treatment referral and information service.
Coaching Into Care
For families of veterans
A VA program that helps families encourage a veteran to seek care. As of 2024 this line routes to the VA Caregiver Support Line.
Make the Connection
Stories & resource locator
Veterans' real stories plus a locator for nearby mental-health resources.
Horses Helping Heroes (H3) — Jester Park Equestrian Center
Granger IA · crisis & counseling
Free equine-assisted therapy and horsemanship program for military veterans and active-duty service members, running at Polk County's Jester Park Equestrian Center since 2016. Two options: a six-week Thursday-evening co-ed ground horsemanship session, and an eight-week Friday one-on-one draft-horse carriage-driving program; some sessions are run alongside licensed therapists and VA professionals. Proof of service is required (DD214, VA Veteran Health ID card, or military USID), and registration is by phone or email through the equestrian center office.
Salute to the Fallen
Cedar Rapids IA · crisis & counseling
Cedar Rapids nonprofit serving veterans, first responders and their families. It runs a 24/7 phone line that connects callers to its own crisis response team or a board member, and operates the Guardian Response Unit (G.R.U.), a converted ambulance fitted out as a mobile mental-health and resource center that travels to events, armories and homes around Iowa. Other programs include therapy assistance requests, financial and funeral assistance, Gold Star family support, care packages, and outreach with food, clothing, household goods and job placement; no fee is stated for any of it.
St. Petersburg Vet Center
St. Petersburg FL · Vet Center (readjustment counseling)
VA Vet Center providing free, confidential counseling for veterans, service members, and their families in a non-medical setting. Services include help with PTSD, depression, military sexual trauma, bereavement, couples and family counseling, substance-use and homeless referrals, and connection to VA benefits.
Tampa Vet Center
Tampa FL · Vet Center (readjustment counseling)
Official VA Vet Center offering free, confidential counseling for veterans, service members, and their families in a non-medical setting. Services include individual, group, couples, and family counseling for PTSD, depression, grief, and military sexual trauma, plus substance use and transition referrals.
Pasco County Vet Center
New Port Richey FL · Vet Center (readjustment counseling)
VA Vet Center in Pasco County offering free, confidential, non-medical counseling to veterans, service members, and their families. Services include individual, group, couples, and family therapy for PTSD, depression, military sexual trauma, bereavement, and readjustment, plus substance-use referrals and transition support.
Veterans Alternative (Warrior Wellness Program)
Holiday FL · combat-veteran PTSD wellness program
Florida 501(c)(3) nonprofit serving combat veterans and their significant others through a free five-day Accelerated Wellness Program for post-traumatic stress. Therapies include Accelerated Resolution Therapy, iRest, adaptive yoga, and equine therapy. Lodging, meals, and transportation during the program are provided.
VA Fargo Health Care – Suicide Prevention Program
Fargo ND · Fargo–Moorhead · crisis & counseling
Fargo VA's suicide prevention coordinators and case managers connect veterans in emotional or mental health crisis to counseling and ongoing behavioral health care, and provide free gun safety locks. Reach them during regular business hours at 701-239-3700, ext. 3556, 3370, 3335 or 4142 (case managers ext. 4248 or 4087). In a crisis you can also go directly to the Fargo VA medical center no matter your discharge status or whether you're enrolled in VA health care, or call 988 and select 1 any time.
Austin Vet Center
Austin TX · Vet Center (readjustment counseling)
Free, confidential counseling outside the VA hospital system: individual and group therapy for PTSD, depression and military sexual trauma, couples and family counseling, bereavement support, and substance-use and homeless referrals. Eligibility is broader than VA health care — combat and other qualifying veterans, service members, and certain family members can be seen without being enrolled in VA health care. Open Mon-Fri 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m., with some non-traditional hours; after hours call the Vet Center Call Center at 877-927-8387.
Integral Care 24/7 Crisis Line and Psychiatric Emergency Services
Austin TX · Travis County 24/7 crisis line + walk-in psychiatric emergency center
Integral Care is the local mental health authority for Travis County; its helpline answers 24 hours a day for emotional distress, suicidal thoughts and substance use, and can dispatch a mental health professional to someone in crisis (toll-free 844-398-8252; TTY 512-703-1395). Psychiatric Emergency Services at 1165 Airport Blvd, in the Richard E. Hopkins Behavioral Health Building, second floor, is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for walk-ins, and no VA enrollment or referral is needed. Integral Care states crisis services are available regardless of ability to pay, but this is not a free clinic — it runs a sliding fee scale, bills Medicaid, Medicare and private insurance, charges co-pays, and offers charity care to people who cannot pay.
Killeen Heights Vet Center
Harker Heights TX · Vet Center (Fort Hood area, readjustment counseling)
The Fort Hood–area Vet Center: free confidential counseling for PTSD, depression and military sexual trauma, plus couples and family counseling, bereavement, intimate partner violence support, transition counseling for returning service members, and PTSD, women's, anger management and healthy relationships groups. Enrollment in VA health care is not required; qualifying veterans, service members and certain family members are eligible, at no cost. Open Mon-Fri 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. with some non-traditional hours; after hours call the Vet Center Call Center at 877-927-8387.
VA Central Texas Health Care System — Suicide Prevention Program
Temple TX · VA suicide prevention coordinators covering Austin, the Fort Hood area and Waco
Local VA suicide prevention coordinators do safety planning, fast-track a veteran into mental health care, arrange free gun locks and lethal-means safety, and follow up after a crisis or hospital discharge. Free; this is a business-hours coordinator line, not a 24/7 hotline — for an immediate emergency call 988 and press 1.
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