FDVA, Gainesville Vet Center
*Assists veterans and dependents in processing and obtaining benefits through US Dept of Veterans Affairs and other federal agencies; pensions, service related medical problems, home loans, education, burial, medical, and grants for ad valorem taxes to cover time on active duty
*Offer confidential help for Veterans, service members, and their families at no cost in a non-medical setting: depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and the psychological effects of military sexual trauma (MST), (can also connect you with more support in VA and your community)
*Counseling provided: couple and family, grief and bereavement, military sexual trauma, mental health care, PTSD care, transitioning, and whole health
*Referral services: addiction and substance use care, suicide prevention, veterans connections
*Assists veterans transitioning from active duty to civilian life: interviewing skills training, career planning, individual computer workstations and printers
*Issues request for Florida Disabled Veterans ID card for tax and fee exemptions offered by Florida to fully disabled veterans
*Reintegration counseling
Services: Veteran Benefits Assistance, Veteran Reintegration Counseling