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Coaching Into Care | When a Veteran you know needs help
Are you looking for help in encouraging a Veteran to get support or mental health care? Call 888-823-7458
- If we miss your call, leave a message or email CoachingIntoCare@va.gov and we’ll return your call within one business day.
- Coaching is provided by licensed psychologists or social workers and it is completely free of charge.
- Calls generally last from 10 to 30 minutes depending on the situation. Some coaching requires more than one call, usually with the same coach.
About Coaching Into Care
Coaching Into Care is a free service for families and friends of Veterans. Our responders will briefly assess your concerns and provide appropriate resources and referrals. Through 10 to 30 minute calls, licensed psychologists and social workers offer guidance and help for starting conversations with the Veteran in your life about their mental health or substance use and motivating them to seek treatment if it’s needed. Call us: 888-823-7458. Take look at a video that describes our service.
Help enhance our services, get support helping your Veteran in the VA Family Study
This remote study can help you encourage your loved one to get the treatment they need and deserve, through a telephone coaching program. Get started.
Coaching That’s Made for You
No matter your role in the Veteran’s life, we are here to educate, support, and empower you to help them access the mental health care they need and deserve.
Spouses and Significant Others
As a Veteran’s intimate partner, you may have questions about how to support the Veteran you love. Find answers through the following resources and programs:
- Find tips on communicating during difficult conversations with your loved one.
- Recognize mental health symptoms.
- Learn about VA’s treatment options.
- Learn about PTSD’s effect on relationships.
- If you worry about the threat of violence in your relationship, seek domestic violence support.
Parents and Family Members
As a Veteran’s parent or other family member, you may need help in your efforts to show your support. Explore the topics below to get the help you need:
- Find tips on communicating during difficult conversations with your loved one.
- Recognize mental health symptoms.
- Learn about VA’s treatment options.
- Learn about PTSD’s effect on families.
- If the Veteran in your family hears voices or has delusions or hallucinations, learn about psychosis.
Veterans
Find support for yourself or another Veteran in making treatment decisions. Start by exploring the resources below:
- Recognize mental health symptoms and hear fellow Veterans’ stories of treatment and recovery.
- Find tips on communicating during difficult conversations with a Veteran.
- Find information on benefits that are available to Veterans.
- Call a Vet Center to talk to a fellow Veteran and discuss military experience or challenges in readjusting to civilian life.
Other Veteran Supporters
Whether you are a friend, neighbor, or co-worker of a Veteran, you can make a difference by helping them seek care if they need it. Get started by exploring the topics below:
- Find tips on communicating during difficult conversations with the Veteran.
- Recognize mental health symptoms and how to help someone with PTSD.
