October 18, 2018 500 AM
FORT STOCKTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs will be traveling to Fort Stockton with their Mobile Vet Center (MVC) to provide services to veterans in the area. Services offered include, individual, group, and family readjustment counseling to veterans, active duty service members, and their families in making a successful transition from combat to civilian life; post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment and help with other related problems that affect functioning within the family, work, school, or other areas of everyday life; and military sexual trauma counseling for veterans and active duty service members of both genders, regardless of combat experience.
For more information or to schedule a visit, call the Midland Vet Center at (432) 697-8222.
Vet Center staff respect the privacy of all clients, and we hold information in strictest confidence. No information will be communicated to any person or agency without written consent, except in necessary circumstances to avert a crisis.
The Department of Veterans Affairs Mobile Vet Center (MVC) is a 34-foot “office on wheels” equipped with satellite communications hosting audio-visual equipment, encrypted phone and fax lines, computers, and wireless internet. MVCs are driven to far-reaching rural areas to assist Veterans with counseling and referral services pertaining to Post-Traumatic Stress, Military Sexual Trauma counseling, bereavement counseling, marriage and family therapy, and resources for suicide intervention as well as VA benefits. Readjustment Counseling Services are provided for Veterans who served in combat as well as for their dependents. For more information on the capabilities of the Mobile Vet Center, contact Donovan Smith at
(325) 232-7925.
Representatives from West Texas VA Health Care System and Waco VA Benefits Office will be on site to answer questions.
The MVC will be in Fort Stockton, Wednesday, Nov. 7th 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. and 3 – 6 p.m. at the Vintage House located at 237 W 21st St.
Resources can also be found at www.vetcenter.va.gov; Combat Call Center: 1-877-WARVETS (927-8387); and VA Crisis Line: 1-800-273-8255.
