Readjustment Counseling Service

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The Readjustment Counseling Service is provided by the Department of Veteran Affairs for veterans and their families in their post-war adjustment. A part of the RCS is that of Bereavement Counseling for parents, spouses, and children of Armed Forces personnel who dies while serving their country. This service applies to all branchs of service, including reservists and National Guardsmen. Bereavement counseling includes a board range of transition services, including outreach, counseling, and referral services to family members in coping with the emotional and psychological stress after the death of a loved one.

The Values of the Vet Center are: Trauma Counseling, Special Populations, Networking, Wellness, Leadership, Management, and Transitional Assistance.

Veterans, and family members of veterans, wishing to receive these benefits must meet a few eligibility requirements, that specifically look for when the veteran was on active duty. A veteran that served in any war zone (World War II, Vietnam War, Korean War, Lebanon, Grenada, Panama, Persian Gulf, Somalia) is eligible. Veterans who served during the Vietnam War era, not in the war zone may also be eligible. Veterans of at least one of the following Operations in the former Yugoslavia, including naval vessels in the Adriatic Sea, are eligible: Operation Joint Endeavor, Operation Joint Guard, and Operation Joint Forge. Veterans of both sexes, serving in all eras are eligible for sexual trauma and harassment counseling.

Most recently, the RCS expanded it eligibility to make veterans who serve or have served in military expeditions around the world to combat terrorism on or after September 11, 2001.

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