Congress
established the Vet Center Program in 1979 out of recognition that a significant number of veterans were still experiencing
readjustment problems. Vet Centers are community based and part of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
In April 1991, in response to the Persian Gulf War, Congress extended the eligibility to veterans who served during
other periods of armed hostilities. Those other periods of armed hostilities are identified as World War
II, Korea, Lebanon, Grenada, Panama, the Persian Gulf, Somalia, Iraq and the Global
War On Terrorism (GWOT). The goal of the Vet Center program is to provide a broad range of counseling,
outreach and referral services FREE of charge to eligible veterans in order to help them make a satisfying post-war readjustment
to civilian life. You are not forgotten. In addition, Public Law 103-452
authorizes sexual trauma counseling for veterans who have experienced acts of sexual violence or harassment while on active duty.
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