Attention All Hospital Employees: The VA Announces Two New Services for Homeless Vets - March 17, 2010

Since many NAPH members may come in contact with or serve homeless Veterans, Veterans at risk of homelessness or families of Veterans who may be homeless or at risk, please note the following new resources available from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA):

• National Call Center for Homeless Veterans (NCCHV), which provides linkages for homeless and at-risk Veterans, their families and other interested parties to appropriate VA and community-based resources. Callers who dial 877-4AID VET (or 877-424-3838) are connected with a trained VA staff member 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
• Homeless Veterans Chat Service, which can be accessed from the VA Homeless Veterans website page. Homeless Veterans Chat enables Veterans, their families and friends to go online and anonymously chat with a trained VA counselor. The online feature is intended to reach out to all homeless Veterans or Veterans at risk of homelessness whether or not they are enrolled in the VA health care system. For more information, visit: www.va.gov.