Resources

• Believet’s Position on PAWS ACT – Puppies Assisting Wounded Service Members (H.R. 3103)

For Veterans:

• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Veterans Health Administration
• Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs
• Mac-V (Every Veteran in Minnesota has access to services and supports to avoid homelessness and achieve sustainable housing.)
• Veterans Employment Services (Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development)
• Lifeline for Vets (Website of the National Veterans Foundation)

• Start Your Recovery (Support for overcoming substance misuse)

• Veterans Crisis Line provides confidential help for veterans and their families:
  • 1-800-273-8255, press 1 (or text to 838255)

• Minnesota Mental Health Crisis Services connects people to mental health crisis services in the Twin Cities metro:
  • **274747 (**CRISIS)
• National Center for PTSD

Reference Articles:

• “PTSD Treatment for Veterans: What’s Working, What’s New, and What’s Next”
• “The Veterans Health Administration’s Treatment of PTSD and Traumatic Brain Injury Among Recent Combat Veterans” report by the Congressional Budget Office
• “Invisible Wounds: Mental Health and Cognitive Care Needs of America’s Returning Veterans” study by RAND