The Crisis Center has contracted with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) to expand services provided to Florida veterans through the Florida Veterans Support Line (1-844-MyFLVet). The Crisis Center is also working with the Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs to facilitate inter-agency collaboration for 1-844-MyFLVet.
The new funding will place veteran peer care coordinators and veteran resource management staff at local non-profit organizations throughout Florida that answer calls from the Florida Veterans Support Line. Care coordinators provide follow-up, short-term support to veterans who call 1-844-MyFLVet and 2-1-1. These veteran peers are able to relate to veteran callers because they have “walked a mile in their shoes.” In addition, veteran resource management staff help create and maintain a database of VA and non-VA community resources helpful to Florida veterans.
To learn more about the Florida Veterans Support Line, click
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