Posted on Jan 20, 2016
Phone line provides access to resources for veterans
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RP Members they are still going strong in the Tampa Bay Area - Check them out:
https://www.crisiscenter.com
Clara Reynolds, president and CEO of the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay, noticed a trend in the calls the center’s 2-1-1 contact phone line was receiving.
“About two and a half years ago we were experiencing a significant call volume from vets,” she said. “Many times (they) would ask, ‘Are you a vet? Do you know what I’m going through?’”
Thanks to a dedicated phone service at the crisis center, when veterans now ask those questions, the response will come from a peer counselor who also has served in the military.
Each day, around the clock, veterans and members of their families in a five-county area who dial 1-844-MYFLVET (693-5838) can get connected with the Florida Veterans Support Line, a service provided by The Crisis Center of Tampa Bay. The program is available in Pasco, Hillsborough, Pinellas, Polk and Manatee counties.
What’s significant about this service is that from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday callers will talk with a veteran who speaks the same language and has experience transitioning from military duties to civilian life.
https://www.crisiscenter.com
Clara Reynolds, president and CEO of the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay, noticed a trend in the calls the center’s 2-1-1 contact phone line was receiving.
“About two and a half years ago we were experiencing a significant call volume from vets,” she said. “Many times (they) would ask, ‘Are you a vet? Do you know what I’m going through?’”
Thanks to a dedicated phone service at the crisis center, when veterans now ask those questions, the response will come from a peer counselor who also has served in the military.
Each day, around the clock, veterans and members of their families in a five-county area who dial 1-844-MYFLVET (693-5838) can get connected with the Florida Veterans Support Line, a service provided by The Crisis Center of Tampa Bay. The program is available in Pasco, Hillsborough, Pinellas, Polk and Manatee counties.
What’s significant about this service is that from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday callers will talk with a veteran who speaks the same language and has experience transitioning from military duties to civilian life.
Phone line provides access to resources for veterans
Posted from tbo.comPosted in these groups: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Transition Support Community Service Tampa Bay
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Posted 7 y ago
Thanks for letting us know COL Mikel J. Burroughs that The Crisis Center of Tampa Bay ifs now functioning well thanks "to a dedicated phone service at the crisis center, when veterans now ask those questions, the response will come from a peer counselor who also has served in the military."
Lets hope this type of response can be incrementally expanded to other areas of this nation.
Lets hope this type of response can be incrementally expanded to other areas of this nation.
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Very good news! It's also nice to know it's in an area that I live in.
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