Title
Birmingham Vet Center - Mental health care
Vet Center
Service name
Vet Center service description
We commonly address the following concerns:
- Anxiety or stress reactions, like PTSD
- Depression or lack of motivation
- Sleep difficulties, including sleep problems caused by shift work
- Anger, aggressive behavior, and reckless behaviors
- Overuse of alcohol or drugs
- Difficulties adjusting to civilian life following a deployment or activation
We have groups available to meet your needs, such as:
Tuesdays
- Hope (spouses and significant others group), meets every 2 weeks
- Beyond Deserts and Jungles (Vietnam PTSD group), meets weekly
- Battle Buddies (recreation group), meets weekly
Wednesdays
- Phoenix (male MST group), meets weekly
- PTSD support group (male only), meets weekly
Thursdays
- Genesis (female Veteran group), meets weekly
- Band of Warriors (post-Vietnam PTSD group), meets the first and third Thursdays of the month
To join these groups, you’ll need to get a referral from a counselor.