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Birmingham Vet Center - Mental health care

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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.