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Ask your Counselor if Telehealth services are appropriate and available in effort to aide in your readjustment goals.

We offer supportive evidence-based therapies and referrals (as needed) to support your goals.

Are you a Veteran in crisis or concerned about one?

Find support anytime day or night

If these symptoms lead to thoughts of death or suicide, it’s important you talk to someone right away. The Veterans Crisis Line offers free, confidential support, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

• Call 800-273-8255 and Press 1
• Chat online
• Text 838255

At the Chico Vet Center, we work to bridge mental health care with every other aspect of Veterans’ lives.

You can expect your counselor to help you highlight the connection between mental health and various aspects of self-care (e.g. food and drink, working your body, surroundings, spirit and soul, personal development, recharging, and relationships). 

The Chico Vet Center offers the following groups for creativity and self-care:

• Poetry (Provides a opportunity and encouragement for a creative outlet for coping and processing)
• Walk n' Talk (Provides a opportunity for free-form conversation related to readjustment while also encouraging good health through exercise)

Whether you are experiencing or using intimate partner violence or are concerned about someone else, there are things you can do to enhance safety, emotional well-being, and physical well-being. For more information or assistance, contact our Vet Center.

Emergency assistance: National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800−799−7233 (SAFE) or TTY 800−787−3224.

We also refer to community resources such as Catalyst, a certified provider of crisis intervention services for victims of domestic violence and their children in Butte County.

The Chico Vet Center has clinicians who can provide services such as:

• Individual counseling for couples, spouses, children and significant others
• Couples counseling

The Chico Vet Center offers the following group(s) related to couples and family:

• Spouses (Spouses of Veterans support group)

At the Chico Vet Center, we offer individual and group counseling. These counseling services can be conducted in-person, telephonically, or virtually. We also provide referral services to appropriate resources in our community.

The Chico Vet Center offers the following groups:

• Anger Management (Learn psychological and physiological theories behind anger and to explore anger management techniques)
• Here and Now (Socialization and Veteran support)
• PTSD Processing (Discuss/learn skills to cope with symptoms related to post-traumatic stress)
• OIF/OEF PTSD Coping (Learn and discuss different methods of coping with post-traumatic stress)
• Morning Joe Processing (Offers Veterans an opportunity to process any topic they wish, provided the topic is relevant to their readjustment)
• Spouses (Spouses of Veterans support group)

Specialty care includes:

• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
• Self/Group Hypnosis
• Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
• Cognitive Behavioural therapy (CBT)

Bereavement counseling is assistance and support to people with emotional and psychological stress after the death of a loved one. Bereavement counseling includes a broad range of transition services, including outreach, counseling, and referral services to family members.

Our Vet Center offers bereavement counseling to any family members of Armed Forces personnel who died in the service of their country. Also eligible are family members of Reservists and National Guardsmen who die while on duty.

The Chico Vet Center understands that the transition from military to civilian life can be a challenge. We offer a variety of ways to assist you in that process such as:

• How to get VA medical benefits and register for care
• Where to go to file claims and other forms
• Understanding your VA education benefits
• Housing and home loans
• Education and referral for VA burial benefits

The Chico Vet Center can also connect you to Veterans Service Organizations in your community.

Military sexual trauma can happen to both men and women. If you experienced sexual assault or harassment during military service - no matter when you served – we provide counseling and treatment.

Specialty care includes:

• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
• Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)