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For many reasons, about half of all veterans do NOT go to the VA for treatment or even file for compensation.

In fact, in many of our colleges in California, half the veteran students don’t even take government money to pay for their education.

We have Good News for all you vets who do Not want to have anything to do with the government, As Well As all you NON-Vets, who need help and want to find local community services, whether free or paid.

If you click on any topic on our Self-Help page, toward the bottom you will find a list of Non-Government articles and service providers in your area.

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Know A Vet? presents this information and these national resource directories, not as a recommendation of any specific service or provider, but as a starting point for your own research.

Please feel free to use the check sheets Before, During and After the Medical Appointment and Choosing a Medical Service Provider to help you in your search for the best help for your individual circumstances.

In addition, there may be other federal, state and local government or private resources for your individual needs. A VSO counselor may be able to help you find them.

While we strongly urge you to take advantage of all you have earned through your service, we understand there are many reasons why you may prefer non-VA service providers. Here are some places to start:

For general references, here are some resources that seem to be universally helpful.

Exposure.ed, https://mobile.va.gov/app/exposure-ed is the most complete listing of every disease and illness that we may have contracted from things we knew and didn’t know we were exposed to sortable by when you were wherever you were. It is a start to therapy and compensation.
Find Help.org https://www.findhelp.org to find free or low-cost professional help
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)https://www.nami.org/Home offers information a Helpline at 800-950-NAMI – Or in a crisis, text “NAMI” to 741741
HelpPro has a therapist locator at https://www.helppro.com/HP/BasicSearch.aspx
Information and resources from the US Department of Health and Human Services can be found at https://www.hhs.gov/
Veterans Families United list help resources for many of our most pressing issues at https://veteransfamiliesunited.org/get-help/
Psychology Today has a list of therapists across the country at https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists
State and County Departments of Social Services
National Resource Directory.gov NRD.org is a resource website that connects wounded warriors, Service Members, Veterans, their families, and caregivers to programs and services that support them.
United Way
Goodwill
Salvation Army
Red Cross
FEMA
VFW, DAV, VVA, Amvets, etc.
AND, even if you are dead set against working with any level of government, that doesn’t mean you can’t take advantage of the vast amounts of research, data and information available at VA.gov It is the most complete set of information specific to veterans and our families, including all the illness causing materials we were unknowingly exposed to.

It’s just that simple. Go ahead try it for you, or to research help for a friend or relative.

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Civilian, Community Help

For many reasons, about half of all veterans do NOT go to the VA for treatment or even file for compensation.

A Better Life is Here!

Non-VA Local Help

For general references, here are some resources that seem to be universally helpful.

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Civilian, Community Help