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The Coaching Into Care Program Helps Veterans’ Families Help Veterans

As part of its ongoing effort to help veterans and their families cope with special circumstances faced by veterans returning from combat overseas, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) established a telephone service. The Wall Street Journal reports the Coaching Into Care telephone service was designed to help friends and family members help veterans with disabilities help themselves.

Often it is the veterans' families who first recognize the veterans' need for help, according to VA Sec. Eric Shinseki. It is that first line of defense that often provides the most accurate view into the veterans' mindset and is often the most influential in the veterans' lives. This is here where The Coaching Into Care offers it services.

The telephone services help those with a veteran in need find the voice and the words they need to help that veteran. The Coaching Into Care program will show friends and family members how to support veterans making the decision to get help. The advice and help is provided over a telephone by a professional and addresses multiple veterans disability and mental health issues.

Ultimately, the goal is to connect veterans in need with the proper VA care in their community. The Crisis Into Care phone line leads into the VA's Veterans Crisis Line as well as their Caregiver Support Line and the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans. The thinking behind making a central line is no matter what the crisis the veteran or family member is facing, they have a single number to call.

If you are a disabled veteran who has been denied disability compensation or have not yet applied for benefits from the VA, a South Florida disability attorney from LaVan & Neidenberg is ready to help. To learn if you are entitled to certain programs and benefits contact our veterans disability rights firm today - 1-888-234-5758.