Veterans' Resources

Washington Department of Veterans' Affairs
1-800-562-2308 (toll-free within WA only)
360-586-1070 HQ (Olympia)
PO Box 41155, Olympia, WA 98504-1155

206-220-6145 Seattle office
1-877-249-0516 Toll-free number for Seattle Service Center (within WA only)
915 2nd Avenue, Rm 1050; Seattle, WA 98174

Assistance with VA benefits, State & County veterans' benefits. Enrollment in Washington State Soldiers' Homes in Orting, Retsil, and Spokane. Able to take on full fiduciary responsibility for veterans who have been legally ruled incapable of handling their own finances. Referrals and counseling for PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder). Veterans Estate Management Program.
Verified 10/04

King County Veterans' Program
206-296-7656
206-296-5242 (TTY/TDD)
123 Third Avenue S., Suite 300, Seattle 98104

Assistance to veterans, their spouses, and their children age 18 and under. Job placement, referral, testing, counseling. Assistance for rent, food, utilities. Long- and short-term transitional housing. Individual and family mental health counseling. All assistance requires at least 181 days of honorable, active-duty service. Financial assistance requires county residency. Trauma services for families of veterans with PTSD. "Veterans Incarcerated Program" can help veterans in jail (but not in prison) with treatment, housing, employment upon their release.
Verified 10/04

Seattle Vet Center (Veterans' Readjustment Counseling Center)
206-553-2706
2030 Ninth Ave, Suite 210, Seattle 98121

Mental health assessment, readjustment Counseling for Vietnam-era veterans and other veterans of periods of armed conflict. Counseling for vets and their family members. Time-limited skills groups such as stress, self-esteem. Long-term focus groups, couples, communication, psychotherapy, special population groups (ethnic and sexual minorities). Referrals for government benefits including Veterans' Affairs. Referral services for homeless vets.
Verified 10/04

Federal Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office
General line: 1-800-827-1000
915 Second Ave, Room 1214, Seattle 98174

8 am-4 pm M-F. To qualify, VA must be able to find a record of the person in VA's database. Provides provides copies of certain military records (including statement of service) and provides letters to verify whether or not a veteran is receiving VA benefits. For assistance with filing and checking on claim statuses, Veterans' Service Offices are located on the 10th floor. For direct assistance with disability information and to file claim for elderly and/or homeless veterans, elderly veterans may call Erika Hoppe, Elderly and Homeless Veteran Outreach Coordinator at 206-220-4186.
Verified 4/09

VA Puget Sound Health Care System
VA Hospital Social Work Department
206-764-2646
1660 S. Columbian Way, Seattle 98108

8am – 4:30pm M-F. For homeless and other veterans with mental health problems or substance abuse problems. Provides psychological and psychiatric health-exams, treatment, referrals to appropriate VA and community agencies. Also housing referrals (transitional and long-term), access to government surplus clothing.
Verified 10/04

VA Puget Sound Telehealth Services
1-800-329-8387

Nurse-staffed telephone-only service link offers health advice to veterans and answers their health questions 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Verified 10/04

University of Washington Programs for Trauma Survivors,
Department of Psychology, University of Washington
206-685-3617
Guthrie Annex II, 2nd Floor | Box 351525; University of Washington | Seattle, WA 98195

Through 2008, this program has a federal grant to conduct research and treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Because they receive funding for their research, they are able to offer no-cost services to eligible individuals who are experiencing trauma-related problems.
Not independently verified

Veterans who were involved in the military (especially the Navy) between 1940 and 1970 are at an increased risk for mesothelioma and other asbestos-related illnesses. Several rather similar web sites address this. The information on all of these sites appears to be good, but in our experience such a proliferation of similar sites usually means that someone is being well-paid for linking to a web site that channels people toward someone who is in it for the money, in this case presumably lawyers. See http://www.mesothelium.com/affiliate-signup.jsp for an example of such an "affiliate" program as presented to the webmasters who can profit from it.

We are listing the first three of these sites that approached us. That does not indicate that these are necessarily better than other sites on the topic. In particular, it certainly does not mean that you should favor legal referrals obtained directly or indirectly through these sites over other such referrals. In any event, this Crisis Resource Directory is not a participant in any affiliate program, and we are not making any money by listing these sites.

• Mesothelioma and Asbestos Center
• MesotheliomaWeb.org
• Mesothelioma Cancer Center

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