Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center
109 Bee Street, Charleston
(843) 577-5011
PTSD Outpatient coordinator Carol Denier, Ph.D. (843) 789-7721 ext. 7721
Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center
6439 Garners Ferry Road, Columbia
(803) 776-4000
PTSD Outpatient coordinator Joanna Plunkett, LCSW
(803) 776-4000 ext. 7473
4840 Forest Drive, Suite 6B, #317 Columbia
(888) 4HW-HERO
Provides interim and emergency counseling services to ensure the psychological health and well-being to combat veterans and their families.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
(800) 273-TALK (8255). Press 1 for the Veterans Crisis Line. The Veterans Crisis Line connects veterans and their families to qualified Department of Veterans Affairs responders through a confidential toll-free hotline and online chat service.
(888) 823-7458
This VA program supports family members seeking to help a veteran with post-deployment difficulties.
(800) 342-9647; International collect (484) 530-5908
Toll-free hotline provided by the Defense Department to assist the families of active duty military, including National Guardsmen and Reservists being called to active duty.
(855) 260-3274
Provides services and support to family members who are caring for a veteran.
Veterans Welcome Home and Resource Center
4254 Stella Court, Little River
(843) 427-4568
The center helps veterans of any conflict with services, emergency aid and benefit claims. The nonprofit group also arranges a hero’s welcome for troops returning from deployments.
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA)
New York and Washington, D.C.
N.Y. : (212) 982-9699;
D.C. : (202) 544-7692
IAVA is a nonprofit dedicated to helping veterans of Iraq and Afhanistan address mental health issues, a stretched VA system, inadequate health care for female veterans, and GI Bill educational benefits.
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