Lincoln VAC to offer veteran counseling services

[November 04, 2016]  LINCOLN - The Logan County Veterans Assistance Commission is pleased to announce that Peoria Vet Center counselors will begin offering their outreach services to Logan County veterans and their families beginning Wednesday, November 9th from 1:00 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the local VAC office in the Logan County Courthouse.

The Vet Center program is for readjustment counseling, offering a wide range of psycho-social services to eligible veterans and family members. Some of the services that are provided free of charge are individual, family and group counseling, bereavement counseling, Military sexual trauma counseling and referral, substance abuse assessment and referral, employment assessment and referral and screening and referral for issues such as TBI, PTSD and depression.

If you or a family member served in a combat zone and received a military campaign ribbon then both you and your family members are eligible for this free service.

To schedule a confidential appointment please contact Justin Anweiler in the Peoria Counseling office at 309-689-9708.

[Joe Schaler, Logan County VAC]