Kane County Encourages Veterans To Seek Out Local Resources To Cope With Afghanistan Unrest - kanecountyconnects.com

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There are more than 20,000 veterans in Kane County, and officials are encouraging any who may need help coping with the unrest in Afghanistan to seek out local resources for assistance.

Corinne Pierog

“As always but perhaps even more so now, Kane County is here to support its veterans who may need assistance as a result of the sudden U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan,” Kane County Board Chair Corinne Pierog said. “The Kane County Veterans Assistance Commission does an outstanding job of serving our nation’s heroes and has put together a list of local resources that are here to assist our veterans during these uncertain times.”

Any veteran regardless of era, discharge status, or financial situation is eligible for mental health care through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for 90 days based on a special policy enacted by the Secretary of the VA in 2017 (https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/docs/Fact_Sheet-Emergent_Mental_Health_Care_Former_Service_Members.pdf).

The following is a list of local resources available to veterans in Kane County:

Veterans Assistance Commission of Kane County

Address: 719 South Batavia Avenue, Building A, Geneva, IL 60134
Phone: (630) 232-3550
Website: www.countyofkane.org/Pages/veterans.aspx
Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday
Type of Help: Assistance with a wide array of benefits including enrollment of veterans in the VA Health Care System

Vet Center

Address: 750 Shoreline Drive, Suite 150 Aurora, IL 60504
Phone: (630) 585-1853
Website: www.va.gov/directory/guide/facility
Hours: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday
Type of Help: Vet Centers are community-based federal VA counseling centers that provide a wide range of social and psychological services, including professional readjustment counseling to eligible veterans, active duty service members, including National Guard and Reserve components, and their families.

Aurora VA Clinic

Address: 161 South Lincolnway, Suite 120, North Aurora, IL 60542
Phone: (630) 859-2504
Website: www.hines.va.gov/locations/
Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday
Type of Help: Behavioral Health services including individual and group counseling.

Hoffman Estates VA Clinic

Address: 4885 Hoffman Boulevard, Hoffman Estates, IL 60192;
Phone: (847) 645-1443
Website: www.hines.va.gov/locations/hoffman_estates.asp
Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday
Type of Help: Behavioral Health services including individual and group counseling.

Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital

Address: 5000 South 5th Ave., Hines, IL 60141
Phone: (708) 202-8387
Website: www.hines.va.gov/index.asp
Hours: Open 24 hours per day, seven days per week, 365 days per year including for mental health
Type of Help: 147 acre VA Hospital campus that provides emergency, specialty, primary and mental health care for veterans.

Veterans Crisis Line

Phone: Dial 988, Press Option 1

Hours: Open 24 hours per day, seven days per week, 365 days per year

Type of Help: The Veterans Crisis Line is a free, confidential resource available to any veteran, even if they are not enrolled in VA health care or registered with VA. Care does not end when the conversation is over. The Veterans Crisis Line can connect veterans to their local VA Health Care Coordinator, who follow up to coordinate care.

Additional information is available on the Kane County Veterans Assistance Commission Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/VACKane

SOURCE: Kane County Government news release

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