East Texas Veterans Resource Center (ETVRC) strives to provide resources toward community-based suicide prevention efforts to meet the need of veterans and their families through outreach, education, suicide prevention services and connection to VA and community care.

 

ETVRC provides Suicide Awareness and Prevention through: ​

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• Outreach to identify those at risk of suicide

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• Baseline mental health screening for risk (required for participants ages18+)

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• ​Education on suicide risk and prevention to families and communities

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• Provision of clinical services for emergency treatment

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• Case management services

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• Peer support services

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• VA benefits assistance for eligible individuals and their families

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• Assistance with obtaining and coordinating other benefits provided by the federal government, a state or local government, or an eligible entity

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• Assistance with emergent needs relating to health care services daily living services, personal financial planning and counseling, transportation services, temporary income support services, fiduciary and representative payee services, and legal services to assist the eligible individual with issues that may contribute to the risk of suicide

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• Nontraditional and innovative approaches and treatment practices, as determined appropriate by VA​

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