1. Cleo Monette, LICSW
Bismarck Vet Center Director
Claude (CJ) O’Berry
MVC Driver/Outreach
(701)
“Welcoming Home Combat Veterans and Their Families”
Bismarck Vet Center – 619 Riverwood Dr, Suite 105 – Bismarck , ND – (701)

2. HAS ANYONE HEARD OF A VET CENTER?
Many Veterans have never heard of the Vet Center!
All services are 100% free and confidential!
Goal: provide counseling, outreach and referral services, to help Veterans make a post-war adjustment to civilian life.
Getting started. A quick survey…
Our Mission: We are the people in the U.S Department of Veterans Affairs who welcome home war Veterans with honor by providing quality readjustment services in a caring manner, assisting Veterans and their family members toward a successful postwar adjustment in or near their communities.
Bismarck Vet Center – 619 Riverwood Dr, Suite 105 – Bismarck , ND – (701)

3. VET CENTER HISTORY
1979: VA established outreach centers for Vietnam Veterans and their families.
Service extended to all war zone Veterans and sexual harassment/assault victims of any era.
Currently we have over 300 locations nationwide, including Alaska and Hawaii.
Also in:
Puerto Rico
Guam
Samoan Islands
US Virgin Islands
Philippines
Bismarck Vet Center – 619 Riverwood Dr, Suite 105 – Bismarck , ND – (701)

4. ORGANIZATION CHART
Bismarck Vet Center – 619 Riverwood Dr, Suite 105 – Bismarck , ND – (701)

5. VET CENTER SERVICES Counseling: Employment guidance
Individual
Group
Marital and family
Bereavement
Drug and alcohol
Military Sexual Trauma (MST)
Employment guidance
Liaison with the VA
Benefits assistance
Outreach in urban and rural communities
Coffee and a safe place to talk
Counselors with combat experience
Flexible hours and walk-ins are welcome
Counseling and referrals
Outreach within the urban & rural communities – reaching Veterans where they are, including Employee Assistance Program briefings, county and state fairs, Military/Veterans Family Days, and Veteran Career Fairs.
Saturday hours & late week-day hours
Walk-in appointments- a counselor always on call
Easy accessibility on bus route, with no parking restrictions
Bismarck Vet Center – 619 Riverwood Dr, Suite 105 – Bismarck , ND – (701)

6. IS THE VET CENTER FOR ME? https://www.ptsd.va.gov/apps
/AboutFace/videos/topics.html?topic=5
The honest answer is ‘maybe’
Making the Connection: Veterans Voices PSA
Bismarck Vet Center – 619 Riverwood Dr, Suite 105 – Bismarck , ND – (701)

7. ELIGIBILITY
WORLD WAR II: 7 Dec Dec 1946
KOREAN WAR: 27 June July 1954
VIETNAM WAR: 28 Feb May 1975
LEBANON: 25 Aug Feb. 1984
GRENADA: Oct Nov. 1983
PANAMA: 20 Dec Jan. 1990
PERSIAN GULF: 2 Aug TBD
SOMALIA: 17 Sept TBD
BOSNIA: Nov – 01 Nov. 2007
KOSOVO: 24 Mar TBD
OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM: 7 Oct TBD
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM: 19 Mar – 17 Feb. 2010
OPERATION NEW DAWN: 17 Feb TBD
All services including Reservists and National Guard members who served on active duty in a combat zone.
Bismarck Vet Center – 619 Riverwood Dr, Suite 105 – Bismarck , ND – (701)

8. ELIGIBILITY (continued)
MST/Harassment Counseling from all eras
Parents, spouses and children of Armed Forces (Reservists and Guardsmen) personnel who died in the service of their country
Bismarck Vet Center – 619 Riverwood Dr, Suite 105 – Bismarck , ND – (701)

9. LOCATIONS Bismarck Vet Center 619 Riverwood Drive, Suite 105
Bismarck ND 58504
Fargo Vet Center
3310 Fiechtner Drive
Fargo ND 58103
Minot Vet Center
th Ave SW, Suite 2
Minot ND 58701
Grand Forks Outstation
nd Ave S, Suite 6A
Grand Forks ND 58201
Bismarck Vet Center – 619 Riverwood Dr, Suite 105 – Bismarck , ND – (701)

10. CURRENT GROUPS AND ACTIVITIES
Vietnam Veterans Socialization Group
Vietnam Veterans PTSD Group
OEF/OIF Readjustment Group
More to be added
Weekly counselor outreach to:
Dickinson
Standing Rock
Future Groups are in planning, including:
Military Sexual Trauma (MST)
Gardening
OEF/OIF/OND
Couples Group
Parenting Cafés
Significant Other
Bowling group
Bismarck Vet Center – 619 Riverwood Dr, Suite 105 – Bismarck , ND – (701)

11. REFERRAL Vet Center Referral Form DD Form 214
Disability Information (if applicable)
Other relevant information (medication list, treatment reports, etc.)
Bismarck Vet Center – 619 Riverwood Dr, Suite 105 – Bismarck , ND – (701)

12. MOBILE VET CENTER
Bismarck Vet Center – 619 Riverwood Dr, Suite 105 – Bismarck , ND – (701)

13. BISMARCK VET CENTER 619 Riverwood Drive Suite 105 Bismarck, ND 58504
Bismarck Vet Center – 619 Riverwood Dr, Suite 105 – Bismarck , ND – (701)

14. BISMARCK VET CENTER Group Room Sitting Area
Bismarck Vet Center – 619 Riverwood Dr, Suite 105 – Bismarck , ND – (701)

15. QUESTIONS?
Bismarck Vet Center – 619 Riverwood Dr, Suite 105 – Bismarck , ND – (701)

16. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE!
From the Bismarck Vet Center Team
Bismarck Vet Center – 619 Riverwood Dr, Suite 105 – Bismarck , ND – (701)