The following resources and hotlines are available at no-cost to help veterans understand their rights, protections, benefits, and accommodations:
dol.ny.gov/veteran-benefits-and-services
All calls and texts are free and confidential
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Crisis Line: www.veteranscrisisline.net Call: 988, press 1 Text: 838255
Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: www.veteranscrisisline.net Call: 988 Text: 988
Crisis Textline: Text: 741741 Chat: crisistextline.org
NYS Office of Mental Health (OMH): www.omh.ny.gov
NYS Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS): www.oasas.ny.gov/hopeline Call: 1-877-8-HOPENY (467469) Text: HOPENY (467369)
Veterans Treatment Courts (VTC): ww2.nycourts.gov/courts/problem_solving/vet/courts.shtml Email: ProblemSolving@courts.state.ny.us
NYS Defenders Association Veteran Defense Program: www.nysda.org/page/AboutVDP
NYS Department of Tax and Finance • Information for military personnel and veterans: tax.ny.gov/pit/file/military_page.htm • Property tax exemptions: tax.ny.gov/pit/property/exemption/vetexempt.htm
Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E) Program: www.benefits.va.gov/vocrehab
New York State Civil Service Credits for Veterans Program: www.cs.ny.gov
NYS Domestic and Sexual Violence Hotline: Call: 800-942-6906 Text: 844-997-2121
NYS Workplace Sexual Harassment Hotline: Call: 1-800-HARASS-3
NYS Department of Motor Vehicles:
Website: veterans.ny.gov Help Line: 1-888-838-7697 Email: DVSInfo@veterans.ny.gov
Services: Legal, education, employment and volunteer, financial, health care, and more.
Website: dol.ny.gov/services-veterans Help Line: 1-888-469-7365 Email: Ask.Vets@labor.ny.gov
Services: Workforce and training resources, unemployment insurance, the Experience Counts program, and more.
The New York State Department of Labor is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Program. Auxiliary aides and services are available upon request and free of charge to individuals with disabilities TTY/TDD 711 or 1-800-662-1220 (English) / 1-877-662-4886.
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