The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced the addition of three new Vet Centers and six Vet Center Outstations (smaller satellite locations) to improve access to counseling for Veterans and Service Members.

Vet Centers are community-based counseling centers that provide a wide range of social and psychological services, including no-cost professional counseling to eligible Veterans, Service Members, and their families. Services include counseling for needs such as depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and the psychological effects of military sexual trauma.

The locations and statues of the new Vet Centers and Vet Center Outstations are as follows:

  • Sierra Vista (Arizona) Vet Center Outstation:This Outstation is in the leasing phase, with an anticipated opening date in 2024.
  • Solano County (California) Vet Center Outstation:This Outstation will be located at 420 Executive Ct. N, Suite A, Fairfield, CA 94534 and is anticipated to open in early 2024.
  • Cloud (Minnesota) Vet Center Outstation:This Outstation is located at 330 Hwy 10, Suite 101, St. Cloud, MN 56304 and is anticipated to open at the beginning of 2024.
  • Vineland (New Jersey) Vet Center Outstation:This Outstation is in the leasing phase, the opening date to be determined.
  • Clarksville (Tennessee) Vet Center: The current Clarksville Vet Center Outstation will convert to a full-sized, independent Vet Center, staffed by a Vet Center Director, Outreach Specialist, Program Support Assistant, and three counselors. The location will remain at 141 Chesapeake Lane, Suite 101, Clarksville, TN 37040. The anticipated date of the transition is to be determined.
  • Fredericksburg (Virginia) Vet Center:This Vet Center is in the leasing phase, with the anticipated opening date to be determined. The Vet Center will be staffed by a Vet Center Director, Outreach Specialist, Program Support Assistant, and two counselors.
  • Leesburg (Virginia) Vet Center Outstation:This Outstation is in the leasing phase, with the anticipated opening date to be determined.
  • S. Virgin Islands Vet Center: The current St. Thomas Vet Center Outstation will convert to a full-sized, independent Vet Center, staffed by a Vet Center Director, Outreach Specialist, Program Support Assistant, and two counselors. The new Vet Center will be located at 9164 Estate Thomas, St. Thomas, VI 00802 and is planned to open by early summer 2024.
  • Saipan (Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands) Vet Center Outstation:This Outstation is in the leasing phase, with the anticipated opening date to be determined.

In the future, VA will continue to expand the Vet Center program to meet Veteran demand and provide local support to those who served.