Community ResourcesVeterans
Online support
You do not have to be enrolled in VA benefits or health care to connect.
Phone Support
Dial: 988 and Press 1
24/7, confidential support for Veterans and their loved ones.
If you or any one you know needs support, text 838255 or chat online.
Vince Ramirez
Midland/Big Bend Area
401 E. Illinois, Suite 200
Midland, TX
VincentRamirez@permiacare.org
(432) 770-9326
CONTACT
Artley F. Edwards
Vet Center Manager
Location
4001 W. Illinois Ave
Midland, TX 79703
(432) 697-8222
Service members returning home from theater may experience
- Marriage/relationship problems
- Nightmares or sleeplessness
- Lack of structure/motivation
- Endless questions from family
- Work related problems
- Feelings of isolation
- Anger, irritability, or rage
- Alcohol or substance abuse
- Depression or anxiety attacks
Services Provided
- Readjustment Counseling
- Military Sexual Trauma Counseling
- Bereavement Counseling
Eligibility for Services
The Vet Center serves veterans from the following periods of hostilities:
- WWII (December 1941-March 1946)
- Korean War (June 1950-July 1954)
- Merchant Marines (December 1941-August 1945)
- Vietnam War (February 1961-May 1975)
- Lebanon (August 1982-February 1984)
- Grenada (October 1983-November 1983)
- Panama (December 1989-January 1990)
- Persian Gulf (August 1990 to ...)
- Somalia (September 1992 to ...)
- Former Yugoslavia (December 1995 to ...)
- Global War on Terrorism (September 2001 to ...)
DAV is a nonprofit organization that provides various types of support for disabled American veterans. For information about DAV, please visit the following website (national) or Facebook page (local).
500 N. Loraine St
Midland, TX 79701
(432) 688-4370
Ulanda Suggs
Director of C.I.U.
Crisis Intervention Unit
1703 East County Road 120
Midland, TX 79706
(432) 688-4635
Big Spring
Mary Paske
Health Care Advocate
George H. O'Brien, Jr. VAMC
300 W. Veterans Boulevard, Room 1202
Big Spring, TX 79720
(432) 653-7281
mary.paske@tvc.texas.gov
Local TVC/HCAP Services
George H. O'Brien, Jr. Medical Center
300 W. Veterans Boulevard, Room 147B
Big Spring, TX 79720
Midland Office
3600 N. Garfield
Midland College Technology Center, Room 138
Midland, TX 79705
Phone: (432) 686-4879
Toll Free: 1 (800) 248.6451
Odessa Office
2626 JBS Parkway, Bldg. D
Odessa, TX 79762
Phone: (432) 367-3332
Toll Free: 1 (800) 248-6451
George H. O'Brien, JR., Department of Veterans Affairs medical Center
300 W. Veterans Blvd.
Big Spring, TX 79720
(432) 263-7361
Wilson & Young Medal of Honor VA Clinic
8050 East Highway 191
Odessa, TX 79765
Main Phone Number: (432) 685-2110
VA Health Connect: (833) 284-7212
Mental Health Care: (432) 263-7361, ext. 7301
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