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Mental health resources are available to those living in the Vicenza military community

Mental health resources are available to those living in the Vicenza military community (tadamichi - stock.adobe.com)

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Military & Family Life Counselors (MFLCs) provide free non-medical sessions with child behavioral specialists, are anonymous and may occur in individual, couple, family or group settings. 

  • Contact your local Army Community Services (ACS) at 0444-71-5800 to be connected with an Adult MFLC at Ederle or at Del Din, or your Force Support Squadron (FSS) to connect with an MFLC. 

  • MFLC services are also offered for children through DoDEA schools and youth programs. 

Chaplains offer counseling for adults on both religious and non-religious issues for all personnel regardless of religious preference. Discussions with chaplains are 100 percent confidential. 

Adolescent Support and Counseling Services (ASCS) provide confidential counseling and educational prevention-based services for students in grades 6 to 12. Offices can be found inside your local DoDEA school. 

Military OneSource offers 12 free sessions for individual, couple, family or group settings. Learn more at militaryonesource.mil/non-medical-counseling. 

The Veterans Crisis Line (VCL) and Military Crisis Line (MCL) are available 24/7 for free confidential mental health support. 

  • Call: 844-702-5495 

  • DSN: 988 

  • Text: 838255 

  • Online

 

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