United States Department of Veterans Affairs
United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Hudson Valley Healthcare System

OPERATIONS IRAQI FREEDOM AND ENDURING FREEDOM

Information for Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, image of a yellow ribbon and soldier holding a flag.
Everyone who goes to war comes back affected. This can include anxiety, sleeplessness or problems at home or work. Coming home is not always easy.

Even heroes need to talk. Contact a caring VA counselor in your area. All contact is confidential.

Resources
Benefits Information
Disability Benefits for Wounded Warriors

• Enrollment/ Returning Service Members
Frequently Asked Questions
Healthcare Benefits
My HealtheVet
• NJ War Related Illness & Injury Study Center
Polytrauma Program (Bronx)
Request Military Records
Seamless Transition

 

Sesame Street Workshop DVD for returning OEF/OIF Veterans

DVD episodes feature Elmo, Rosita and other Sesame Street characters dealing with real-life situations faced by many familes with a parent deployed for military service.  They are available in English and Spanish by streaming video from the  website www.sesameworkshop.org/tlc.

Complete tool kits, including DVDs, can be obtained through Military  OneSource (a website that provides information, resources and tool kits on a variety of issues for those in the military and their families) at  www.militaryonesource.com.  Kits also include a special magazine, a children's poster, Sesame Street postcards, and a guide to facilitate discussions.

Wavell Hodge, MD

VA Hudson Valley HCS (Castle Point & Montrose)

Juliana Laurenzi, LCSW-R, Program Manager
: 914-737-4400 x3383, 845-831-2000, x4628, Blackberry: 914-943-8146

Debra Lucas, Transitional Patient Advocate: 914-737-4400 x2658, 845-831-2000 x4629, Blackberry: 914-943-8489

Vacancy,  Case Manager: (CBOC Goshen, Port Jervis) 845-831-2000 x4616

Frank Amoruso, LCSW-R, Case Manager: (Castle Point, CBOC: Carmel, Pine Plains) 845-831-2000 x4617, Nextel: 914-804-2426

Sonya Shabinsky, LCSW, Case Manager: (Montrose, CBOC: New City)
914-737-4400 x3798, Nextel: 914-760-2472

Betsy Valentine, BSN, Case Manager: (Castle Point, CBOC: Poughkeepsie, Monticello), 845-831-2000 x4616, Nextel: 914-447-0295

Kathleen Nagwak, Support Staff, 845-831-2000 x5016

Denise Johnson, Registration Staff Montrose, 914-737-4400 x3315

Wanda Robinson, Registration Staff Castle Point, 845-831-2000 x5413