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Free MST care without enrollment. Maternity coverage with a 60-day separation window. IPV support at every VA facility. Comprehensive primary care designed for women veterans. The Women Veterans Call Center will route you to all of it.
Women Veterans Call Center
1-855-829-6636
Call or text. All-women staff. No enrollment required. Routes to your local Women Veterans Program Manager.
Women Veterans Call Center
1-855-829-6636 — Call OR text. All-women staff. No enrollment required.
Veterans Crisis Line
Dial 988 + Press 1 — text 838255 — chat at veteranscrisisline.net
National DV Hotline
1-800-799-SAFE (7233) for IPV / domestic violence support
Vet Center Call Center
1-877-WAR-VETS — 24/7 free counseling, any discharge type
Comprehensive primary care, women-specific cancer screening (breast, cervical), reproductive health, menopause, cardiovascular care, and women-specific prosthetics. Every VA facility has a Women Veterans Program Manager (WVPM) who advocates for you and a Women's Health Primary Care Provider (WH-PCP) trained in women's health.
Free MST care at every VA facility — no claim required, no service connection needed, no income limit, no statute of limitations. Open to OTH and uncharacterized discharges too. Active duty members can use Vet Centers for MST without DOD referral.
Open the full Military Sexual Trauma (MST) page →VA covers full maternity care via community providers (Maternity Care Coordinator handles referrals); newborn care covered for 7 days post-birth. 12-month dispensing of prescription contraception. Pre-conception planning routine. If you separate while pregnant, CHCBP must be elected within 60 days. Policy current as of WHTT v3.0 (July 2025).
Veterans Crisis Line (988 + Press 1, text 838255) is unconditional — open to all former service members regardless of discharge or enrollment. Vet Centers provide free, confidential counseling for combat trauma, MST, transition stress, and bereavement. Reproductive Mental Health Consultation Program covers pregnancy and postpartum mental health risks.
Every VA facility has an IPV Assistance Program (IPVAP) Coordinator who provides screening, safety planning, healthy-relationship education, and community referrals — confidentially. Education and screening are also available for partners regardless of veteran status.
File the same VA disability claims as anyone else, but with women-specific considerations: gynecological conditions, MST-related PTSD (no MST claim required for treatment, separate from claim), women-specific cancers, post-deployment reproductive issues. The MTT VA Claims Builder walks you through condition documentation regardless of which claims you file.
Women veteran community is small but tight. Women Veterans Network (WoVeN) hosts peer-led groups. Mission Continues runs service projects. AmericaServes coordinates local support. Women Veterans Interactive offers leadership and advocacy programming.
Women veterans face roughly 4× higher housing insecurity risk than non-veteran women. The National Call Center for Homeless Veterans (1-877-424-3838) is staffed 24/7. HUD-VASH provides supportive housing for vets with mental health or substance use challenges. SSVF prevents homelessness with rapid rehousing.
About this page
Information sourced from the VA Women's Health Transition Training (WHTT) Participant Handbook v3.0 (July 2025) and the VA Benefits and Services Participant Guide v6.1 (September 2025). Maternity, contraception, and abortion policy are current as of those publication dates — VA reproductive health policy has been politically active in recent years; verify against womenshealth.va.gov for latest updates.
This is general information, not medical or legal advice. For specific decisions about your VA care, consult a VA-accredited representative or the Women Veterans Call Center directly.