By greatfallstribune.com
Veterans Affairs will establish a veterans center outstation in Helena by this fall to better treat veterans, service members and their families, officials said Tuesday.
The facility will be staffed by a readjustment counselor and outreach specialist.
The community-based counseling centers provide sociological and psychological services in a confidential setting outside VA Health Care facilities. Services include mental health screenings, suicide prevention, drug and alcohol assistance, family counseling, employment assistance, education training and other services to help veterans transition to civilian life, Sen. Jon Tester said.
Helena veterans now have to two hours round-trip to access the mental health care resources at the closest veterans 
center. In 2009, Tester, D-Mont., secured fundingfor centers in Great Falls and Kalispell.
“The Helena Vet Center will provide local veterans with additional access to mental health care services and help the service members who are living with the unseen wounds of war,” Tester said via email.
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