Telephone Help for Military, Veterans Expands to "Around-the-Clock" Service
Thursday, April 3, 2008 at 04:28 AM
by post9337
North Carolina's telephone referral service for counseling and support has expanded its hours to around-the-clock service in response to the needs of veterans and their families.
The CARE-LINE service, operated by the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, aims to connect people with counseling and other services provided by government agencies and nonprofits. In each of the past two years, it has received more than 200,000 calls, state officials say.
Its expanded service was in part a response to the needs of returning military personnel, veterans and their families, state officials say. In addition to being home to large numbers of veterans, North Carolina is home to more than 125,000 active-duty, reserve and National Guard personnel, about half of whom have served in Afghanistan and Iraq or on related missions.
Reach CARE-LINE 24 hours a day, seven days a week at (800) 662-7030 (English or Spanish) or (877) 452-2514 (TTY). Additional information is online at http://www.nccarelink.gov.
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