Information for Veterans and War Widows
| Information | Description |
| Alcohol Management Project | Your health and alcohol. Assess your drinking. |
| Anxiety and depression | Eligibility for treatment. |
| Carers booklet | Assistance and services for carers. |
| Community support |
Community support programs. |
| Conditions and disease | HealthInsite. A wide range of up to date and quality-assessed information on important health topics. |
| Counselling |
VVCS - Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Service. |
| Crisis Assistance Time Out Program | Assisting veterans in a crisis. |
| Dementia | Living with Dementia - A guide for veterans and their families (April 2001). |
| Grants | Financial support for activities, services and programs for the veteran and ex-service community. |
| HomeFront |
HomeFront is a program the Department of Veterans’ Affairs has developed to make the homes of eligible veterans and war widows safer from falls and accident hazards. |
| Hospitals | The hospital system and how it works - the Repatriation Private Patient Scheme (RPPS) including information about Local Medical Officers (LMOs), Repatriation Private Patient Principles and the National Treatment Monitoring Committee. |
| Housing |
Defence Service Homes (DSH) Scheme, DSH Housing Insurance Scheme, Residential Care Development Scheme, nursing home and hostel care. |
| Joint range of spectacle frames | DVA and the Department of Defence joint range of spectacle frames,
for eligible members of the veteran community and eligible Australian
Defence Force personnel. |
| Men's Health Program | Men's health issues and ailments that are common in the veteran community and who to contact for further help. Also includes links to the Men's Health Peer Education newsletters and Forms. |
| Mental health policy | Towards Better Mental Health for the Veteran Community: DVA mental health policy and strategic directions. January 2001 (Reprinted August 2002). |
| Preventive Health |
Guide to publications and videos for healthy living. |
| Rehabilitation Appliances Program (RAP) | Changes to the way RAP products and services are supplied. How DVA provides self-help and rehabilitation equipment to veterans with a clinically assessed need. |
| Veterans' Home Care | A program providing a wide range of home care services designed to enable veterans and war widows/widowers to improve their health and well-being and remain living longer in their own homes. |
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The DVA treatment card system. Three types of repatriation health & pharmaceutical cards are issued by DVA:
The Gold Card enables the holder to access, within Australia,
the full range of repatriation health care benefits, including
choice of doctor, optical and dental care, chiropractic services
and pharmaceuticals at the concessional rate. |
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| Vietnam Veterans' Children Support Program | Medical treatment and provision of medically necessary aids and appliances for the children of eligible Vietnam veterans. |
| Vietnam veterans health study |
The Vietnam Veterans Health Study (also known as the Vietnam Veterans Morbidity Study). |
| Vocational rehabilitation |
How to find that job and keep it. |
| Health links |
Links to health-related web sites. |