GI Rights Network
United States veterans' network
The GI Rights Network is a coalition of nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations that provide free and confidential information to United States military servicemembers, veterans, and their families. Most of the counseling provided by the Network is done via phone through the GI Rights Hotline 877-447-4487. In addition to phone support, the Network offers email counseling and in-person assistance at select office locations. It also maintains a website with information on discharges, military regulations, G.I. rights, and related organizations, with most content available in both English and Spanish.
GI Rights Hotline
The Network provides free, confidential, non-directive counseling to callers, with a particular focus on discharges and grievances. Hotline counselors come from a variety of backgrounds and include veterans, mental health workers and attorneys. Counselors provide information and options as opposed to "legal advice" or "medical advice". Sometimes counselors assist callers in finding civilian medical providers or civilian attorneys.
History
The Network began in 1994 as a coalition of several organizations which were already providing military counseling independently. The founding members saw benefit in combining resources and services to advertise one nationwide toll free number for counseling which was collectively staffed by the member organizations.
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