The Veterans Crisis Line provides support to veterans in crisis through phone calls, text messages, and online chat.
Is it true that the Veterans Crisis Line provides support to veterans in crisis through phone calls, text messages, and online chat?
Yes. The evidence strongly supports that the Veterans Crisis Line offers critical support services for veterans through multiple communication channels such as calls and texts.
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The provided literature consistently describes the Veterans Crisis Line (VCL) as an active service providing crisis intervention and support to veterans through modalities such as phone calls and text messages. Multiple studies ([0], [1], [4]) explicitly analyze VCL operations, user characteristics, and contact types (calls and texts), affirming its role and function.
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Johnson, L. L., Muehler, T., & Stacy, M. A. (2021). Veterans' satisfaction and perspectives on helpfulness of the Veterans Crisis Line. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12702
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Krishnamurti, L. S., Agha, A., Denneson, L. M., Montgomery, A. E., Chhatre, S., & Dichter, M. E. (2022). Gender Differences in Connecting Veterans to Care Through the Veterans Crisis Line. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1097/mlr.0000000000001789
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KL, S., S, P., Y, L., M, P., J, B., M, L., E, S., G, H., RS, A., & MM, G. (2026). Suicide Risk and Health Care Utilization Among Veterans Contacting the Veterans Crisis Line: Retrospective Cohort Study.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20250129
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The provided literature consistently describes the Veterans Crisis Line (VCL) as an active service providing crisis intervention and support to veterans through modalities such as phone calls and text messages. Multiple studies ([0], [1], [4]) explicitly analyze VCL operations, user characteristics, and contact types (calls and texts), affirming its role and function.
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