Video: MSU Home to New Healthcare Services for Veterans

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STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) — Mississippi State University students who have served in the military and Golden Triangle veterans now have access to specialized healthcare and benefits.

During a ceremony this morning, MSU, the U.S. Veterans Health Administration and the state’s VA Medical Center announced a partnership that will offer physical, occupational and speech therapies, along with mental health services to local and student veterans.

The services will be available on the MSU campus, so veterans in the ares don’t have to travel regularly to Jackson.

“If you’re a student and you need physical therapy, or maybe mental health counseling for PTSD — something of that nature — you could get that right here on campus and not have to leave school or miss class,” Jackson VA Medical Center Director Joe Battle said.

The program is the first of its kind in the nation.