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Share a Concern With the Council

The MINDAKS Veterans Mental Health Council exists to ensure Veterans’ experiences and concerns are heard.

If you have experienced a problem with VA mental health care, encountered a barrier to receiving services, or believe there is an issue affecting Veterans in our region, you may use this form to share your concern with the Council.

Your submission helps us identify recurring concerns, recognize gaps in services, and advocate for meaningful improvements in partnership with the Fargo VA and community stakeholders.

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Before You Submit

This form is not an emergency or crisis service.

If you are experiencing a mental health crisis or are concerned about a Veteran in crisis, contact the Veterans Crisis Line by calling 988 and pressing 1 or texting 838255.

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The MINDAKS Veterans Mental Health Council is an independent Veteran-led advisory council. We are not a clinical care team, investigative body, legal service, or replacement for the VA Patient Advocate.

If you are seeking resolution of an individual complaint directly through VA, you may also contact your VA health care team or VA Patient Advocate.

In crisis? Call 988 and press 1, or text 838255

Providing this information ensures we direct you to the most adjacent regional chair of the Council.

I am a:
Veteran
Veteran family member or caregiver
Community Member
VA employee
Community Provider
Veteran Service Organization Representative
Other
Would you like the Council to contact you regarding this submission?
Yes
No
I am unsure

About Your Concern

What type of concern would you like to share?

Tell us what happened, what you believe could have been handled differently, and how the issue affected you or other Veterans.

Please do not include Social Security numbers, medical record numbers, account numbers, passwords, or other highly sensitive identifying information.

What Would You Like the Council to Know?

Have you already raised this concern with the VA or another organization?
Yes
No
Prefer not to say

This may include an individual concern you would like elevated, a policy or process you believe should change, or an issue you believe the Council should examine on behalf of other Veterans.

Do you believe this issue may affect other Veterans as well?
Yes
No
Unsure

Permission to Use Your Submission

The Council may use information submitted through this form to identify trends, discuss concerns with appropriate VA leadership, develop recommendations, or advocate for improvements in Veteran mental health services.
The Council may discuss my concern, but please remove information that identifies me.
The Council may contact me before sharing any identifying information.
I authorize the Council to discuss my concern and identify me when reasonably necessary to address the issue.
I am submitting this only for the Council’s awareness and do not want it shared outside the Council.

Acknowledgment

What Happens After You Submit?

A member of the MINDAKS Veterans Mental Health Council will review your submission.

Depending on the nature of the concern, the Council may:

  • Contact you for additional information, if you have requested contact.

  • Raise the issue with appropriate VA leadership or Council partners.

  • Identify the concern as part of a broader pattern affecting Veterans.

  • Recommend that you contact the appropriate VA Patient Advocate or another official resource when individual case resolution is needed.

  • Use de-identified information to help guide Council priorities and recommendations.

Submitting a concern does not guarantee that MINDAKS can resolve an individual case. Our role is to listen, identify concerns, advocate for Veterans, and help improve the systems that serve them.

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