For Veterans and Their Families
24/7 crisis hotline with a crisis intervention specialist on hand - 100% Private and Judgement Free along with offering emergency financial assistance, VA benefits help, help transitioning, advocacy, wellness services, and camaraderie.
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals.
At Platoon 22 we are working to combat the ever-rising Veteran suicide rate. Each day, more than twenty of our Veterans are lost to suicide. To combat these numbers civic engagement is key.
Not the same as going to the VA. They do employ many Veteran counselors (but not exclusively). Each Vet Center has an OEF/OIF Outreach person and all of these positions are staffed by OEF/OIF vets. Flexible hours.
To provide sustained, confidential peer support to any veteran, service member, family member, or caregiver whenever they have an issue, wherever they are in the world. We help before challenges turn into crises.
Finding strength in the fellowship of other Gold Star Mothers who strive to keep the memory of our sons and daughters alive by working to help veterans, those currently serving in the military, their families and our communities.
Coping with suicide loss, support groups, education, prevention and \"out of the Darkness Walks:
“Coming back home from the front lines of war can be amazingly painful and difficult... Without Stop Soldier Suicide, I would not have known how to begin my life again.”— U.S. Army veteran
When it comes to dealing with grief, it can be a challenge to find the resources we need to educate ourselves and our loved ones on what is happening and how to best keep going forward. Having been down this road, we want to give back. We want to reach out to those who are earlier on this road. We cannot make your pain go away, nor can we provide answers for you. What we can do is help you to find the tools that you need to work through your grief journey.
The Compassionate Friends provides highly personal comfort, hope, and support to every family experiencing the death of a son or a daughter, a brother or a sister, or a grandchild, and helps others better assist the grieving family.
A healing place for those grieving loss after suicide. Website includes a blog, bookstore, community forum, counseling and a memorial page
Survivors Of Loved Ones to Suicide - including an online group dedicated to PTS/vet suicide.
The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) offers compassionate care to all those grieving the loss of a loved one who died while serving in our Armed Forces or as a result of his or her service. Since 1994, TAPS has provided comfort and hope 24/7 through a national peer support network and connection to grief resources, all at no cost to surviving families and loved ones.
At Military OneSource, we have one mission — to connect you to your best MilLife. How can we help you achieve your goals today?
Resources for counseling as well as links for legal help, job help and finding records + support for caregivers / wives.
The Military and Veteran Caregiver Network (MVCN) offers peer-based support and services to connect those providing care to service members and veterans living with wounds, illnesses, injuries and or/aging.
To create a community that raises awareness and combats suicide by empowering veterans, first responders, and their families through traditional and non-traditional therapies.
Mission 22 is dedicated to healing America’s veterans when they need it most — right now. We offer treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress and Traumatic Brain Injury, substance abuse and all of the issues veterans are facing today.
We help service-disabled combat veterans re-integrate themselves back into society by providing them with the help they need. Oftentimes that help is a highly skilled and trained service dog.
Shepherds for Lost Sheep, Inc. is committed to the training of service dogs that will enhance the lives of veterans. Our Primary goal is to help Veterans with PTSD by using Service Dog for symptom mitigation.
Patriot Rovers is a healing mission that honors fallen heroes and provides professionally trained and certified Psychiatric Service Dogs, instruction, therapeutic group camaraderie and support services to Veterans struggling with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury while in service to our country.
PTSD Project is an organization of Vets and spouses who are hoping to help our brothers and sisters in arms and their families realize they are not alone.
Support for overcoming substance misuse
Veterans often cope with stress after returning from multiple deployments. They may also suffer from illnesses and injuries that can contribute to a substance use disorder. Addiction delays an already complex social reintegration process and can have negative repercussions. However, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs offers treatment plans to support veterans as they recover from substance use disorders.
MEA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose primary mission is to work with veterans and their families to publish short stories, essays, poems, and artwork in our bi-annual publication.
A group for people who understand the stress of war and wish to express themselves as warriors and artists, using art to express and release the tension built up inside.
Team Rubicon serves communities by mobilizing veterans to continue their service, leveraging their skills and experience to help people prepare, respond, and recover from disasters and humanitarian crises.
Team RWB’s mission is to enrich the lives of America’s veterans by connecting them to their community through physical and social activity.
Give an Hour®’s mission is to develop national networks of volunteer professionals capable of responding to both acute and chronic conditions that arise within our society. Since 2005 we have focused on providing free and confidential mental health care to those who serve, our veterans, and their families. We have since expanded our efforts to address the mental health needs of other populations.
