Safeguard Certified — Community Connectors For Veterans
Use your shared military experience to connect meaningfully with other Veterans in your community. Learn how to recognize when someone may be struggling, start supportive conversations, and guide them toward the right help.
This pathway is for you if you are a Veteran and a:
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Communicating With Veterans
This course discusses how to communicate effectively with Veterans using communication tools, such as open-ended questions, affirmations, and reflections.
VA S.A.V.E.
In collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs, this course covers suicide risk in the military and Veteran communities. Learn to identify at-risk Veterans and use S.A.V.E. steps to help make a difference.
Secure Firearm Storage Conversations: STORES & Minutes Matter
Secure Firearm Storage Conversations (STORES/MM Training) is a 30-minute, self-paced eLearning course designed for clinicians and community partners who engage with Veterans and their families.
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Building Belonging: Understanding and Supporting Veterans in Faith Communities
Faith communities have long been a source of comfort, hope, and support for those facing difficult times. In this course, you'll learn how faith communities can become places of support for Veterans and those facing trauma.
Become Safeguard Certified as a Community Connector!
Complete all of the courses and unlock your Safeguard Certified badge.
Safeguard Master — Community Connectors For Veterans
Take your role as a community leader to the next level. Deepen your understanding of Veteran mental health, strengthen your outreach strategies, and learn how to build networks of care that extend trust and belonging.
Complete the Safeguard Master pathway above to earn your Safeguard Master badge.
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Postvention: Healing After Suicide Loss
This 30-minute course provides learners with a clear understanding of suicide postvention—what it is, why it matters for individual and community healing, and how it supports ongoing prevention.
Connecting with the Veteran In Your Life
This course provides information to help caregivers understand and address a lack of connection with the Veteran in their life. The new course incorporates a strengths-based approach to connections between a caregiver and a Veteran.
Finding the Words: Leaders
This course provides resources and guidance to help individuals find the words to have critical conversations. Learners will explore five principles to help them confidently connect with those they lead during a difficult time.