Safeguard Veterans

Pathway overview: Clinical partners provide evidence-based assessment, treatment, and coordinated care for Veterans at increased risk.

• ✔️ Evidence-based clinical assessment and treatment
• ✔️ Coordinated referrals and continuity of care
• ✔️ Warm handoffs across the Community of Care

Pathway overview: Trusted companions are peers, family members, or supporters who notice changes, listen without judgment, and help Veterans take the next step toward care.

• ✔️ Recognize warning signs and behavioral changes
• ✔️ Engage in caring, supportive conversations
• ✔️ Encourage and connect Veterans to support

Pathway overview: Crisis partners are trained to support Veterans during acute moments of distress through de-escalation, safety planning, and rapid connection to care.

• ✔️ Crisis recognition and response
• ✔️ De-escalation and safety planning
• ✔️ Immediate linkage to follow-up support

Pathway overview: Learn to recognize warning signs, reduce stigma, and create safe spaces where Veterans feel they belong and can seek help.

• ✔ Neighbors, coworkers, or community members
• ✔ Volunteers at community organizations
• ✔ Faith leaders or religious community members
• ✔ Employers or workplace colleagues
• ✔ Professional caregivers and service providers
• ✔ Anyone who encounters Veterans in community settings

Pathway overview: Community healers support connection, resilience, and wellbeing through culturally rooted, community-based practices.

• ✔️ Strength-based and culturally responsive support
• ✔️ Practices that foster belonging and resilience
• ✔️ Clear pathways to additional help when needed