WARRIOR HEALING PROJECT

The Warrior Healing Project works to FIGHT for veterans at the community level, to provide veterans with hope, belonging and purpose. We do that by recognizing that veteran suicide and PTSD are not mental illnesses, but a product of psychological and emotional disruption. As such, they require a community who is willing and able to listen, to understand, and to help fight for veterans who are experiencing crisis.

WHP continues to grow; our veteran database includes over 2,700 families, including over 5,500 formal requests for assistance since we began tracking in January 2022. Since that time we've assisted 150 veterans in crisis who have self-reported as a threat to self or others when completing their intake form. We are thrilled that those 150 continue to work with the programs and resources we've connected them to, and have not harmed themselves or others.

WHP continues to work with local resources at the city, county and state levels to ensure better tracking of these numbers and to develop strategies to intervene with veterans at the highest risk. WHP is fighting for resources that need to be applied to winning this battle and we are teaching the community psychological first aid and how to recognize veterans in crisis and how to intervene appropriately.

Veterans (and their families) who are experiencing crisis can find a one-stop shop of resources and programs at the Center along with a team to help them over any hurdles.

We are honored to do this work - these are our coworkers, our neighbors, our friends who have been willing to sacrifice everything. They do not ask for help. They do not find it easy to open up to those who haven't been there. They do not want charity, but they do need help. It is our turn to give them a hand up.