Veteran, First Responder, and Military Mental Health, Grief, and Suicide Prevention Resources
Our frontline warriors and their families need support with transition, PTSD, mental health, suicide prevention, sexual assault, and more. Let us know in the comments if you have any veterans, first responders, or military resources to add. At the bottom of the page, you can download a PDF of these resources.
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National Suicide Prevention Lifelines
About 988. You can call if you are concerned about yourself, a loved one, a friend, or a family member. You can call about mental health issues, suicide, self-harm, addiction.
- Suicide hotline in the US……………………………… 988 (You can also text 988)
- Crisis text line. Text the word HELP to…………. 741-741
- Veteran’s Phone ……………………………………… 988, press 1 (veterans only)
- Veteran’s Text line send HELP to………………… 838-255 (veterans only)
- Deaf or Hard of Hearing ………..…………………… Dial 711, then 1-800-273-8255
- DOD Sexual Assault…………………………………….. 1-877-995-5247
- Deaf or Hard of Hearing Chat Line
- Veteran’s Online Crisis Chat (veterans only)
- Online Chat Lifeline
- Suicide Hotlines by State
Non-Emergency Warmlines
WarmLines by State, For those who are stressed or lonely and need to talk and feel heard and understood. Peer run. This is for all citizens including veterans.
CopLine for USA (Law Enforcement Only), 1-800-267-5463 (1-800-COPLINE). Provides active listening through a hotline by maintaining complete confidentiality as well as anonymity if the caller chooses. Phone calls are answered by trained retired officers to engage with callers on the daily stressors that officers and their family members experience.
Front Line Rehab A Program for First Responders, 1-866-676-7500 • All Calls Confidential. Supports the therapeutic process of First Responders, but of their families and fellow Responders as well.
National Volunteer Fire Council Also known as Share The Load. A program run by the National Volunteer Fire Council. They have a helpline, and text-based help service, and have also collected a list of many good resources for people looking for help and support.
Fire/EMS Helpline- 1-888-275-6832
Safe Call Now, 1-206-459-3020, a 24/7 helpline staffed by first responders for first responders and their family members. They can assist with treatment options for responders who are suffering from mental health, substance abuse, and other personal issues.
Mental Health Support (including addiction)
Find Local Care- Benefits info and accessing care through the Veteran’s Administration
Find Mental Health Support through NAMI Homefront (NAMI= National Alliance of Mental Illness) Health, wellness and recovery resources for veterans, military service members, and their families.
The Veteran Mentor Project, The Veteran Mentor Project is a prevention and early intervention program designed to help veterans* and first responders adjust to life after service. This can mean support in establishing a healthy routine, dealing with mental health issues or diagnosis, building new communities, or finding a career. Having the support of a mentor, in a non-clinical setting, and an organization can help reduce the risk of suicide, reduce risky substance abuse, and ensure that we have fewer veterans slipping through the cracks between the mental health agencies and VA systems of care. *The term “veteran” will be used to refer to military & first responders.
Tactical Resiliency, At Tactical Resiliency USA, it’s all about COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE and their mission is to help the men and women who perform heroically every day to heal from the traumatic stress caused by critical incidents, combat, or just life.
ManTherapy.org—Therapy the way a man does it. Infuses humor and looks at mental health from a man’s point of view.
- Take the “head inspection” or “find a therapist.”
- See the videos here
Faithful Service for Veterans – Service K9 Training
UCLA Veteran Wellness Center– California
First Responder Wellness– A carefully designed program to help public safety professionals recover from trauma while increasing their overall well-being.
Valor Healing Farms, California, For veterans, active duty, caregivers, families and first responders. Through farming internships, therapeutic horticulture, sustainable gardening, animal-assisted therapy and Nature, VHF programs are designed to benefit participants in meaningful and lasting ways. Their mission is to promote mind/body well-being, mental and emotional balance, self-care skills, life skills, career opportunities, stress reduction, recovery from PTSD, and suicide prevention.
Chateau Recovery, Expert Mental Health, Trauma, & Substance Abuse Treatment and Rehab Center in Utah. Holistic Healing in the Wasatch Mountains.
Mighty Oaks, Programs take place all across America on Military Bases, at their Outposts, and on rural ranch lodges. Provides peer-to-peer resiliency and recovery programs that serve as the catalyst to assist USA Warriors dealing with challenges related to the struggles of daily military life, combat deployments, and the symptoms of post-traumatic stress (PTS) offered at no cost to our Nation’s Warriors, including travel at beautiful ranches across the US.
Mission 22, Provides support to Veterans and their families when they need it most: right now. Through a comprehensive approach of outreach, events, and programs, that promote long-term wellness and sustainable growth.
Wild Ops, Trips are open to U.S. combat veterans of all eras who have sustained an injury in the performance of combat operations. Each program has a maximum of 10 combat-wounded U.S. veterans. Programs are designed to be in “wild“ settings with three levels of impact (Low, Medium and Extreme). Programs run a minimum of 5 days in length and a maximum of 20.
PTSD Specific Resources
Healing the Hero For Veterans and First Responders. HTH focuses on healing PTSD, anxiety, and depression because we are seeing this every day with veterans, active military, Law Enforcement, Firefighters, Gold Star Families, and more. They have seen these results for over 6 years now with alternative holistic non-clinical interventions. Online groups are available.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for PTSD is an effective treatment: It helps people process the trauma while focusing on a back-and-forth movement or sound
The Power of Our Story Helping Veterans and First Responders find a place to share their story in the struggle against PTSD.
Save a Warrior An intensive integrative intervention that addresses the complex and multifaceted nature of mental health and well-being.
Suicide Prevention Resources
Stop Soldier Suicide Stop Soldier Suicide is the only national nonprofit focused solely on solving the issue of suicide among U.S. veterans and service members.
SaveaWarrior.org Dedicated to the prevention of veteran suicide and the preservation of life through the development and implementation of a groundbreaking, comprehensive program at our non-profit organization.
Grief & Loss Resources
Article: Boots on the Ground: Sibling Suicide Loss by James Espinoza, MS, CPD, RBLP-T
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), Hope and Healing for Survivors
AFSP (American Foundation of Suicide Prevention) Suicide Loss Support Group Finder
Veteran, First Responder, and Military Mental Health & Suicide Prevention Resources PDF
Download a printable PDF version of this page to share the resources at workplaces where veterans and first responders can be found.
AnneMoss Rogers is a leading wellness and suicide education expert and one of the top mental health speakers and suicide prevention speakers. Known for her powerful, motivational keynotes, AnneMoss combines her personal story of loss with proven strategies to help organizations build a wellness culture that drives results and saves lives. She speaks at conferences, workplaces, K-12 schools, and universities, delivering impactful presentations that inspire change and promote mental health awareness.
AnneMoss does this work in memory of her son, Charles, who struggled with anxiety, depression, and addiction, and died by suicide at age 20 in 2015.