Through Face the Fight, we’re working to break the stigma around suicide in the military community by raising awareness & fostering real, open conversations.
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“We can’t solve these problems alone.”
@PHWFF helps veterans find connection, purpose, and healing through fly fishing. It’s one example of why bringing organizations together matters in the fight against veteran suicide.
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Providers who support others through a suicide loss feel its impact as well.
@STRONGSTARTrain's upcoming #postvention training offers recommendations and resources to help.
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Start #MissionMaryland a day early.
Join #FTF for free, hands-on suicide prevention training in Fredrick with CE credits, breakfast, and lunch. No clinical background required.
Interested in multiple sessions? Register for each one separately.
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There’s hope in @DeptVetAffairs’s new report on veteran suicide, which found lower suicide rates among veterans reached by outreach and housing services, a reminder that connection is work every community can do.
See what else the report found news.va.gov/press-room/va-re…
"Our veterans need our dogs."
That conviction drives our coalition member @AmericasVetDogs, where service dogs are trained for veterans and first responders in need.
Learn more about FTF and the coalition members driving our work: wefacethefight.org/about/coa…
Safe firearm storage saves lives, but only if someone knows how to bring it up.
@STRONGSTARTrain's Lethal Means Safety Workshop is built around that exact conversation.
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For Scotty Hasting, music became a way to work through his experiences as a veteran and connect with others who understand.
Connection can start in many ways, and #FTF is helping make sure each one can lead to resources when they’re needed.
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You don’t have to be a clinician to make a difference.
Face the Fight trainings can help you recognize when someone may be struggling, start the conversation, and know what to do next.
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A few things every service member and veteran deserves to hear this #MentalIllnessAwarenessWeek.
Take a look, then take the next step.
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Connection can start with a simple check-in.
Through our partnership with @Starbucks, we’re highlighting the importance of reaching out and looking out for the people around us.
Thank you to @USAA for helping make this work possible at this year’s @MIC_Military Conference.
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Face the Fight is a movement of more than 300 organizations working together to dramatically reduce veteran suicide. Read on to learn more: militarytimes.com/native/fac…
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Earlier this month, in recognition of World Suicide Prevention Day, our team attended @WeFaceTheFight Night at @opry, presented by @Humana. We stood with others advocating to break stigma, expand support, & confront a reality that deeply affects our military & veteran community.
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What happens when 100 behavioral health professionals leave a training with tools they can carry back into their communities?
The impact has the potential to reach far beyond the room.
Recently in Orange County, California, 100 behavioral health professionals participated in suicide prevention training led by Robert Yarnall, our Chief of Programs and Outreach, through the Robert Irvine Foundation’s work with Face the Fight. The training focused on Crisis Response Planning and Lethal Means Safety.
Participants worked through practical, evidence-informed approaches to help recognize when someone may be struggling, develop a personalized plan for a bad day, strengthen coping strategies and support networks, and have effective conversations about firearm and medication safety.
But the training of those 100 professionals is only the beginning.
Through a Train-the-Trainer approach, participants are equipped with the knowledge, confidence, and tools to continue these conversations, train others, and bring what they learned back to the people and communities they serve.
Because every person equipped to recognize the signs, start a conversation, and help someone make a plan creates another opportunity for support before a crisis takes hold.
The more people we equip, the farther the impact travels. @WeFaceTheFight
Thank you to OC Health Care Agency Behavioral Health Training Services and everyone who participated for investing in this work.
Learn more about Crisis Response Planning Workshops from Face the Fight: wefacethefight.org/resources…
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Prevention rarely looks formal.
It looks like showing up in small, ordinary ways, and doing it again the next time, and the time after that.
Combating veteran suicide takes all of us, and that includes every ordinary moment like this one.
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Suicide Prevention Month is a reminder that preventing veteran suicide takes all of us. We’re proud to be part of Face the Fight, alongside 300+ organizations working together to strengthen communities and equip veterans, their families, and supporters with the knowledge and skills to better support those who have served when they need it most.
Buddy Check Week starts tomorrow. Have you taken the pledge? From September 21–25, we invite everyone in the military community to take the pledge to #TalkToTen veterans during the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Buddy Check Week. Whether it’s a text, a phone call, or a conversation over coffee, taking a few minutes to reach out can remind someone they’re seen, valued, and supported. @DeptVetAffairs @WeFaceTheFight
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Reaching out helps you, your family, and everyone who loves you.
Be the call that gives someone the chance to say it out loud.
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Paralyzed Veterans of America has served veterans with catastrophic disabilities since 1946.
Together with #FaceTheFight, that work now connects to a coalition of more than 300 organizations working toward the goal of making sure no veteran feels like they have to carry a concern alone.
Nashville reminded us exactly what FTF is all about.
From meeting the people doing the work for veterans & their families to an evening of music & stories at the @opry, the day was full of connection, conversation, and community.
Thank you to everyone who joined us & helped make it possible.
For the third year, we are partnering with @Starbucks to make checking in easier.
Make the pledge to reach those who served, and the first 20,000 people could get a Starbucks gift card as a thank you.
It doesn't take much. Just a seat, a coffee, and a question.
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