DESERT REFUGE FOR PEACE OFFICERS

RESOURCES AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW For Veterans:

Veterans Crisis Line - If you are having thoughts of suicide, call 1-800-273-8255, then PRESS 1 or visit http://www.veteranscrisisline.net/
- For emergency mental health care, you can also go directly to your local VA medical center 24/7 regardless of your discharge status or enrollment in other VA health care.
Vet Centers - Discuss how you feel with other Veterans in these community-based counseling centers. 70% of Vet Center staff are Veterans. Call 1-877-927-8387 or find one near you.
VA Mental Health Services Guide - This guide will help you sign up and access mental health services.
MakeTheConnection.net - information, resources, and Veteran to Veteran videos for challenging life events and experiences with mental health issues.
RallyPoint - Talk to other Veterans online. Discuss: What are your feelings as the Taliban reclaim Afghanistan after 20 years of US involvement?
Download VA's self-help apps - Tools to help deal with common reactions like, stress, sadness, and anxiety. You can also track your symptoms over time.
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) - Request a Peer Mentor
VA Women Veterans Call Center - Call or text 1-855-829-6636 (M-F 8AM - 10PM & SAT 8AM - 6:30PM ET)
VA Caregiver Support Line - Call 1-855-260-3274 (M-F 8AM - 10PM & SAT 8AM - 5PM ET)
Together We Served -Find your battle buddies through unit pages
George W. Bush Institute - Need help or want to talk? Check In or call:1-630-522-4904 or email: checkin@veteranwellnessalliance.org

· Elizabeth Dole Foundation Hidden Heroes - Join the Community
American Red Cross Military Veteran Caregiver Network - Peer Support and Mentoring

Team Red, White & Blue - Hundreds of events weekly. Find a chapter in your area.
Student Veterans of America - Find a campus chapter to connect with.
Team Rubicon - Find a local support squad.

COVID-19 is affecting all of us, whether we've been exposed in the line of duty or are dealing with the effects of government response. Please run your cursor over the items below for links to help you and your family cope during this time:

Axon has provided this webinar on the mental toll of COVID-19 on first responders.

NCTSN

Parent/Caregiver Guide to Helping Families Cope with COVID-19 (translated in Spanish and Mandarin)
Simple Activities for Children and Adolescents amidst COVID-19 outbreak - NEW!
Take Care of Yourself

Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress

Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress: Helping Homebound Children During COVID-19 Outbreak

CDC

The CDC is regularly updating information at: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

SAMSHA

For your mental and physical resilience, please consider the following:
- Copline: a 24/7 hotline that only retired law enforcement members are allowed to work
- Mindfully Dealing with COVID 19
- Coronavirus Sanity Guide (from 10% Happier) - contains a mindfulness meditation for responders
- A Mindful Guide for Coronavirus Anxiety
- Self-Compassion Practice (#3 in the playlist)
- How to Find Peace Amidst COVID-19 (Tim Ferris w/ Jack Kornfield)
-John Del Vecchio's uplifting blog
-Recovery Village , helping veterans with addiction & mental health battles
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Suicide Prevention
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Crisis Hotline)
1-800-273-TALK (8255)
1-800-799-4TTY (4889)  TTY

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
https://afsp.org/

VA Suicide Prevention  https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/suicide_prevention/

The Desert Refuge for Peace Officers and Military Personnel is a place of hospitality, healing and solitude for law enforcement personnel, as well as active and retired military personnel, and their families. The Refuge welcomes all races, cultures, and faiths in an ecumenical and inter-faith spirit, to foster personal and spiritual awareness rooted in the Divine love for all.

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