Mindful Veterans Connection Website Crisis Information
for US Military Veterans
If you are a US Veteran and you just opened this page because you are in a crisis now, know that you are not alone! We urge you to get help and reach out now by clicking HERE.
If you are visiting our site for
the first time, or are a registered member, we want to explain here how our
site handles these things: In our various boards and discussions
we vets are free to exchange and share all manner of things within our acceptable
behavior(that is, mindful, compassionate and caring) guidelines. We can and
do talk about very serious and complicated challenges and how we use mindfulness
in dealing with them. We want everyone who uses this site to know that we welcome
free and open discussion of many things on this site. We are happy to listen
and converse with each other about what troubles us, but we all must recognize
when it's time to use professional help. So, if you ever approach your breaking
point, where it doesn't seem like it's worth trying any more, we implore you
to reach out in some way, even if it's a phone call, text or web chat to the
www.VeteransCrisisLine.net .
So, if you are in any sort of behavioral
or mental health crisis please consider your options: 1. We strongly recommend that you
visit the Veterans Crisis Line
website BEFORE you go into crisis to review your options. This is an
excellent site and as it's specifically for Vets, they understand us and are
well equipped to help us out -- no matter what's going on. Some of our Delaware
MIndful Veterans group have shared that they have used this site, both in live
confidential web-chat, and by telephone and give it high marks for helping them.
So, please check it now, or, if you're at the end of your rope, don't let go
-- call 1-800-273-8255 and push number 1. 2. You can also reach the Veterans
Crisis Line by the following: Telephone (24/7/365): Text: 838255 They also have support
for hard-of-hearing and deaf veterans. See the site. 3. And of course, you can always
call 911 in an emergency, but we encourage Vets to consider using the veterans crisis line service.
1-800-273-8255, push "1".