Resources
Download the Provider and Patient Safety Plan Worksheet
Connecting Florida’s SMVF to Care and Support
Suicide among those who have served, are serving and their families is something that we cannot accept. By working together to expand access to health care and removing barriers that may lead to a crisis by offering support and connection, we can all play a part in picking up the baton for those who fought for us. Below are resources for individuals who may need help themselves, loved ones needing help for their service member, and organizations who work with military-connected individuals. Resources are tagged according to their connection to their service unless they are for everyone.
In a Crisis
- 211
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
- Crisis Center of Tampa Bay
- DCF Statewide Office of Suicide Prevention – Military Vets
- Mobile Response Crisis Teams
- Navigating a Mental Health Crisis
- The Fire Watch – Covers Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau and St. Johns Counties
- Stop Soldier Suicide
- Hope for Healing Florida
Peer Support Programs
- Hold My Guns
- Centerstone Military Services
- K9 Partners for Patriots
- Making the Connection
- VA Coaching Into Care – Family Support
- Veteran Spouse Network – Spouse Support
- Vets4Warriors
- Home Base
Benefits / Housing / Financial Assistance / Health
- Employ Florida Vets – Veteran Support
- eBenefits: My Gateway to Benefit Information – Veteran Support
- Florida Veterans’ Benefits Guide – Veteran Support
- Veterans Benefit Administration – Veteran Support
- Veteran Rapid Retraining Assistance Program (VRRAP) – Veteran Support
- MyFloridaMyFamily
- Apply for VA Health Care
- PTSD Coach App with Digital Safety Plan
Organizational and Workforce Resources
- A Manager’s Guide to Suicide Postvention in the Workplace: 10 Action Steps for Dealing with the Aftermath of Suicide
- Comprehensive Blueprint for Workplace Suicide Prevention
- Zero Suicide Toolkit
Invisible Wounds (Mental Health and Traumatic Brain Injury)
- Endeavors (The Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic) – Veteran Support
- Gary Sinise Foundation – Veteran Support
- Give an Hour
- inTransition – Active-Duty Support
- Objective Zero Foundation
- VA Mental Health Support
- Walk The Talk America
- Wounded Warrior Project – Veteran Support
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Family Support
- Family Watch Model
- Helping Military Children with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Parents
- NAMI Homefront
- The Power of Parenting: How to Help Your Child After a Parent or Caregiver Dies
- Taking Care of Yourself While Caring for Others Booklet
- Addressing Family Needs Booklet
Provider Resources
- Campaign for Inclusive Care
- Community Provider Toolkit
- Counseling Access to Lethal Means (CALM)
- Military Culture Training From the VA Community Provider Toolkit – Veteran / Active-Duty Support
- PsychArmour
- Supporting Military Children with Traumatic Grief
- Florida Behavioral Health Association
- Suicide Risk Management Consultation Program