What is SAFE Veterans?
Dedicated to connecting veterans, active-duty service members, their families, and caregivers to the resources they need to combat substance use disorder.
SAFE Project has developed programs to connect veterans, active-duty service members, and their families — all military-connected individuals — to the resources they need to address mental health challenges and substance use disorders.
If you’ve served in the military or know someone who has, you’ll understand why SAFE Veterans is close to our hearts. A veteran is twice as likely to die from an accidental overdose than any other member of society, and for veterans and their families, the transition to civilian life can be particularly difficult, often losing the sense of purpose, camaraderie, and identity central to their military experience. Military culture also values self-reliance, which can lead to the perception that “getting help” is a weakness.
In the Details:
Veterans are 2x more likely to die from an overdose than any other member of society.
As a result of our training, 98% of our participants have gained the tools to prevent drug & alcohol misuse.
1 in 5 veterans experience mental health problems, including PTSD, major depression, and anxiety.
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Explore Our SAFE Veterans Programming
Our programs focus on prevention by addressing these concerns and preparing service members and their families with tools to move from coping to thriving.
Comprehensive Programming with a Military Focus
Community Playbook
Our Community Playbook provides communities with a step-by-step process in how to begin organizing, evaluating, and creating change in your community.
Community Playbook
Our Community Playbook provides communities with a step-by-step process in how to begin organizing, evaluating, and creating change in your community.
Community Playbook
Our Community Playbook provides communities with a step-by-step process in how to begin organizing, evaluating, and creating change in your community.
SAFE Solutions
A platform highlighting cutting-edge research, resources, and practices to support communities in identifying and implementing strategies for their response efforts.
Military Wellness Program
Promotes resilience for military-connected individuals and encourages participants to seek help where there is a risk for substance use, mental health, and co-occurring challenges.
Your Ruck
Our workshops provide military families and caregivers with encouraging coping skills and resources to assist their veteran or service member in helping with their emotional well-being.
Virtual Veterans
A safe, virtual space hosted by veterans for veterans to connect.
Serving Veterans with Google
A website of resources, specifically geared toward veterans.
Unlocking the Vault
Through Unlocking the Vault: Stories from Veterans and Their Families, SAFE Project brings to light the deeply personal journeys of service members, veterans, and their families as they confront mental health challenges, fight addiction, and look ahead with resilience and hope.
“I lost my spouse last year, and my whole world was turned upside down… I had no coping skills. This course gave me the tools to at least see a light in all my darkness.”
Military Wellness Program Participant
Free Online Training
Opioid Overdose Response Training
Fentanyl Safety Training
Recovery Allyship Training