Verve is dedicated to preventing Veteran and Service Member suicide and strengthening behavioral health services.
Licensed social work and clinical care expertise, community-based prevention, and evidence-based training come together to help federal agencies and their community partners reach people before a crisis occurs.
Overview
Veteran-led prevention, from outreach through clinical care
As a Veteran-led organization, Verve supports the Department of Veterans Affairs in community-based suicide prevention and rural Veteran suicide prevention research.
Core competencies
What the team covers
Community-based suicide prevention
Outreach, screening, risk assessment, referral, and care coordination support for Veterans, Service Members, and their families.
Clinical and social work expertise
A team experienced in licensed social work and clinical care, including assessment, crisis intervention, care coordination, and evidence-based behavioral health practices.
Suicide prevention training
Gatekeeper and awareness training for clinical and non-clinical audiences, grounded in the Army's Ask, Care, Escort (ACE) model.
Psychosocial risk factor mitigation
Training and guidance on VA benefits, including compensation and pension, as well as housing, employment, and other supports that address upstream drivers of suicide risk.
Underserved and high-risk populations
Culturally responsive approaches for rural and highly rural Veterans, American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans, and survivors of military sexual trauma.
Youth and school-based prevention
Age-appropriate suicide prevention, violence prevention, anti-bullying, and cyberbullying prevention content, with materials for school staff and parents, delivered through R.I.S.E. Up.
Integrated prevention
Programs addressing co-occurring risks, including substance misuse, domestic violence, and sexual abuse.
Research-informed practice
Translating research and community data into prevention strategies, including mapping barriers and facilitators to suicide prevention in rural communities.
Differentiators
Why agencies bring this work to Verve
Veteran-led and Veteran-informed
Leadership brings decades of military service, accredited Veteran benefits advocacy, and Veteran patient experience work inside VA health care settings.
Prevention across the full continuum
Support runs from upstream community outreach and benefits navigation through to clinical assessment and care coordination.
Innovation built for prevention
An AI training platform and gamified curriculum bring adaptive, engaging tools to suicide prevention training.
Trusted research and community partnerships
Collaboration with the VA's Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Centers (MIRECC) and Together With Veterans.
Accessible by design
All training and resource materials meet Section 508 accessibility standards.
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