Evidence Base and Targeted Outcomes

Thomas Joiner's Interpersonal Theory of Suicide

VetTalks acknowledges the reality of risk when Veterans feel alone and feel like a burden combined with the capability to die by suicide. VetTalks fortifies the protective walls of resilience that lead to self-preservation as a strengthening force toward pursuit of lives with purpose and meaning. VetTalks interventions inspire hope and healing through validated practices and wraparound services.

VetTalks incorporates storytelling interventions to forge connections that protect and respect individual Veteran experiences. Through our science-based, research-minded model of whole person resilience and primary prevention, VetTalks unbridles an unexpected pathway to hope and resilience. Through our evidence informed frameworks, Veterans the tools they need to live fully revived in their overcomer stories.

Connect

Protect

Respect

Craig Bryan's Rethinking Suicide: Why Prevention Fails and How We Can Do Better

VetTalks fundamentally shifts the focus from a checklist approach to suicide prevention to igniting passion in Veterans toward lives worth living. Pointing to purpose and meaning in the Imago Dei of every Veteran life, VetTalks ignites the flames of client focused care. Move from the unanswerable question of "Why do Veterans die by suicide?" to "What makes Veterans choose to live?" The lived experiences of Veterans can move from "I need to stay alive despite my pain" to "My life matters so I want to focus on a life worth living." By guiding Veterans to purpose and meaning, VetTalks replaces feelings of hopelessness and burdensomeness typical during heightened states of vulnerability.

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Suicide Prevention Theory

Interpersonal Theory

Live Fully Revived

VetTalks uses science-based tools and research-driven strategies to discover gaps in whole person wellness and target individualized solutions for lifetime mission readiness.

By addressing the whole person, VetTalks serves as a launchpad for Veterans to discover Your Best You.

Whole person resilience is the foundation for wellness through VetTalks. Through individually tailored strategies for living fully revived in the overcomer story of every Veteran, we inspire lives of purpose, connection, and provision.

VetTalks uses 20+ years of expertise in human relations, family life education, financial and vocational counseling, violence prevention, spiritual coaching, and resilience to guide operations.

Through our proprietary framework for whole person wellness, VetTalks bridges individual gaps that guide Veterans from broken to breakthrough and victim to victorious overcomer.

Veteran Empowerment Services

Commanding Officer College

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Wraparound Resources and Support

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VetTalks Live Events

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Impact and Income

Storytellers Academy
Pathways to Provision

Purposeful Connections

★★★★★

VetTalks empowered me to share my story, transforming my pain into purpose and connection. Their support ignited my entrepreneurial spirit and renewed my hope.

PO2, US Navy

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VetTalks gave me the confidence to share my strengths in organizational leadership and caring for others in my community. The encouragement of my God-given gifts was all I needed to light the fire of sharing the passion and purpose that the world desperately needs.

CDR, US Navy