Wishing you & yours a happy and safe #Thanksgiving from The Fire Watch! ??
关于我们
The Fire Watch is Florida’s fight to end veteran suicide. We are uniting our War Fighters and allies to swiftly activate local assets, stand watch, & build a life-saving network. The Problem: Veteran suicide is a growing crisis, & at least 20 veterans are taking their lives every day in America. To date, solutions for this epidemic have been inadequate at best. In particular, federal solutions have had little to no effect on the crisis on the ground here in Northeast Florida. Given that Northeast Florida is home to over 125,000 veterans, the need, the challenge, and opportunity are evident. The Origin: Based upon the success & experience of Northeast Florida non-profit K9s For Warriors, the nation’s largest provider of service dogs to disabled American veterans, in preventing veteran suicide, The Fire Watch was created to re-create on a regional scale the support system & inter-connectivity required to keep our veterans safe from taking their own lives. The Plan: The Fire Watch is a coordinated effort between the City of Jacksonville & the counties of Baker, Clay, Nassau & St. John’s to end veteran suicide in our region. The City of Jacksonville will serve as the legal home of The Fire Watch & coordinate with the surrounding counties via inter-local agreements. Through a series of partnerships & collaborations between local, state, & federal agencies, private donors, media entities, & regional & national non-profits, The Fire Watch will coordinate an effort to organize existing resources to combat the veteran suicide epidemic locally. In addition, The Fire Watch will initiate a series of new programs directed at keeping local veterans supported & far away from even contemplating suicide; in particular, The Fire Watch will create a network of 10,000 local veterans & allies all working together to strengthen our one-on-one support & interpersonal connections. Through trust, & comradery & support, we will keep our warriors safe.
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https://www.thefirewatch.org
The Fire Watch的外部链接
- 所属行业
- 武装部队
- 规模
- 1 人
- 总部
- Jacksonville，Florida
- 类型
- 非营利机构
- 创立
- 2019
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117 W Duval St
US，Florida，Jacksonville，32202
The Fire Watch员工
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Congratulations to Summit Contracting Group Inc. for becoming a Veteran Safe Place (VSP) last week after completing Watch Stander training with our own Derek Collins, and we thank them once again for their generous support of The Fire Watch and our mission to end Veteran suicide in #Florida! Learn how your organization can join us in supporting our state’s #Veterans: https://lnkd.in/e2i8Utut #YourTurnToStand #VeteranSuicide #VeteranSuicideAwareness
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Extending our team's sincerest appreciation to Manatee County Government, Work That Matters for joining us in the fight to end Veteran suicide in #Florida, as they received their Veteran Safe Place (VSP) Certificate of Qualification yesterday after completing Watch Stander training with The Fire Watch’s own Brianne Brown (Regional Programs Director Central FL)! Learn how your organization can join our mission of supporting #Veterans across the state: https://lnkd.in/e2i8Utut #YourTurnToStand #VeteranSuicide #VeteranSuicideAwareness
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Thank you Rodney Green and The Brevard Veterans Coalition for allowing The Fire Watch to be part of the "Tee It Up for The Veterans" Golf Tournament in Brevard County. Thank you Amanda Guadagno for the invitation and thank you to everyone involved for supporting our Veteran Community in Brevard! ?? ?
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Congratulations to Connected Warriors in #BocaRaton for becoming a Veteran Safe Place (VSP) last month, with their Certificate of Qualification presented by our very own Henry Angulo (Regional Programs Director SEFL)! Learn how your organization can join our mission of supporting #Veterans in crisis and ending Veteran suicide in #Florida: https://lnkd.in/e2i8Utut #YourTurnToStand #VeteranSuicide #VeteranSuicideAwareness
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To kick off our Veterans Month, our office in partnership with The Fire Watch conducted Watch Stander training with departments around campus. Veteran suicide remains an epidemic in our country with estimates of 22 veterans committing suicide every day. The Fire Watch program gives our team the resources and knowledge to understand the concerns of military students and to direct them to the support they need with the goal to end veteran suicide. The office of Military and Veteran Student Success has now been designated as a Veteran Safe Place...a place where our team will be able to identify and support a military student in crisis. A huge thank you to Brianne Brown for her excellent training, insights, and encouragement. She is a wealth of knowledge, and we encourage other state universities and businesses to reach out to her for the training and to join us as Veteran Safe Places.
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On this Veterans Day, I want to express heartfelt gratitude to the men and women who have served our country. Working with Humana Military this year has only reinforced my appreciation for the service and sacrifices of our armed forces. ? Knowing veterans face unique health challenges that health care workers must be prepared for, CenterWell Home Health partnered with The Fire Watch, an organization that helped reduce veteran suicide in northern Florida by 27%, compared to a 1% decrease across the rest of the state. Together, we’ve trained over 170 clinicians to identify and respond specifically to veteran patients in crisis, and we are now certified as a Veteran Safe Place.? ? And thanks to Marie West, an occupational therapist with CenterWell Home Health, and the Humana Military team, work is underway for a disabled U.S Army veteran and his family to have a safer place to call home. Following a grant from Humana, trade students at Howell Cheney Technical High School are volunteering their time providing much-needed home repairs. I’m so proud that our team was able to connect the dots to support a veteran patient, his wife and three kids, and their local community. ? CenterWell and Humana continue working to provide more specialized veteran care and give them the support and treatment they need. It’s an honor to serve those who have served our country. ? Thank you to all veterans for your service to our nation. ? #VeteransDay #CenterWell
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We'd like to take a moment today to show appreciation for St. Johns County (as well as all Watch Standers who call the county home) for their support of The Fire Watch and our mission of growing a network of community members and organizations trained to support #Veterans in crisis! Join the fight to end Veteran suicide in #Florida here: https://lnkd.in/e8bjEHr #YourTurnToStand #StJohnsCounty #VeteranSuicideAwareness
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The Fire Watch was busy throughout the weekend and today on #VeteransDay celebrating Veterans and spreading awareness about our mission of ending Veteran suicide, with our team attending events throughout #Florida in Duval, Orange, St. Johns, Brevard, Clay and Palm Beach counties! #YourTurnToStand #Veterans #VeteranSuicideAwareness
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Every year on #VeteransDay, we come together and share heartfelt messages that recognize the individuals who have sacrificed so much in the name of freedom for all - today we salute and thank our nation's heroes, but we also kindly ask that you keep veterans in mind and share your appreciation for them throughout the year! ?????? Learn about our mission of supporting #veterans in crisis across #Florida: https://lnkd.in/eJ63FwQ #YourTurnToStand #VeteranSuicide #VeteranSuicideAwareness
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