FAQ’s

Peer support is a relationship unlike any other. Because of their own lived experiences, a peer can offer you a level of understanding, acceptance, and assistance that would be nearly impossible to find anywhere else.

Peers are equals. Peer relationships are built on mutual trust, compatibility, and respect. Our peers get your military life because they’ve lived it. 

And there is never any stigma to be overcome here because we are all on the same team; we are all in the same boat.

Talking veteran to veteran means connecting with someone who’s truly been where you are.  They have shared the same (or similar) struggles as you, they have been trained the way you have been trained, they understand deployments, and they’ve been through (and may still be going through) the challenges of reintegration back into civilian life.

 And that also goes for family members of veterans.  We have military spouses and family members on staff here as well, so you can connect with peers who get those unique challenges too.   

 We are military community serving every member of our military community; service members, veterans, and their loved ones alike. We are who we serve.

Yes, you really can talk to us about anything—all conversations are 100% confidential. (Under HIPAA, it’s the law). We are absolutely not affiliated with the VA or military in any way, so nothing you share with us would or could EVER impact your status, clearance, or benefits.  Everything said here, stays here.

Peer support occurs when peers share common knowledge and experiences and provide, emotional, social or practical help to each other. It commonly refers to an exchange between two people where at least one of them has been trained as a peer support resource and can take a number of different forms such as peer mentoring, listening, or counseling.

Yes, because our program is bound by HIPAA we are required by law to keep all personal information confidential and safeguarded to protect the caller.

No, but we have a lot of knowledge about the VA since we are veterans and some of us are in the VA system.

We are veterans who help active service members, National Guard members, reservists, veterans and their families or caregivers solve their challenges by providing an empathic and respectful (nonjudgmental) ear and by connecting them to the resources they need to improve their lives.  We also provide them with the support they need exactly when they need it.  We then follow up with every call to continue the connection and work together until a resolution has been found.

No, we are peers (veterans helping veterans) who have been trained in peer support.  And because of our experiences in the military and our experiences in post military life, we are able to assist callers with a variety of issues that we ourselves in most cases have already been through.

No.  Due to HIPAA confidentiality laws, no one, not the VA or anyone in any branch of the military can access our records.

Conversations are not audio recorded.  Peers get information from the callers and put that information into our CRM (Customer Relationship Management) computer system. This information is captured so that the next time a client calls-in, they do not have to repeat themselves to someone new and may continue their conversation where they left off or introduce new issues.  All information is stored in a highly secure environment. 

Every peer responding to clients by phone, email, chat, or text has a history in the military.

We are available 24 hours, 7 days a week, weekends and all holidays.

Peer to peer support, access to resources and a confidential no judgment zone where veterans, service members, family members and caregivers can get help finding answers to any question they may have.

The phone number for VA benefits is 1-800-827-1000 or you can reach the VA online @ www.va.gov.  There is a Contact Us link on the top right of the page.