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Local, State & National Resources

Resources

If you are experiencing a medical or 

psychiatric emergency call 9-1-1


Starting Jan. 17, 2023 Veterans in suicidal crisis can go to any VA or non-VA health care facility for free emergency health care!

https://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=5852


Veterans Affairs

https://www.va.gov


Our home base of operations is in Ventura County, California.


We recognize the need for a local, state and national list of resources. We only recommend vetted services. If you have used a service not on this page, please let us know and we will consider adding to this resource page.


We may not have all the answers, but we will help you find out on your journey.


This list will continue to grow.



DISCLAIMER: Although many of the resource below have been vetted, each individual experience is unique. The resources below are recommendations only. Your are responsible to enter your own agreements with the third party referrals below. The VMPI makes no guarantees express or implied of the quality of service. 

Ventura & Los Angeles County Regions

22Zero - Healing our Heroes

THE TRAUMA RESILIENCY-PROTOCOL (TR-P) & THE EMOTIONS MANAGEMENT PROCESS (EMP) THEY WILL HEAL THE HERO. (NATIONWIDE)

https://22zero.org/


Command Post Wellness

https://commandpostwellness.com/


Faithful Service For Veterans - Service K9 Training

https://faithfulserviceforveterans.org


First Responder Wellness

https://www.firstresponder-wellness.com/


Gold Coast Veterans’ Foundation

https://gcvf.org


Mission Fish

http://www.missionfishusa.org/index.html


Police Unity Tour - SoCal Chapter

https://socalput.com/contact/


Recovery First - Substance Abuse Recovery

https://www.recoveryfirst.com/


Takeda Training Concepts

https://takedatrainingconcepts.com/


The Power of Our Story

https://www.thepowerofourstory.com/about


Valor Healing Farms

https://valorhealingfarms.org



First Responder & military veteran Retreats

Chateau Recovery (Utah)

https://www.chateaurecovery.com/


Mighty Oaks - Veterans & First Responders

https://www.mightyoaksprograms.org


Save A Warrior - Veterans & First Responders

https://saveawarrior.org


The Sparta Project - Veterans & First Responders

https://www.thespartaproject.org


Wild Ops - Combat veterans only

https://wildops.org



More retreat info to come!

Ventura County Region & California Government Resources

County of Ventura Veterans’ Services Office

https://www.ventura.org/human-services-agency/veteran-services/  


Los Angeles County Veteran Peer Access Network https://dmh.lacounty.gov/veterans/


Calvet

https://www.calvet.ca.gov

More resources to follow.

Preparing for Transition? Read any one of these books.

Excommunicated Warrior, by Nick Koumalatsos

https://www.nickkoumalatsos.com/excommunicated-warrior


Relentless Courage, by Dr. Shauna Springer & Michael Sugrue, SGT(retired)

https://www.docshaunaspringer.com/relentless-courage/


A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time Tested Strategy for Investing, by Burton G. Makiel

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40242274-a-random-walk-down-wall-street


The Obstacle is the Way, by Ryan Holiday

http://theobstacleistheway.com



Warrior, by Dr. Shauna Springer, Ph.D.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53162081-warrior

The Transition Mission, by Herb Thompson

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49465783-the-transition-mission


Your Leadership Legacy, by LTC Oak McCullouch

https://www.ltcoakmcculloch.com/


GOING TO COLLEGE???

Check out these Veteran FRIENDLY colleges!

https://www.intelligent.com/best-online-colleges/military/



National Veteran Nonprofit Resources

American Corporate Partners - Corporate Mentors

https://www.acp-usa.org/


Blue Help 

https://bluehelp.org


Captain Joseph House Foundation https://captainjosephhousefoundation


Civilian Jobs for Military Veterans & Families
https://military-civilian.com


Disabled American Veterans

https://www.dav.org/


Healthcare.gov

https://www.healthcare.gov/veterans/


Hire Military - Veteran and Spouse jobs & internships

https://hiremilitary.us/


The Long Walk Home - Ron Zaleski

https://thelongwalkhome.org/


Military to Civilian Transition Information

https://www.military-transition.org/


Military Mentors - Fellowship Program

https://www.militarymentors.org/


Operation Resource Arizona

 https://www.operationresourcearizona.com/  


Mindfulness Yoga Knowledge Community 

https://www.midtownyogakc.org/


Project Management Certifications for Veterans, First Responders, their spouses & adult children!

https://dolcoach.com/


Ride for Light

 https://www.operationpurpose.net/


Stop Soldier Suicide

https://stopsoldiersuicide.org

The Mission Continues

https://www.missioncontinues.org/


Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS)

https://www.taps.org


Transitioning to Corporate Security

https://topo.ai/transitioning-to-corporate-security-resources-for-veterans-and-law-enforcement/


Transition Services for Women Veterans
https://www.legion.org/veteranshealthcare/250475/va-offering-transition-training-specially-tailored-women-veterans


Unchained 4 Veterans - Veteran & First Responder Suicide Prevention

https://www.unchained4veterans.com/


USO 

https://www.uso.org/programs


Veterati - Transition Assistance Corporate Menters

https://www.veterati.com/


Valor for Blue
https://www.valorforblue.org


Veterans Administration - Healthcare

https://www.va.gov/health/


Vets in Tech

https://mentor.vetsintech.co


Vet Road Map

https://vetroadmap.org/


Veterans & First Responders Healthcare

https://www.vfrhealthcare.com


Veterans Guide to Starting a Small Business

https://digital.com/veterans-business/






More national resources to come!



Financial Planning and Financial Peace

At  The VMPI we highly recommend Dave Ramsey’s financial planning courses. Check it out and feel free to ask us how!


https://www.daveramsey.com


Grief & Counseling Services

The Give an Hour Program

https://giveanhour.org/military/

Camarillo Hospice / Livingstone Memorial

https://www.lmvna.org/grief/


Grief Share

https://www.griefshare.org


National & Federal Resources & Information

Irreverent Warriors

https://irreverentwarriors.com/


Make the Connection - Mental Health Awareness https://www.maketheconnection.net/mhm


Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS)

https://www.taps.org/


The Veterans Guide

https://veteransguide.org/


Veterans Affairs

https://www.va.gov


Department of Defense Transition Assistance Program (All Branches)

DOD TAP

In 2018, President Donald Trump signed the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19 NDAA) into law, which significantly altered the Department of Defense (DoD) Transition Assistance Program (TAP) for the first time since 2011.

Click on link below for more information:


https://www.dodtap.mil

Women Veteran resources & Nonprofit Organizations

VA for Women Veterans

https://news.va.gov/114079/women-veterans-were-here-for-you/


Grace After Fire

https://www.graceafterfire.org/


The Pink Berets
https://thepinkberets.org/


Woven Women Vets

https://www.wovenwomenvets.org/




What’s Next?

Our hope is a 12-month Mentorship turns into a lifetime friendship. Our Mentors will help you find resources based on your individual needs. This service is free and we encourage you to seek out services. We respect your privacy. We will continue to Mentor you after you are connected with outside resources. This is strictly voluntary. We will even our best to help get you there, thanks to the geneorosity of others.

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