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Reaching Our Veterans Effectively Reducing Suicides (ROVERS)

Purpose Makes Life

A community cannot thrive until those that sacrificed for it are taken care of. Hope Builds Life’s mission is to lower suicide rates and improve communication. Speeding up the response of fellow veterans to a veteran in immediate need is critical.

Through the use of technology partners, Hope Builds Life can fulfill its mission. 

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The Reaching Our Veterans Effectively Reducing Suicides (ROVERS) project reduces suicide rates to our veteran providing purpose, employment, and preparation for the future.

With 20+ years of overseas wars, many of our veterans suffer with mental health concerns. The ROVERS initiative is an impactful program that is aimed at fast communications through technology to help our veterans get the support they need.

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What is ROVERS?

ROVERS (Reaching Our Veterans Effectively Reducing Suicides) is a cross‑platform mobile app that provides secure, private communication for veterans seeking support from their trusted team. Through buddy checks and encrypted messaging, it creates a safe space where veterans can regularly connect with people they trust and get the help they need to make it through each day. It is also a place to receive resources that will help them move forward with life including physical training regimen, sleep and nutrition information, military to civilian transition support, and more…

App Features

  • Text/image communication
  • Roll Call check-ins with buddies
  • GPS location on unresponsive veterans
  • Account management
  • Web portal for admins of groups
  • Checklists to manage tasks
  • Broadcasting notifications for resources or help
  • Emergency panic button for veterans to automatically call for help
  • Reports and fillable forms

How is it used?

We understand many veterans and law enforcement are employed and may have security concerns with sharing this vulnerability of needing support. The app is encrypted with 256k bit encryption and is private to just those within their group.

  • Allow quick Buddy Checks and provides direct messaging to continue to stay in contact and support one another to help prevent episodes of crisis.
  • When one of our brothers or sisters are in need to support, a panic button is available within the app to immediately notify their group. Within seconds someone will receive text notifications, email, and in app notification that help is needed. 
  • They can immediately call, text, or grab the GPS location and reach out to help them through their time of need.
  • When there is not an emergency response needed, they can safely share information with the in-app messaging and send out roll calls to make sure everyone checks in and is safe. 
  • Admins can send out notifications that could include resources, tips, jokes, whatever they feel like and it’ll go to just their team.
  • Veterans/LEOs form the groups themselves and have full control of who is part of it.
  • Nonprofit organizations are welcome to use the ROVERS as a support tool in their mission to help veterans. Please reach out for an enterprise account.

Upcoming Features:

AI Chatbot – Using AI, tap into military specific resources for mental health, financial literacy, job readiness, and everything else you may need help with whether you are an active duty service member, veteran, or transitioning from the military to civilian. It will have a wealth of resources for you to use.

Physical Fitness – Teaming with Project First Heroes, we are building a fitness module because if you’re mobile, fit, and healthy, mental health becomes less of an issue. Get workout plans and nutrition help to succeed. All by certified personal trainers that have served.

Connect with us to find out how we can best help.

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