Reaching Our Veterans Effectively Reducing Suicides (ROVERS)

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 veterans, law enforcement officers, and first responders by maximizing their speed of support from their brothers and sisters in arms.

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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Thank you to our sponsor FLASH Emergency Management

Flash Emergency Management is an off grid, compartmentalized, encrypted communication app for both iOS and Android. Their mission is to provide teams with instant communication during times of crisis.

They have donated their core engine to build a stand alone mobile app to allow groups of veterans to communication privately with one another to help support each other.

No one else can understand what they’ve gone through except those who have gone through it. Hope Builds Life is not veteran owned and managed, but that does not mean we can’t help. We can provide and support the technology with our partners to have a safe, secure place for veterans to lift each other up and be there for one another when there in moments of despair.

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.

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