Certified Life Savers (CLS) are individuals who provide day-to-day support services to 22 Veterans assigned to them on a four-year transitional plan. A CLS will be trained by professional counselors, Veteran Administration staff, and other partnering agencies /organizations on all resources available for each Veteran.

 

The CLS cuts through all the bureaucracy and lousy customer service on behalf of each Veteran and delivers the finished product or service ready for use by the Veteran. This process will reduce stress, frustration, letdown, and the feeling of not being valuable.

 

Additional responsibilities of the CLS are to listen and hear the tone of each of their 22 Veterans daily to request intervention from the appropriate platoon member when necessary.

Licensed Professional Counselors (LPCs) are master-degreed mental health service providers trained to work with individuals, families, and groups in treating mental, behavioral, and emotional problems and disorders. Each Value of A Life LPC partner will train CLSs to detect keywords and actions that could lead to a suicidal act.

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According to a VA report dated September 15th, 2017, 70% of the Veterans who have committed suicide were not under VA care. We must work past the failures of the Veterans Administration and rebuild the trust of our active and veteran service members. LPCs will also be contracted to provide professional services on a need basis to save lives.

As Americans, we can no longer talk about how sorry we are for the loss of life. It's time as Americans we answer the call to seek a solution to end this epidemic of Veterans killing themselves.  America is losing too much talent to senseless killings and suicide.

 

Every American must play a role as an individual, company, organization, or agency if we are to truly serve those who have laid it on the line for our country.

 

Many have said that real change is impossible, but to those, we say Philippians 4:13. It’s also seen that many don’t want to solve the issues for selfish and monetary reasons.  To those individuals who wish to remain on the sidelines, we ask that you at least cheer and not boo those of us who believe it’s time to roll up our sleeves and save our soldiers.  

With the full knowledge of the recent suicide, unemployment, divorce, and homeless rate of our Veterans, it is clear that as a country, we have and are currently failing our Veterans.  Despite hundreds of millions of dollars being allocated and donated, the numbers are not being reduced enough.

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The church has to be a part of the solution because of its ability to provide love, wise counsel, and hope through God's Word. It’s clear that without hope, there is no cure.

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The Faith-Based Community will provide 24-hour access to spiritual counseling and meeting space and assist in developing servant-minded staff members.