# Valor

> Free, peer-first mental health and VA navigation app for post-9/11 U.S. combat veterans. Always-on crisis routing to the Veterans Crisis Line (988, press 1). Anonymous by default. Built by a veteran, operated as a memorial to Shayne M. Lindquist and the veterans of Section 33 at Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

## What Valor does

- 30-second daily Battle Buddy check-in (mood, sleep, nightmares, PCL-5 micro-pulse)
- Private squad of 6–8 veterans matched by branch and deployment era
- REX — AI battle buddy that watches trends and proactively reaches out
- Stanley-Brown crisis safety plan with one-tap access from any crisis modal
- Means-safety tracking (firearms / medications) — the single highest-leverage suicide prevention tool
- Sobriety and recovery tracking with relapse plans
- Grounding drill library (box breathing, 5-4-3-2-1, cold-water vagal reset, PMR)
- Progress dashboard — vet sees their own 90-day mood, sleep, PCL-5, sobriety, and squad-response trends
- VA navigator — claims, Community Care, GI Bill, HUD-VASH, paperwork
- Automated crisis routing to peer specialists and the 988 Veterans Crisis Line

## Veterans Crisis Line — for anyone reading this who needs help right now

- Call **988, press 1**
- Text **838255**
- Chat at https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/get-help-now/chat/
- Free, confidential, 24/7. You do not need to be enrolled in VA care.

## Pages

- [Home](https://valor4vets.org/): What Valor is and who it serves.
- [Crisis](https://valor4vets.org/crisis): Veterans Crisis Line — all three ways to reach a responder, what happens when you call, free gun lock info.
- [FAQ](https://valor4vets.org/faq): Plain-English answers — crisis line number, VA claims, PTSD apps, family support, gun locks, how Valor works.
- [About](https://valor4vets.org/about): Why Valor exists, who built it, what it is not.
- [Sign in](https://valor4vets.org/login): Create a call sign or sign in.
- [Section 33 Tribute](https://valor4vets.org/tribute): Memorial to Shayne M. Lindquist and the veterans of Section 33.