Mission Reconnect

Phoenix-based Televëda Systems Inc. been awarded a project from the Arizona Department of Veteran Services called Mission Reconnect. The project's goal is to provide physical and mental support for unhoused veterans.

Through Mission Reconnect, veterans can receive assistance with:

• Professional development training classes
• Resume building and interview skills
• Digital literacy training
• Fitness and nutrition classes
• Access to events for socialization and mental wellbeing
• Peer to peer support for improving mental health

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All resources are provided free.

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To participate:

Register online: live.televeda.com | Referral ID: AZVETS

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Call Televeda: 833-299-1887

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Hero’s Story

Mission Reconnect is part of a larger mission for Televeda and our commitment to helping veterans.

Hero’s Story is a comprehensive solution to reduce isolation and promote healing amongst AI/AN veterans and tribal communities via accessible traditional healing practices.

Some of the goals include:

• Broadband, devices, and digital literacy
• Safe, veteran run peer support groups
• Sessions from Traditional and Healers and Native Elders
• Access to VA resources and benefits
• Culturally appropriate mental health app
• Further support for mental health and suicide prevention

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"Historical Trauma" is not indexed in the DSM-5 as a diagnosis despite being a known contributing factor for suicide in the AIAN population. Treating intergenerational trauma to support mental health would be a seismic shift in how Western healthcare system evaluate these traditional practices.

We incorporate traditional healing practices like storytelling and talking-circle interventions to facilitate community healing. We are establishing a research-based framework that honors traditional methods, unlocking a new path to care. The project builds upon validated practices including peer support, group therapy, and narrative medicine to establish a culturally-sensitive framework uniquely designed for AIANVs.

The project was also the 1st-Place Winner of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Mission Daybreak Challenge as Project Hozho. It also won an award for Fast Company's "World Changing Ideas 2023.”

The design and implementation of the Hero’s Story Project has been and will continue to be deeply informed by members of tribal nations including Navajo, Lakota, and O’odham.

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Learn more about the Hero's Story here.

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