Veteran Support Is Our Priority
What is operation c.a.r.e.?
Operation C.A.R.E is a program offered by MVG for free that allows veterans and civilians to chat with like-minded individuals about things they may be going through. The team offers informational, emotional, and resource support for a broad spectrum of different scenarios that may impact an individual’s life. Through a vast network of resources, the team can assist with anything from marital issues and helping find counseling all the way to homelessness or financial burden. Operation C.A.R.E. was developed under 4 guiding principles: Compassion, Acceptance, Respect, and Empowerment. These are the values that define the care received each and every day.
What do we do?
Operation C.A.R.E provides over 320 veterans a year with assistance through informational, emotional, and resource support. Through deep conversation and therapeutically guided conversation, there has been a success in helping individuals through the hard times.
Informational support is important in guiding individuals to the proper information. Our team is trained in finding factual and non-bias information for whatever the need may be. This can also be something like assisting in a job search to help with financial distress.
Emotional support is exactly what it sounds like. Be the shoulder. Be the ear. It is shown that more than 50% of the time just listening can be more beneficial than pushing advice out. We recognize that and use it when applicable to help veterans and civilians get those lingering problems off their shoulders.
Resource Support is providing resources that can be beneficial mentally, physically, or financially. This is different than informational support in that there is direct contact to the resources available. MVG’s Peer-to-Peer team has compiled over 200 resources that are readily available to help veterans and civilians through all kinds of situations.
The Arsenal Assessment
ARSENAL Assessment™Arm Yourself Against the Negative Effects of Stress
ARSENAL is your ally against stress.
Stress causes heart disease, high blood pressure, weight problems, poor performance, depression and more. Since stress isn’t going away completely—some stress is good—and you need to be able to bounce back after periods of high stress.
There is a way to manage and cope with stress. Start building stress resilience today with a proven development tool: the ARSENAL. The ARSENAL Assessment can help you manage stress, develop Stress Resilience and make better decisions. It is based on the ARSENAL Model of seven best practices that are key to resisting the negative effects of stress. ARSENAL measures your overall level of stress as well as how well you are doing now in each of these seven areas.
This easy-to-use tool is ideal for anyone who wants to improve their physical and mental performance and reduce stress.
This was made possible by the efforts of MVG, Savage Game Design, and Dr. Henry L. Thompson, Ph.D. with High Performing Systems. This assessment is made free to our military verified community to reap the benefits of the assessment. We have members that are trained to help in the development of action plans and implementation of ARSENAL to better ourselves and reactions to stress.
Message the Peer Support Bot in the MVG Charity Discord (click here) or visit High Performing Systems, Inc to learn more!
