Heros Story Project

In 2023, the VA’s Mission Daybreak launched Televeda’s “Hero’s Story Project” (HSP). The HSP is a comprehensive suicide prevention program tailored for Native American Veterans incorporating traditional healing practices, such as talking circles and storytelling, in an evidence-based Peer Support (PS) modality. The HSP innovation is comprised of (a) “Virtual Talking Circles” (VTC) web application and (b) “HSP Storytelling Curriculum”, a narrative therapy PS framework. Overall, the HSP is a novel re-imagining of peer support in a culturally competent way to aid with building trust and, ultimately, aims to foster peer collaboration that improves social connectedness and resource navigation via .... Read More