Vets4Warriors and WAV launch “Key into Care” campaign
Vets4Warriors and Concerned For A Veteran (WAV) are partnering to support veterans and their loved ones through the Key into Care initiative, giving away 250 free Key into Care packages in honor of America’s 250th anniversary and to help prevent veteran suicides involving firearms.
This innovative package offers a new way to approach the safe storage of firearms. Each Key into Care package contains a key box designed to securely store the key to a veteran’s existing firearm storage device, such as a safe, cabinet or lock box. By keeping the key to storing the firearm separate and secure, the lockbox creates a life-saving window of time and space, limiting immediate access to the firearm during a crisis while still allowing quick access when it is definitely needed.
The package also includes essential conversation starters to help veterans and their support systems openly discuss safe storage, along with resources to access confidential 24/7, veteran-specific peer support.
“We didn’t just want to hand out another gun lock,” said Dr. Kristen Vescera, MPH, director of communications at WAV. “We wanted a way for the veteran and their support system to have conversations over secure storage and receive real-time communication from colleagues who were there.”
The first 250 people to sign up will receive their package within three weeks. Those who sign up after the initial 250 will be added to the next round of messaging. After submission, a Peer Support Specialist will contact you to sign up, answer any questions, and establish a connection. Recipients are also encouraged to take advantage of Vets4Warriors’ 24/7 confidential peer support by calling 855-838-8255 or visiting Vets4Warriors.com.
Learn more and order a free Key into Care package at http://vets4warriors.com/keyintocare/.
Packages are free for veterans and their caregivers.
“We are proud to partner with WAV on the Key into Care initiative,” said retired Maj. Gen. Mark Graham, executive director of Vets4Warriors. “Vets4Warriors has trained colleagues who can provide specialized support at any time of the day or night. Together, we make sure veterans and their loved ones have access to compassionate, experienced support whenever they need it.”
About partners
Concerned For A Veteran (WAV) is a national initiative that empowers loved ones to prevent veteran suicide involving a firearm. Originally launched as a New York State pilot program in 2022 through the Governor’s Challenge to Prevent Suicide, WAV expanded nationwide in 2024 with the support of Face the fight. WAV provides resources to help loved ones develop safe gun storage strategies and successfully implement them.
Vets4Warriors is the nation’s leading 24/7 military peer support program staffed by veterans and military family members. It provides immediate, confidential, ongoing support to every member of America’s military community—service members, veterans and their loved ones—helping before challenges turn into crises.
