Our Future
As the new board of Bring Hope Now was established, the future plan which was always part of Ms. Brockman’s dream, is to provide a youth mental health treatment facility in Okaloosa County. Once this happens, our kids and their family members won’t have to go as far as Orlando or Jacksonville, FL for long term (3-4 months) treatment. In addition, any of our kids who are Baker Acted have to go to either Pensacola or Panama City. Sometimes a bed may not be immediately available and they must wait in an ER for up to a week to be transferred. These long journeys can be extremely difficult for working parents or those without adequate transportation.
BHN plans to grow their Military Hope on the Line program and also bring it to colleges in the area. Another very needed program is a Loss Survivor Program to support those who have lost a loved one by suicide and bring a team into a business, school or other location to help support those experiencing trauma to help prevent additional suicides.
They are teaming up with other groups to make this a reality. They will continue to support their schools with needed supplies and special funding for their peer programs. In addition, they are providing QPR Gatekeeper Training to as many groups, businesses and organizations as possible, so more people come to know the warning signs of suicide and how to have the right conversation with people they are concerned about. They also hope to team with others to establish a suicide prevention coalition modeled after the EscaRosa Suicide Prevention Coalition and the state org.
BHN plans to grow their Military Hope on the Line program and also bring it to colleges in the area. Another very needed program is a Loss Survivor Program to support those who have lost a loved one by suicide and bring a team into a business, school or other location to help support those experiencing trauma to help prevent additional suicides.
They are teaming up with other groups to make this a reality. They will continue to support their schools with needed supplies and special funding for their peer programs. In addition, they are providing QPR Gatekeeper Training to as many groups, businesses and organizations as possible, so more people come to know the warning signs of suicide and how to have the right conversation with people they are concerned about. They also hope to team with others to establish a suicide prevention coalition modeled after the EscaRosa Suicide Prevention Coalition and the state org.