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NOMV'S MISSION IS TO TRANSFORM THE STATUS OF MENTAL WELLNESS WITHIN THE PROFESSION SO VETERINARY PROFESSIONALS CAN SURVIVE AND THRIVE THROUGH EDUCATION, RESOURCES, AND SUPPORT. THIS IS BEING ACCOMMPLISHED THROUGH VARIOUS PROGRAMS. NOMV'S LARGE PEER SUPPORT NETWORK SEEKS TO REDUCE ISOLATION, PROVIDE PERSONAL SUPPORT FROM CARING AND UNDERSTADNING PEERS, AND ALLOW FOR CRISIS INTERVENTION WHWEN NEEDED. WITH OVER 30,000 DONORS WE SERVE VETERINARY PROFESSIONALS OF EVERY KIND INCLUDING: SUPPORT STAFF, VETERINARY TECHNICIANS, STUDENTS, AND DVMS. OUR NETWORK INCLUDES OVER ONE QUARTER OF ALL VETERINARIANS IN THE UNITED STATES. NOMV'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM PROVIDES LEADERSHIP FOCUSED ON WELLNESS. OUR TRAINERS SPEAK AT CONFERENCES, EVENTS, AND WEBINARS BRINGING A MESSAGE OF HOPE TO THEIR PEERS. AS A LEADER IN THE FIELD OF VETERINARY MENTAL HEALTH, NOMV IS A RESOURCE AVAILALBE TO ANYONE. WE ARE CONTINUALLY ASKED TO SHARE OUR KNOWLEDGE AT MAJOR INDUSTRY CONFERENCES AND BY LEADING INSTITUTIONS AND BUSINESSES. SINCE 2017 NOMV HAS BEEN PROVIDING GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED. THE MISSION OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO SUPPORT VETERINARY PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM A FINANCIAL CRISIS WITH A ONE-TIME GRANT. GRANTS ARE PROVIDED FOR A CARIETY OF NEEDS INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO): PAYMENTS FOR MENTAL HEALTH THERAPY, HOUSING COSTS, FOOD AND HOUSEHOLD SUPPLY NEEDS, OR EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION. IN 2021 THE PROGRAM GREW SIGNIFICANTLY, JUMPING FROM 64 APPLICANTS IN 2020 TO OVER 300. AS A RESULT OF THE NEED, NOMV STEPPED UP TO RAISE MORE FUNDS AND WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE OVER 154,000 IN GRANTS TO 160 INDIVIDUALS. LIFEBOAT EXTENDS NOMV'S PEER SUPPORT MODEL BY PROVIDING ANONYMITY WHILE PAIRING VETERINARY PROFESSIONALS WITH VOLUNTEERS TRAINED IN PEER SUPPORT WHO WILL ACCOMPANY AND MENTOR THESE INDIVIDUALS THROUGH THEIR CRISIS. THE PROGRAM BUILDS ON THE CONCEPT OF A "WARM LINE" WHERE INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING A CRISIS CAN EXPECT TO RECEIVE AN ASYNCHRONOUS RESPONSE FROM THEIR PEERS AT LEAST ONCE PER DAY. LIFEBOARD VOLUNTEERS RECEIVE SUPPORT FROM MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE VETERINARY SOCIAL WORK PROGRAM AT UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES AT AUBURN UNIVERSITY. THE CLEAR BLUEPRINT PROGRAM OFFERS A SCALABLE, IN-DEPTH "BLUEPRINT" OF THE STEPS NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT THE WELLBEING OF STAFF IS A TOP PRIORITY IN THE WORKPLACE, EMPOWERING VETERINARY TEAMS TO IMPLEMENT THE CHANGES TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN HEALTHY CULTURES THAT PRIORITIZE STAFF WELLBEING FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED IN VETERINARY MEDICINE.