Vetted & Verified - Project: REBIRTH’s Standards for Trust

There are more than 50,000 veteran nonprofits registered in the USA. Nonprofits have little oversight and fewer guarantees of quality. Additionally, predatory for-profit entities (such as payday loans or VA claims preparers) seek to profit from veterans in need, instead of helping. Project: REBIRTH’s mission is to turn back the tide of overwhelming data and misinformation that threaten our most vulnerable veterans daily. Our database is comprised of government agencies, reliable nonprofits, and vetted local resources.  Our Peer Specialists can rely on our one-stop resource of trustworthy information.

What kind of entities meet our Standards for Trust?

  • Qualifying services meet one or more of the following:

  • Federal, state, county, and/or municipal government social service programs

  • Receives a State or Federal grant.

  • Listed on a 211 website or resource list.

  • Health and human service advocacy groups and professional organizations

  • Provide Toll-free hotlines and websites which provide information about/or direct access to health or human services.

  • Formed for socialization and camaraderie of Military and Veterans, or unification of former military units

  • Unincorporated Groups that conform to ethical and business standards

  • Provide a high-need service from one of Project: REBIRTH’s existing categories.

Non-Qualifying Services:

  • Appear predatory

  • Seek to profit from veterans*

  • Repudiate therapeutically sound practices

  • Failure to adequately protect clients’ privacy rights

  • Misrepresentation of, or Failure to- deliver services

  • Fraudulent or Criminal Activity

  • Discrimination

  • Serious complaints lodged against the organization by TexVet Partners or a regulatory body

  • Organizations that would otherwise qualify but do not provide high-need services.

  • Private universities that accept the GI Bill

“For Profit” entities:

  • For-Profit vital need health facilities where nonprofit or public facilities are lacking, such as mental health hospitals

  • For-Profit Mental Health facilities are required to demonstrate military cultural competency and appropriate levels of care encompassing a holistic approach to Warrior Needs (including trauma informed services and their associated modalities)

*Rarely, Project: REBIRTH will list for-profit entities. These are always clearly marked.

To apply for Vetting & Verification, please email info@projectrebirth.us 


Walking With Warriors Accreditation Overview

$2000 to enter process (non-refundable, single location)

$5000 for up to 3 locations (less initial $2000)

$1000 for each location after 3

  • Accreditation lasts for 2 years, facility will be promoted and listed on Rebirth Website on new page. Rebirth will assist with discharge/alumni support and will be included in our recommended facilities list for referrals and referral navigation alongside PSS. Will also create video marketing with facility to promote their accreditation (cost to facility for creation, no cost for additional marketing)

  • Recertify at the same price after 2 years, will be grandfathered at price if there is a cost increase in the future.

  • After recertification, 2 year recerts at $500/facility so long as certification is maintained without a revocation.

  • If a facility meets 80% or more requirements, they can be issued a provisional accreditation by HQ, with 6 months total to bring the facility up to requirements.  Full payment is needed to acquire the provisional accreditation.

Standards

  • Must be an accredited facility (DCF, CARF, Joint Commission or equivalent)

  • Must be a member of VA CCN

  • Must accept one type of TriCare minimum (select, for life, west, etc)

  • Must be able to demonstrate (via training certificates) how all staff interacting with clients (including BHT or equivalent roles) are providing trauma-informed services

  • Must be able to demonstrate that all Clinicians directly treating the Warrior Population maintain a certification of training in at least two of the following modalities related to trauma. CBT is not approved as a trauma specific therapy. (EMDR, CPT, ART, etc)

  • Must have a minimum of two warrior centric groups per week if program is not an exclusive Warrior Based program/center

  • Must have a working staff census of 25% or greater Warrior or Warrior Family Member (immediate family) that interacts with clients daily (admin/back office/c-suite does not factor)

  • 100% of the Case Management and treatment team must attend Walking With Warriors training within 6 months of hire, or post accreditation award. 

  • Must provide an anonymous warrior satisfaction survey (no PHI included) from project rebirth to all Warrior clients day of discharge, which must be completed before they exit care. All survey data will be shared with the facility.

  • First Responder/Emergency Responder Programs MUST be primary mental health billing.

Corrective Action Plans

  • All facilities who fall short of accreditation goals have 45 days to create a corrective action plan and submit for approval to Rebirth HQ, and an additional 60 days to become fully compliant.

  • Rebirth HQ will work diligently to assist the agency with their CAP and implementation.