Demonstration prototype · anonymous · no PHI/PII processed · not for clinical use

Step 1

Set up your peer ring.

Connect 3-7 vets you trust. Ring members get a coded notification if your check-ins surface crisis signals. Peer network responds first. Veterans Crisis Line is second-line.

How a peer ring works

  1. 01You pick the ring. 3-7 vets — battle buddies, unit alumni, vets you've met in recovery. The constraint is trust, not credentials.
  2. 02Each member opts in. They get a one-time invite with the rules. Mute, snooze, leave any time. No surveillance — they only get pinged when a check-in surfaces a crisis indicator.
  3. 03Coded notifications. Pings say "Bro check on Charlie" — no detail, no diagnosis, no message content. Peer decides how to respond.
  4. 045-minute response window. First peer to acknowledge takes the lead. They reach out their way — text, call, show up.
  5. 05Hard fallback. If nobody acknowledges in 5 minutes, the system auto-routes you to the Veterans Crisis Line (988 + press 1 / text 838255). No exceptions. No model override.

Demo mode · sample peer ring

For this demonstration, we'll connect you to a sample ring of 4 anonymous vet handles. No real PII. No real messages sent. The ring view shows what the live experience looks like.

Phase I scope: ring config UI + opt-in flow + escalation logic — implemented. Live peer messaging routing — stubbed (Cloudflare Durable Objects → Azure Cosmos DB Notifications upon Phase I award). Full architecture at /architecture.