Empowering Veterans Through Adventure and Community
Veterans Exploration Therapy empowers veterans, service members, and families to explore the wilderness and therapeutic pathways through outdoor recreation.
Helping Veterans to Heal Through Adventure and Discovery
At Veterans Exploration Therapy, we use adventure as a catalyst to reach veterans who fall through the cracks of the traditional system.
We are committed to providing transformative outdoor experiences with like-minded individuals to support every healing journey and prove to veterans and their families that there is a reason to wake up tomorrow.
Experiences delivered to veterans,
service members, and their families
Programs run, all at no cost
Our Mission
Empowering veterans, service members, and families to explore the wilderness and therapeutic pathways through outdoor recreation.
Our Vision
To provide a community of support for veterans seeking growth and healing with family and friends in the outdoors.
Who We Are
Veterans Exploration Therapy is a Colorado-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to supporting veterans and their families.
Bringing the Mental Health Crisis to the Frontlines
Veterans are facing an alarming mental health crisis. More than 140,000 veterans have died by suicide since 2001, a number that surpasses every American combat death since Vietnam.
VET exists to change that narrative through community, resilience, and outdoor adventure.
More Than Combat
More than 140,000 veterans lost to suicide since 2001, exceeding all U.S. combat deaths since Vietnam.
Every Single Day
By official VA count, an average of 17.5 veterans die by suicide every day. Most weren't receiving VA care in their final year.
The Uncounted
Independent research suggests the true daily toll may reach 44 when deaths never labeled suicide — overdoses, single-vehicle crashes, and other self-injury — are counted.
The official count may only be part of the story. Independent research from America's Warrior Partnership's Operation Deep Dive study suggests the true toll could reach 44 former service members a day, counting deaths the system never labels suicide: overdoses, single-vehicle crashes, and other high-risk behavior researchers call "self-injury mortality."
Those are the veterans VET was built for. The same edge that leads some to the brink is the edge we channel up a rock face, out of a plane, and down a river, surrounded by a community that has their back.
Sources:
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 2025 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report (2001–2023 data), mentalhealth.va.gov/suicide_prevention/data.asp • America's Warrior Partnership, Operation Deep Dive™ interim report, americaswarriorpartnership.org/opdd-archives
Rediscovering Your Badass Self
Each veteran has a different story—but every veteran is resilient. Through a combination of adventure and therapy, we bring hope back to the ones who risked their lives only to be left living with PTSD, trauma, and isolation.
"I know, everybody's coming from a similar background, so it's easy to jump right into stuff. It's something I definitely miss in the civilian world."
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