Real counselors. Real support. Zero cost.
RECON-NECT is a nonprofit that connects veterans, first responders, and their families with licensed counselors — and covers every dollar of the cost through donations.
Because the people who run toward danger shouldn't have to run from their own thoughts
RECON-NECT started in Oklahoma City with a simple belief: the men and women who serve our communities and our country deserve access to real mental health care. Not a chatbot. Not an automated script. A licensed, human counselor who understands trauma — and who they can talk to for free. Every session is funded by donations, so veterans, first responders, and their families never pay a dime.
Built by people who understand the mission firsthand
Every line of code and every conversation is shaped by someone who gets what service and trauma really mean.
Jake Morrison
Founder & Lead Developer
Former Army medic who spent a decade in Oklahoma City firehouses. Jake built RECON-NECT because the tools he needed didn't exist yet.
What partners say about RECON-NECT
Clinicians and veterans service organizations share their experience with counseling and what it means for those they serve.
We referred three veterans to RECON-NECT in the first month. Two of them said it was the first time they felt like a tool actually understood what they were dealing with.
Marcus Allen
Veteran Services Coordinator, OKC VFW Post 1857
The AI doesn't waste time with generic responses. It talks to a first responder the way another first responder would. That's rare and it matters.
Dr. Lena Hart
Clinical Psychologist, Oklahoma City VA
I was skeptical about an app handling trauma work. Then I watched a retired firefighter use it for two weeks. His sleep scores went from a 3 to a 7. That's real progress.
James Okonkwo
Program Director, First Responders Support Network
One session at a time, funded by people who care
Every dollar you give goes directly toward therapy sessions for veterans, first responders, and their families. No middlemen. No overhead fluff. Just counselors, sessions, and lives changed.
What counseling actually delivers
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