Wednesdays. 7:30 Eastern.
A weekly mental-health stream for veterans, first responders, and the people who love them, live on Twitch and mirrored to Discord, with replays on YouTube. Going on two years.
What’s coming up.
All times Eastern. The Discord has the latest schedule.
Past streams live on YouTube and in the Discord #stream-replays channel.
Special events.
What happens on the stream.
Robert goes live from Great Falls at 7:30 Eastern every Wednesday. The Twitch chat is open, and the Discord voice room sometimes carries the audio live. We talk for about two hours.
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What we talk about.
Whatever people want to talk about. Sometimes a guest from a partner organization sits in.
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Who shows up.
Veterans, active duty, reservists, first responders, family members, a few civilian friends, and on a good night a hundred or so who don’t introduce themselves.
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House rules.
Don’t dox anyone.
If this is your first Wednesday.
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Open twitch.tv/heavy_actual a few minutes before 7:30 Eastern. No Twitch account needed to watch. You will need one to chat.
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Join the Discord if you want to hear the stream audio or talk in the voice room. It’s free, and you can use any handle instead of your real name.
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You do not have to say anything. Most people lurk the first time.
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If something gets heavy and you need to talk to someone before the stream is over, call or text one of the crisis lines: 988 (press 1 for veterans), text 838255, or text HOME to 741741. The Discord
#codeblackchannel gets read fast.
The Discord is open every day of the week.
Replays land there between streams. Mods are around 24/7, and there’s a #codeblack channel that gets read fast.