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For veterans and active-duty service members, and for families completing it on someone’s behalf.
For families after a loss
No one should have to navigate this without an advocate who’s truly on their side.
If you’ve lost a loved one to suicide, the BT22 Profile can help you understand what happened to them at the operational level — what their records show, what care was and wasn’t provided, what was recommended but never completed — and what options you may have next.
What we can do
Behind The 22 doesn’t answer to an institution, so there’s no one we’re protecting.
Our goal is for retired first responders to help families with the intake work, and for us to support the family through everything they’re entitled to — and, if that isn’t happening, to help them advocate for the services that are supposed to be happening. About our volunteers.
Too many spouses and families are dismissed or ignored. Our goal is to give families organized, dated, source-linked records, so what happened doesn’t rest on memory alone.
How we approach it
We don’t assume an injury caused a death simply because it came before it. We keep separate what the records document, what clinicians or investigators concluded, what care was recommended but not completed, and what remains unknown.
This isn’t legal advice or grief counseling. If you’re struggling, call or text 988.
If your loved one planned ahead
If your loved one set up Legacy Access in their BT22 Profile, the person they named can log in to their side of the profile. It walks them through exactly what to do and who to contact, with the evidence already organized, so they don’t have to remember the whole story.
If they didn’t, or it isn’t open yet, we can still help. Tell us what’s happened and where things are stuck.
Legacy AccessPlanned
If brain donation matters to your family, it’s time-sensitive
The NIH NeuroBioBank says brain donation must be done within 24 hours of death to preserve the tissue. Brain banks work with the legal next of kin or the medical examiner, and families are encouraged to tell the medical examiner and the funeral director as early as they can (NIH, BU CTE Center). A funeral, cremation, or burial can still go ahead.
We aren’t affiliated with any brain bank. If this isn’t something your family wants, nothing here changes.
Where to begin
Build a profile
The BT22 Profile brings records together and pulls out the key parts, so a complex case becomes something you can actually navigate.
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Tell us what’s going on in your own words, or ask a question. We’ll help you find the right starting point.