Sapere Aude — Dare to Know

Tactical Wellness for the Human Condition

Suicide prevention, resilience training, and moral wellness education for military personnel, law enforcement, and communities across the nation.

Marine Corps Veteran
10+ Years Experience
ASIST Certified
10+

Years Experience

200+

Personnel Trained

3 

Core Disciplines

4 

Core Values

What We Do

Not Your Average Briefing

Three core disciplines, one mission: building resilient individuals and organizations equipped to face life's toughest challenges.

Suicide Intervention Training

Suicide Intervention Training

Empowering individuals and organizations to recognize warning signs, have courageous conversations, and connect people in crisis with life-saving resources.

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Resilience Training

Resilience Training

Building mental agility and emotional strength through evidence-based positive psychology techniques — because resilience isn't about avoiding hardship, it's about growing through it.

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Moral Wellness Training & Education

Moral Wellness Training & Education

Data-driven approaches to organizational wellness that help companies become self-aware about suicide, create actionable prevention plans, and foster cultures of care.

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Suicide Intervention Training

Suicide Intervention Training

Empowering individuals and organizations to recognize warning signs, have courageous conversations, and connect people in crisis with life-saving resources.

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Resilience Training

Resilience Training

Building mental agility and emotional strength through evidence-based positive psychology techniques — because resilience isn't about avoiding hardship, it's about growing through it.

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Moral Wellness Training & Education

Moral Wellness Training & Education

Data-driven approaches to organizational wellness that help companies become self-aware about suicide, create actionable prevention plans, and foster cultures of care.

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About Us

Purpose-Driven Wellness

Moral Wellness Consulting helps organizations become self-aware about suicide, develop actionable prevention plans, and provide wellness education that saves lives.

Founded by Dr. Mike Crum, D.S.W., Moral Wellness Consulting brings together decades of experience in suicide intervention, resilience training, and social work to serve those who serve others. Our mission is to equip military personnel, law enforcement, veterans, and community organizations with the tools, strategies, and courage to address the toughest conversations about mental health and moral wellness.

We collaborate with coalitions, government agencies, and private organizations to raise mental health awareness, assess risk and protective factors, and build programs that create lasting cultural change. Because when it comes to saving lives, the mission is always personal.

Hope
Healing
Honor
Humility
Our Philosophy

Sapere Aude — Dare to Know

More than a motto, it is the philosophical foundation that drives our mission to empower through knowledge, courage, and moral clarity.

The Origin

The phrase comes from the Roman poet Horace in his Epistles (1st century BCE): "Dimidium facti qui coepit habet: sapere aude" — He who has begun is half done: dare to know!

The Enlightenment

Immanuel Kant adopted it in his 1784 essay "Answering the Question: What is Enlightenment?", defining it as the battle cry of the age — urging people to overcome reliance on others and to use their own reason.

The Mission

For Dr. Crum, Sapere Aude serves as a call to action — to promote growth, integrity, humility, and the ability to learn from others. It is the philosophical cornerstone of Moral Wellness Consulting.

The Founder

The Mission Is Personal

Dr. Mike Crum, D.S.W.

Dr. Mike Crum, D.S.W.

Tactical Prevention Specialist & Suicide Interventionist

Social Worker, Suicide Interventionist, Resilience Trainer, and Marine Corps Veteran with over 10 years of experience working in child welfare, suicide intervention, National Guard, Veterans, and Law Enforcement.

As a Master Resilience Trainer, Dr. Crum coached, guided, and mentored soldiers on the philosophy of resilience — teaching mental skills, self-regulation, and performance enhancement techniques that develop effective leaders. He has trained over 200 military and civilian personnel in ASIST.

As a Tactical Intervention Specialist for the Army National Guard, he assesses protective and risk factors for leadership, determines trends utilizing data points, and provides resources, tools, and strategies to increase morale and cohesion.

Marine Corps Veteran
Doctor of Social Work (D.S.W.)
Master Resilience Trainer
Tactical Prevention Specialist
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Why Work With Us?

  • Marine Corps veteran-led consulting
  • Certified ASIST & safeTALK trainer
  • Master Resilience Trainer qualified
  • 10+ years of hands-on experience