How does the background check work?

All of our volunteer Crisis Counselors are required to undergo a background check. We ask our trainees to agree to complete a background check during their training. Trainees will receive an email from Checkr upon completing Activity 11 with instructions for completing the background check. To complete this form, trainees will need to provide their US Social Security Number and a current US address (read more about this here).

Checkr is a third-party company that is accredited by the National Association of Professional Background Screeners. Since we use a third-party company for our background checks, we do not have access to the report itself or your Social Security Number.