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  • Five essential suicide prevention resources

    Five essential suicide prevention resources

    In 2025, VA’s Office of Suicide Prevention shared resources, practical guidance, and insights for Veterans.

  • VA Research Wrap Up: New findings on suicide prevention, CBD and headaches

    VA Research Wrap Up: New findings on suicide prevention, CBD and headaches

    VA Research recently published findings on a decision aid to prevent suicide, how CBD affects the kidneys and brain stimulation to reduce headaches.

  • VA Research Wrap Up: New findings on suicide prevention, blast exposure, and cancer

    VA Research Wrap Up: New findings on suicide prevention, blast exposure, and cancer

    VA’s Office of Research and Development recently published three News Briefs highlighting research finding on suicide prevention, blast exposure and a potential new lymphoma treatment.

  • Suicide prevention through peer mentoring

    Suicide prevention through peer mentoring

    TAPS walks beside military and Veteran families after the death of a loved one to provide peer mentorship and suicide prevention support.

  • Beyond crisis response: How Compassionate Contact Corps uses human connection to transform suicide prevention

    Beyond crisis response: How Compassionate Contact Corps uses human connection to transform suicide prevention

    VA's Compassionate Contact Corps matches trained VA volunteers with Veterans for weekly companionship calls. What started as an eight-facility emergency response has grown to over 120 VA facilities nationwide.

  • VA Research Wrap Up: New findings on suicide prevention, TBI and aging, homecare system for older Veterans

    VA Research Wrap Up: New findings on suicide prevention, TBI and aging, homecare system for older Veterans

    This week, VA’s Office of Research and Development published three News Briefs highlighting research findings on community asset maps to aid suicide prevention; reversing the aging caused by TBIs, and a new homecare system for older Veterans.

  • Training for suicide prevention

    Training for suicide prevention

    Blue Star Support Circles: Upstream Solutions to Crisis has reached many caregivers, Veterans, military members, and their supporters in our effort to end Veteran suicide. A Veteran and physician share's his positive review of this program's training for suicide prevention.

  • Suicide prevention: Veterans Crisis Line

    Suicide prevention: Veterans Crisis Line

    Veterans Crisis Line trained responders are ready to help Veterans with suicide prevention and crisis resources no matter what they’re going through.

  • Suicide prevention resource of the month: Safety plan app

    Suicide prevention resource of the month: Safety plan app

    A Safety Plan can help Veterans facing a crisis. VA’s Safety Plan app was developed to help Veterans create their own unique Safety Plan.

  • Let’s talk about Veteran suicide prevention

    Let’s talk about Veteran suicide prevention

    Knowing how to talk about thoughts of suicide and when to reach out for support can make a lifesaving difference.

  • Suicide prevention: Self-check assessment

    Suicide prevention: Self-check assessment

    The Veterans self-check assessment takes about 10 minutes to complete and has resources that can help if stress and depression are affecting you.

  • Suicide prevention: VA S.A.V.E. training

    Suicide prevention: VA S.A.V.E. training

    VA S.A.V.E. training is a free, brief online or in-person course that can help you learn what to do if a Veteran you know is in crisis.

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Get more resources at VeteransCrisisLine.net.

Last updated December 23, 2025

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