Veteran suicide

Caring Letters Program sends messages with simple expressions of care and concern to Veterans who use VA health care and contact crisis line.

The Veteran community of southern New Jersey came together to call attention to joint efforts to end Veteran suicide. The joint event included the display of the Flags of Forgotten Soldiers.

VA Pittsburgh staff are working to reach more Veterans using mobile mental health apps. Project seeks to increase Veterans’ access to mobile apps to improve mental health coping and reduce suicide risk.

This live, knowledge-based webinar will educate health care teams on risk factors of suicide and provide clinical resources on lethal means safety counseling and suicide prevention safety planning.

The Suicide Risk Management Consultation Program offers free consultations and training for all providers in the VA health care system and the community who are treating Veterans at risk for suicide.

A Veteran’s potential death by suicide, prevented by quick thinking and an in-vehicle safety and security system, resulted in a VA partnership with OnStar that could help save Veterans’ lives.

Uniting for Suicide Postvention (USPV) provides resources for anyone affected by suicide, regardless of their connection with the military, to help cope with loss. Helping survivors work through grief.

You are not alone on your path to wellness and recovery. View other Veterans’ candid descriptions of life with problems due to alcohol use and what they did to get started on their road to recovery.

Fayetteville VA Suicide Prevention Team joined forces with community partners to host “Pull for Prevention,” a community event to bring awareness to suicide prevention and mental health support.

On October 10, VA observes World Mental Health Day, a global event organized by the World Federation for Mental Health. The theme for 2019 is mental health and suicide prevention.

Veteran Tom Zurhellen is walking 22 miles a day from Oregon to New York to raise awareness about Veteran suicide and homelessness. He says 22 is the number of Veterans who commit suicide each day.

Two Suicide Prevention Coordinators on the Gulf Coast define their job as helping those who have served and getting them the access to whatever care they need. “A very humbling experience.”