Veteran suicide

New initiative encourages shared responsibility among stakeholders to promote protective factors and mitigate risks

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Marine Afghanistan Veteran Sam Floyd’s friend committed suicide. And when he heard about more suicides, he decided to try and make a difference. That’s when he started Operation Coffee.

Seven states will participate in the Governor's Challenge, including Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Montana, New Hampshire, Texas and Virginia.

VA researchers are trying to learn whether uridine, a naturally occurring dietary supplement, has the potential to subdue suicidal thinking, or ideation.

After hitting rock bottom in their marriage, A Panama City Veteran couple found hope through a Warrior to Soul Mate (W2SM) workshop and want to help others.

VA has selected three winners in its Gun Safety Matters Challenge, an open-innovation contest to develop cost-effective solutions for firearm storage, which Veterans and their families or friends could use to prevent suicide, injury or accidents.

Both the individual state data sheets and the National Strategy for Preventing Veteran Suicide underscore the fact that suicide remains important national public health concern affecting both Veterans and non-Veterans in every state.

Combating Veteran suicide is a top clinical priority for VA. Data is an integral part of VA’s public health strategy and enable VA to tailor research-backed suicide-prevention initiatives to reach diverse groups across the Veteran population.

The inaugural episode of the VA Innovation podcast features VA’s efforts to reduce and eliminate Veteran suicide - Secretary Shulkin’s top clinical priority.

The message from VA to the friends and families of Veterans during Suicide Prevention Month is simple: Be there.

War is not a Hollywood set with witty dialogue and leading characters at the ready when operations go wrong. It is chaotic and unpredictable, and full of people both resilient and fragile.