A field along US-131 near the LMCU Ballpark has filled with 660 white wooden crosses, each bearing the name of a veteran who ...

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The Veterans Crisis Line accounts for more than half of the VA’s suicide prevention expenses. Since the 24-hour line launched in 2007, staffing has expanded exponentially to meet growing demand.

“There's a suicide epidemic in the military and veteran communities, and the work that we're doing is saving lives.” Ken and Julia Falke at the Evergreen Ball for Boulder Crest Foundation, 2022.

Between 2020 and 2022, data from the VA Behavioral Health Autopsy Program showed that the leading factors contributing to veteran suicides reported to VHA Suicide Prevention teams were pain (53.8% ...

According to Veterans Affairs’ 2024 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report, nearly 20 veterans die by suicide daily, but more than 300 will attempt. A staggering Brown University ...

Funding suicide prevention efforts at local agencies that are close to where veterans live was prioritized by senators as they considered reauthorizing — and possibly expanding — a $174 ...

VA’s REACH VET model scans veterans’ electronic health records to identify those in the top 0.1% of suicide risk and then provide them with more targeted support.

A report published by the RAND Corporation found that 17% of active veteran suicide prevention programs are already using AI, with 37% of proposed programs planning to do so.

In 2014, 7,403 American veterans committed suicide, out of 41,425 suicides among U.S. adults that year. That's just under 18 percent, down from 22 percent in 2010.

More than $50 million in federal grant money will be available for local groups to provide suicide prevention and other services for America's at-risk veteran population, the VA said Wednesday.

The Veterans Crisis Line accounts for more than half of the VA’s suicide prevention expenses. Since the 24-hour line launched in 2007, staffing has expanded exponentially to meet growing demand.