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SecVA: REACH campaign strives to reduce Veteran suicide

Posted on Tuesday, July 7, 2020 5:00 pmJuly 8, 2020 Posted in Mental Health, Secretary's Blog, Secretary's Priorities, Top Stories by Adam Stump 4k views

Reducing national suicide, including for Veterans, is the goal of a new REACH campaign, unveiled July 7 at …

#BeThere seeks to empower all members of the community to play a role in preventing suicide among service members and Veterans.

Anyone Can Save a Life: Are you prepared for the call? #BeThere

Posted on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 9:00 amSeptember 6, 2019 Posted in Mental Health, VA Medical Centers by VAntage Point Contributor 1k views

On an early Friday afternoon in August, Nurse Practitioner Marilyn Latin answered a telephone call from a …

Army Veteran shares mental health story on how VA helped her save her life.

With VA help, Army Veteran learned how to save her own life

Posted on Friday, June 28, 2019 4:00 pmJune 25, 2019 Posted in Mental Health by Erin Curran 2k views

U.S. Army Veteran Joyce Letellier shares her story on how VA has helped her develop tools to learn how to …

VA partners with The Independence Fund to help prevent Veteran suicide

Posted on Friday, December 28, 2018 2:45 pmDecember 28, 2018 Posted in Mental Health, VSO / Partners by OMR 501 views

The two organizations will work together on Operation Resiliency to encourage Veterans to take part in …

Blue and white graphic - Text reads: No single factor causes suicide. No single agency can end Veteran suicide.

VA’s Public Health approach to suicide prevention focuses on high-risk individuals, emphasizes community-based engagement

Posted on Wednesday, December 19, 2018 8:53 amDecember 19, 2018 Posted in Health, Top Stories by VAntage Point Contributor 986 views

VA’s Suicide Prevention Program recently released a video, VA’s Public Health Approach to Suicide …