More than $4.3 million in cooperative agreements will be awarded to states and territories to help fund and provide technical assistance to suicide mortality review committees, which aim to identify and characterize local suicide deaths to better inform veteran suicide prevention strategies, according to a prepared statement from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).1
This agreement will support 10 states and 2 territories in establishing local understanding of veteran suicide, identifying populations or locations of special concern, and informing data-informed suicide prevention strategies for veterans. These awards advance VA’s National Strategy for Preventing Veteran Suicide, the Biden-Harris Administration’s strategy to reduce military and veteran suicide, and the newly published National Strategy for Suicide Prevention Federal Action Plan.
Reference
- Veterans Affairs. VA awards $4.3M in cooperative agreements to states, territories to help understand and prevent veteran suicide. Press release. September 27, 2024. Accessed October 21, 2024. https://news.va.gov/press-room/va-awards-4-3m-in-cooperative-agreements-to-states-territories-to-help-understand-and-prevent-veteran-suicide/