The Old Navy Sailor: FW: Robert, let's end veteran suicide

Thursday, March 17, 2016

FW: Robert, let's end veteran suicide

Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.

Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2016 08:36:17 -0500
From: postmaster@dvnf.2dialog.com
Subject: Robert, let's end veteran suicide

22 veterans each day on average commit suicide. It's been this way for a while now, and more needs to be done to prevent it.

The Department of Veterans Affairs recently announced new steps to continue the fight to end veteran suicide, including:

Increased mental health screening via regional tele-mental health hubs

Enhanced work with the Department of Defense to help veterans in transition

Launching a new study on the impacts of deployment and combat on veterans

Using predictive modeling to help increase early intervention for at-risk veterans

These are all positive steps forward, but increased prevention of veteran suicide starts with you, Robert. Veterans who are contemplating taking their own lives are in a particularly delicate state, and feel there is no other way out.

I want you to please pass this email along to anyone you know, because you never know who it might reach. It could even save a life. If you know a veteran who's experiencing difficulty, or who might consider harming himself, please refer them to the Veterans Crisis Line now.

In 2015, Disabled Veterans National Foundation funded 34 different programs and initiatives, most of which were geared in some way towards increasing veterans' mental health. Our next round of grant funding will be announced at the end of April, and will also be focused on the mental and physical health of veterans.

You can help to support this effort by clicking here.

Thank you for your commitment to supporting veterans. Together, I hope we can end suicide for the men and women who've protecting us from danger at home and abroad.

Sincerely,