Suicide is a very tragic loss of a loved one especially those who served in the U.S. Armed Forces worldwide. Addressing emotional pain and suffering can be hard and uncomfortable. The Access Housing, Inc. located in Washington, DC and its Program Manager Walter Elmore and sponsors presented a Zoom and Conference Call for the 2022 […]
Suicide Prevention
2022 Military Veteran Suicide Prevention Forum
The Access Housing, Inc., Southeast Veterans Service Center will sponsor their 2022 Military Veteran Suicide Prevention Forum on Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at 11:00a.m. – 2:00p.m. EST at the THEARC: 1901 Mississippi Ave., SE (Ward 8), Washington, DC 20032. Join Access Housing, Inc., as we partner with mental health professionals from federal, community-based, faith-based, and […]
Trauma Recovery
NAAV President and CEO serves on Lived Experience Advisory Board 2021-2022 The National Association of American Veterans, Inc. (NAAV) Constance A. Burns, president, chief executive officer, and veterans’ service officer was appointed in 2021 to serve on the Lived Experience Advisory Board for Proposed Research at the Institute of Trauma Recovery, University of North Carolina […]
A War on Home Soil for Veterans
https://www.arrowpassage.com/veteran-substance-abuse/
Remember: Suicide Prevention Involves Brain Wound Healing
Armistice Day: the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, 1918 (def.) The Eleventh Hour: the latest possible time before it is too late Suicide is like that: in an instant, it’s too late. Daily we’re at the 11th hour for too many Veterans. But the sense of urgency on the […]
Resource on Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
https://addictionrehabtreatment.com/mental-health/suicidal/recognizing-suicidal-behavior/
2021 SUICIDE PREVENTION AWARENESS WALK
The purpose of this correspondence is to make you aware that September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. A time to raise awareness on this stigmatized, and often taboo subject. Suicide Prevention Awareness Month not only brings attention to this public health crisis but seeks to shift public perception, and use this month to spread hope […]
TBI/PTSD: A Battle That Must Be Won
The attached white paper addresses issues related to the on-going suicide epidemic among our veterans. It provides an overview of the problem and proposes actions that can help to bring an early end to this tragedy. Thus far, politicians and bureaucrats have been unable to reduce the unacceptable number of veterans suicides. This despite almost […]
Military Suicides Up 25% Q4 2020
Military Suicides Up 25% Q4 2020 DoD: “From a suicide perspective, we are on a path to be as bad as last year.” https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/04/05/military-deaths-suicide-jumped-25-end-of-2020.html (Stephen Losey) Military News reports on recently released DoD figures that the number of suicide deaths in all components of the military will have grown from 503 in 2019 to […]
Suicide Prevention
If you or a loved one is struggling with suicidal thoughts and tendencies, please get help. Do not try to face this on your own. There is hope and healing, and there are many who will journey through this trial with you. Call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-273—TALK (8255) at any time […]