Exclusive: a A bipartisan group of lawmakers Together we are introducing a bill aimed at strengthening veteran suicide prevention programs.
“Too many veterans are almost dying from suicide every day, so we need to do more to prevent that,” Ohio Republican Rep. Greg Landsman led the effort, telling Fox News Digital. “Concentrating VA resources on the most effective programs can have a major impact on reducing suicide rates among these heartbreaking and completely unacceptable veterans. Veterans deserve the best possible care.”
The comments are as follows as Landman is ready to showcase “what will help prevent veteran suicides.” US Veterans Affairs Bureau (VA) To establish a new pilot and grant program aimed at eliminating veteran suicide.
According to a release on the bill provided to Fox News Digital, the new law aims to assess “setting clear, measurable objectives for funding programs and clear, measurable objectives for the program.”
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pushing for VAs to be better to prevent suicide among veterans. (istock)
“Veteran suicide is a crisis we cannot afford to ignore,” Rep. Morgan Luttrell, R-Texas, a former US Navy seal who joined the effort, told Fox News Digital. “As someone who wears uniforms and has served alongside the best this country has to offer, I am committed to driving that number to zero. Reintroducing this bill is about accountability and consequences. You need to know which programs actually save lives.
“I have lost many friends and teammates by suicide. We simply haven’t done enough until we prevent it from using all the resources available.” military veteran Lawmaker was added in a comment to Fox News Digital. “This bill ensures that the VA focuses on proven and effective programs to combat veteran suicides, and there are too many veterans who have lost.
Veterans still have an unbalanced share of the national suicide rate, according to the VA’s latest National Veteran Suicide Prevention ReportIt was released in December 2024. We analyzed dates from 2001 to 2022 and found that 2022 was the most recent year with available data, with 6,407 of the 47,891 (13.3%) suicides committed by veterans.
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That number, despite US veterans representing only 6% of the US adult population; Data from the US Census Bureau.
In total, there were around 17.6 veteran suicides per day in 2022, the VA discovered.
This release states that this law is currently being used in the Foreign Wars Veterans (VFW), Disabled Veterans (DAV), and Save the warrior.
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“Save a Warrior is proud to be a supporter of this important bill, and we are ready to help it progress,” Jack Retzer, founder and president of Warrior, told Fox News Digital. “We appreciate your continued leadership on this issue and your commitment to those who have served people of great honor in our country.”
The law also attracted bipartisan support from Pennsylvania Democrat Rep. Chris Delugio, who joined the effort.
“We need to use all the tested and effective tactics available to assume the suicide crisis facing American veterans,” Deluzio told Fox News Digital. “I am grateful to partner with Rep. Landman to create guidelines for suicide prevention pilots and implement this law that will provide outreach through the VA. I will not stop fighting to protect and serve fellow veterans.”
