National Roadmap to Empower Veterans and End Suicide

2019-03-08Executive Order 13861
Signed by: Donald Trump
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Headline: Establishes National Task Force to End Veteran Suicide

What it does: Agencies must form a task force and submit a national roadmap within 365 days to prevent veteran suicide, coordinate services, and prioritize research.

Real World Impact:
  • Requires a roadmap to better coordinate veteran services across communities.
  • Directs development of a national research strategy and data-sharing protocols.
  • Creates a legislative grant proposal to help local communities integrate veteran support.
Topics: veteran suicide prevention, mental health, community services, research coordination, government collaboration

Summary

This order creates a national plan called PREVENTS to reduce and ultimately end suicide among veterans. It directs a federal task force to produce a comprehensive roadmap focused on prevention, coordination, and research.

The task force is co-chaired by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the President's domestic policy adviser and includes senior leaders from multiple federal departments, who will engage state, local, tribal, community, and veteran organizations.

The goal is to align services like health, housing, employment, and social supports, improve research and data sharing, and strengthen community efforts to save lives.

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