National Roadmap to Empower Veterans and End Suicide
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.
- 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.
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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