Grantee year three funding for suicide prevention grants provided by SSG FOX spgp

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration awarded a $750,000 Project Grant to Blue Star Families Inc., a national non-profit organization, under the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program (CFDA 64.055). The funding will support community-based suicide prevention efforts to meet the needs of veterans and their families through outreach, the provision or coordination of suicide prevention services, and connection to VA and community resources. Blue Star Families Inc. will deliver mental health counseling, case management, and linkages to VA and community resources as part of a public health approach that combines community-based prevention with evidence-based clinical strategies to address veteran suicide risk, as outlined in the VA's National Strategy for Preventing Veteran Suicide. The grant period runs from September 30, 2024, to September 30, 2025.

Suicide prevention grants are awarded to eligible entities to meet the needs of eligible individuals and their families through outreach, provision or coordination of suicide prevention services, and connection to VA and community resources as described in 38 CFR part 78