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

This $634,022 federal Project Grant award was provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration under the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program (CFDA 64.055). The grant supports Transitional Living Services, a non-profit organization in Crystal Lake, Illinois, to deliver suicide prevention services and outreach to veterans and their families in the region.

The grant funding will enable Transitional Living Services to provide a range of critical mental health and social services, including suicide prevention counseling, case management, emergency housing assistance, employment support, and connections to VA and community resources. This aligns with the program's objective to implement a public health approach combining 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