NORTH LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded $1.52 million in grants to four community organizations providing suicide prevention services to veterans in Nevada.
The funding is part of a broader $112 million national initiative distributing grants to 191 organizations across the country. The grants are distributed through the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program and take effect at the start of fiscal year 2027.
Under the program, funding is open to nonprofit groups, state and local governments, federally recognized tribes, and other community organizations equipped to support veterans.
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Suicide prevention remains the VA’s top clinical priority, with all VA health care facilities offering veterans same-day emergency access to mental health services. However, connecting with veterans in need continues to pose hurdles.
According to VA data, 61% of veterans who died by suicide in 2023 — the most recent year of available data — had not received VA health care within the final year of their lives. Program officials designed the Fox grants to help bridge that divide by empowering local organizations on the ground.
“Community organizations play a vital role in strengthening the support network available to Nevada’s Veterans,” Michael Kiefer, executive director of the VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System, said. “These grants provide Veterans with lifesaving support and ensure they have access to the care and resources they deserve right here in our community.”
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