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Veterans Suicide Prevention Efforts Get $40 Million

Source: Veterans News Now
Published: Tuesday 20 December, 2011

Just in time to help those returning from the war in Iraq, more funding is available for suicide prevention programs for military personnel and veterans.
U.S. Rep. Rush Holt, a Democrat from New Jersey, said Monday he has succeeded in securing $40 million in the new federal budget to help soldiers who have psychological scars from unrelenting stress on the battlefield.

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