Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: The Road Ahead

Some groups of people have higher suicide rates than others. For Veterans, this rate was 57.3% higher than that of non-Veteran adults in 2020 according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 2022 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report.

See how Aptive is supporting suicide prevention efforts for the Nationa’s Veterans.

Presidential Executive Order 13861, the President’s Roadmap to Empower Veterans and End a National Tragedy of Suicide (PREVENTS), requires the federal government to develop a plan to improve Veterans’ quality of life, prevent suicide and strengthen partnerships across the public and private sectors.

Learn how Aptive’s team of experts supports VA in implementing the roadmap, provides program management support and helps build plans for 46 different agency actions.

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Aptive has extensive experience with evaluation methodology, data analysis and project management. Under the Clay Hunt Act contract, Aptive conducts the nation’s largest suicide prevention and mental health program evaluation for the country’s largest integrated health care system—the Veterans Health Administration (VHA).

Learn more about how Aptive evaluated the programs, consulted with health experts and drafted best practice recommendations.