Order. Thank you for coming today especially the witnesses we have a number of witnesses available todays hearing is about the issue of suicide. As many people know this month in Americas National Suicide Prevention month across the country terrible wasteful loss of life they think john will remember when we first came in three years ago the first bill we passed was a Suicide Prevention bill that passed and if they could get any report they might have on the progress on the implementation in terms of automatic but its very important. I held a hearing at Georgia State university as a member of this committee. As they feel dishing hearing on the issue of suicide th suicidey redesigned it is in that year from leading up to august, 2014, the georgia principal hospital in claremont road i indicator hd three suicides, to oncampus and on the mishandling of available tools for suicide Like Pharmaceuticals and things of that nature and others were like awareness to improve the response to suici
Of time were going to go ahead and get started. Todays hearing is about the issue of suicide. As many people in the room know, this month in america is National Suicide Prevention Month across the country. Suicide is a terrible, terrible, terrible loss, and wasteful loss of life. And preventible loss of life. I think john will remember when we first came in as a committee three years ago, our first bill that we passed was the clay hunt Suicide Prevention bill. It passed this committee 990. And we asked the secretary and the other members of the v. A. Here today to give us any report they might have on the progress of the implementation in terms of clay hunt act. But its a very important act. In august of 2014, i held a hearing as a member of this committee. It was a field hearing on the issue of suicide. The reason i did was because in that year, the months leading up to august of 2014, georgia va hospital in decatur had three suicides, two on campus. Some from mishandling of available
Let me call this meeting of the Senate Veterans committee, this hearing to order. Thank all of you for coming today. Especially our witnesses. We have a number of members who are on the way, but were going to in the interest of time, were going to get started. Todays hearing is about the issue of suicide. As many people in the room know, this month in america is National Suicide Prevention Month across the country. Suicide is a terrible, terrible, terrible loss and wasteful loss of life, and preventable loss of life. I think john will remember when we first came in as a committee three years ago, our first bill that we passed was the clay hunt Suicide Prevention bill. Passed this committee 990, and well ask the secretary and the other members from the v. A. To give us any report they might have on the progress of the implementation in terms of the act, but its a very important act. In august of 2014, i held a hearing at Georgia State university as a member of this committee. It was a f
The committee for increased hiring authorities. This hearing is two hours and 20 minutes. Let me call this meeting of the Senate Veterans committee, this hearing to order. Thank all of you for coming today. Especially our witnesses. We have a number of members who are on the way, but were going to in the interest of time, were going to get started. Todays hearing is about the issue of suicide. As many people in the room know, this month in america is National Suicide Prevention Month across the country. Suicide is a terrible, terrible, terrible loss and wasteful loss of life, and preventable loss of life. I think john will remember when we first came in as a committee three years ago, our first bill that we passed was the clay hunt Suicide Prevention bill. Passed this committee 990, and well ask the secretary and the other members from the v. A. To give us any report they might have on the progress of the implementation in terms of the act, but its a very important act. In august of 20
Now were going toint dues our head table. Please hold your applause until everyone has been introduced. The head table is usually reserved for members of the club , our guests, and guesses of our headlineser speaker. Going from my far left, mike ith, c. E. O. Of green smith p. R. Nabbling press clubHeadliners Team member. Jim noon, vietnam navy veteran and commander of the American Legion nabbling press clubheadliners pl press club, which is founded by general pershing. Myron, my predecessor National Press Club President , 107th president of vet , a vietnam veteran as well. The honorable john elliott, who i have been chasing around capitol hill and all kinds of places for almost 20, 25 years. Way too many years. John is the assistant secretary for public and Intergovernmental Affairs at the United States department of Veterans Affairs. Katelyn kenny, producer at cbs radios connecting vets dotcom. Thomas murfirks acting undersecretary for benefits at the u. S. Department of Veterans Aff