With Amazon and AWS, SSS is Redefining our Understanding of Suicide Risk

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) named Stop Soldier Suicide a first-place winner in Mission Daybreak — a $20 million challenge designed to develop and accelerate new Veteran suicide ...

Black Box Project: Meet Sarah Smith

Sarah Smith’s husband, Sergeant First Class James Smith, died by suicide in 2019. James was so many things to his family and his country that a distillation of his life into a list of mere ...

I disliked the term 'survivor' when I became one.

by Jennifer KeelingDonor Engagement Manager, Black Box ProjectI remember when my husband died by suicide in 2009, I disliked the term “survivor”. In the beginning, it did not feel like I was ...

The Reality of Suicide Treatment

by Lisa PetersenDirector of Clinical Services, Stop Soldier Suicide The harsh reality in suicide treatment is that the needle hasn’t moved as significantly as we would like. And there are some ...

Suicide Is the Symptom

by Lisa PetersenDirector of Clinical Services, Stop Soldier Suicide We’ve all heard the stories. Some of us have lived through them. “I didn't know they were that bad”“I wish I would have known”“They ...

Context is Key: Stop Soldier Suicide’s Response to the 2022 VA Suicide Report

It’s important that we take a moment to celebrate the fact that, per the 2022 National Suicide Prevention Annual Report published by VA this week, fewer Veteran lives were lost to suicide in 2020 ...

Stop Soldier Suicide Named a Finalist in $20 Million Mission Daybreak Grand Challenge

Stop Soldier Suicide Named a Finalist in $20 Million Mission Daybreak Grand Challenge to Reduce Veteran Suicide WASHINGTON, DC [September 19, 2022] - The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has named ...

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