WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Thom Tillis issued the following press release:

Recently, the Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution led by U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), co-founder and co-chair of the Senate Mental Health Caucus and a member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and Angus King (I-ME) designating Sept. 30, 2026, as National Veterans Suicide Prevention Day. The Tillis-King resolution encourages the public, veteran service organizations, community partners, and health care providers to raise awareness of veteran suicide prevention and the resources available to veterans in crisis.

"Our veterans have sacrificed everything to defend our freedoms, and we owe them our unwavering commitment to ensure they have a...