WARNER, KAINE ANNOUNCE $4 MILLION TO SUPPORT VETERAN SUICIDE PREVENTION EFFORTS ACROSS VIRGINIA

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Mark R. Warner issued the following press release:

WASHINGTON -U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $4,144,835 in federal funding to strengthen veteran suicide prevention efforts across Virginia. The funding will support eight community organizations that connect veterans and their families to mental health resources, outreach programs, suicide prevention services, and other critical support.

The grants are being awarded through theStaff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program, which was created by bipartisan legislation that Sen. Warner wrote and Sen. Kaine supported to expand prevention efforts and better connect veterans with resources available through the U.S. ...