AMES continues $2.5 million VA-funded partnership with GDVS to prevent veteran suicide

KENNESAW, Ga. | Oct 15, 2024 

The Center for the Advancement of Military and Emergency Services (AMES) Research recently received funding to continue its collaboration with the Georgia Department of Veterans Services (GDVS) in an effort aimed at preventing veteran suicide.

The effort is funded through the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program, a three-year program that provides funding to community-based organizations with innovative ideas for suicide prevention.

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鈥淥ur collaborative, community-focused work is crucial to ensure Georgia鈥檚 veterans get the right help 鈥� where they are 鈥� when they need it,鈥� AMES Director Brian Moore said.

GDVS and AMES were one of only eight teams to receive funding through the third year.

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