{"id":132890,"date":"2025-09-09T15:59:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T15:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2025\/09\/09\/advocates-lobby-for-new-approaches-to-preventing-veteran-suicides\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T16:38:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T16:38:42","slug":"advocates-lobby-for-new-approaches-to-preventing-veteran-suicides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2025\/09\/09\/advocates-lobby-for-new-approaches-to-preventing-veteran-suicides\/","title":{"rendered":"Advocates lobby for new approaches to preventing veteran suicides"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A new coalition of veterans advocates wants Congress to consider new, unconventional mental health treatments<\/a> to help stem the problem of veterans suicide<\/a>. But first, they want to prove the treatments can work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe know that existing treatments can help the majority of traumatized veterans, but none works for everyone,\u201d said Brian Dempsey, government affairs director at Wounded Warrior Project, during a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe want to ensure that policy and science are moving together so that new treatments are being studied safely and effectively, and decisions are being made based on evidence, informed research and deep consideration of veteran health and safety. There is reason for hope in so many directions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new Veteran Alliance for Leadership Outreach and Recovery (VALOR)<\/a> \u2014 spearheaded by Veterans Exploring Treatment Solutions and counting the Green Beret Foundation and the Navy Seal Foundation among its collaborators \u2014 launched this week with a goal of ensuring \u201cbroader access to treatments that show promise in addressing PTSD, TBI, and addiction issues.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n