The Department of Veteran's Affairs on Thursday announced 10 winners in its $20 million Mission Daybreak Grand Challenge to reduce veteran suicides. More than 1,300 submissions were made by various organizations and individuals with ideas on promising suicide prevention solutions.
Two first-place winners - Televeda's Project Hózhó and Soldier Suicide's Black Box Project will get $3 million each.
Project Hózhó was described by the VA as "the first mental health app and comprehensive operational plan for American Indian and Alaska Native populations."
"Our Veterans need and deserve suicide prevention solutions that meet them where they are, rather than taking a one-size-fits-all approach, and that's exactly what Mission Daybreak has delivered," said VA Under Secretary for Health Shereef Elnahal, M.D. in a statement.
Read more about the initiative here.
