N.J. congressmen call for $40 million in additional funding for military suicide prevention efforts
By Emily Brill
Times of Trenton
April 30, 2013
TRENTON – Congress must confront the rising rate of military suicides by funding efforts to reach out to military personnel, two New Jersey congressmen said today.
“Saying, ‘Call this number if you feel suicidal’ is not enough,” U.S. Rep. Rush Holt said. “We need outreach.”
Holt (D-12th Dist.) called on the U.S. House Appropriations Committee to continue setting aside $40 million for military and veteran suicide prevention efforts during a press conference at the the state's World War II Memorial on West State Street today.
By his side were U.S. Rep. John Runyan (R-3rd Dist.), who helped Holt secure the funding in past years, and Christopher Kosseff, a University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey executive who administers Vets 4 Warriors, a military peer counseling service funded by the appropriation.
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