The AP (3/5, Yen) reports President Trump signed an executive order today “aimed at stemming a persistently high number of veteran suicides, urging expanded outreach by awarding grants to community programs.” According to the AP, Trump’s order “creates a Cabinet-level task force that will seek to develop a national roadmap for suicide prevention, bringing in state and local organizations to raise awareness among the high-risk group.” The order “directs the task force led by Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie to finalize a plan in 12 months.”
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— “Trump aims to stem vet suicide with outreach, local grants, “Hope Yen, AP, March 05, 2019