This program is very important as our Council and now other Councils are providing

“awareness” to help someone , a veteran, who is thinking of suicide to make a different choice.

The Veterans Crisis Line (988 Option #1 ) has responders who will provide immediate counseling and support and can connect them to local services. Many who contact the hotline will make a different choice. Many people are more at risk for suicide than others- Health Factors, example: depression, Environmental Factors, example: stressful life events, or Historical Factors, example: family history of suicide. These risk factors are some characteristics or conditions that increase the chance that a person may try to take their own life. It has been our role to help the VA in spreading this awareness so that people will make a different choice. We cannot forget that this is real and remember that each one of us has the opportunity to be that person who makes a difference through our Flags For Forgotten Soldiers Program. It is a very important mission !