A bipartisan initiative from two United States Senators could fix a problem regarding funding for prevention of veterans suicide.

The “Every State Counts for Veterans Mental Health Act” which is being sponsored by Chris Coons of Delaware and Kevin Cramer of North Dakota would ensure every state is getting the opportunity to receive funding to prevent the biggest tragedies in veterans culture today.

A few years back the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act established several new programs aiming to stop veterans suicide including the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program, which uses community options for aid.

But now that years have passed, neither Delaware or North Dakota have received any funding. This bill would provide priority consideration for states that haven’t received any previous help.

The pain veterans feel when struggling through life is worse than any kind of physical strain they experience when they’re training. The physical pain eventually goes away. But when you wake up every morning and you’re wondering if you’ve got any purpose left when nothing seems to matter anymore, that pain never subsides unless you get the help you need.

I can tell you that my post transition pain hurts quite often. And it’s just as painful as it is here in Wisconsin, as it was in my native Florida.

And the money can help make sure that someone picks up the phone when you need help. There have been veterans who haven’t gotten the help they need, and have ended their existence because of it.

We must make sure veterans in every state are getting the help they need.

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