VA awards more than $2 Million to organizations working to strengthen community-based suicide prevention efforts
HONOLULU — The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded $2,183,905 in grants to three grantees for Hawaii community organizations that provide suicide prevention services to Veterans in




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