The Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA)
Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
has founded a national suicide prevention hotline to ensure veterans
in emotional crisis have free, 24/7 access to trained counselors. To operate the Veterans Hotline, the VA
partnered with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the National Suicide
Prevention Lifeline. Veterans can call the Lifeline number, 1-800-273-TALK (8255), and press "1" to be routed
to the Veterans Hotline.
