The Department of Veterans Affairs on Thursday announced the 10 winners of its Mission Daybreak challenge, a $20 million initiative designed to use innovative solutions to help reduce veteran suicides. Mission Daybreak is a component of VA’s 10-year strategy for preventing veteran suicide and aligns with the White House’s November 2021 strategy for reducing military and veteran suicide.

VA launched Mission Daybreak in May 2022 and said that it received more than 1,300 innovation submissions from veterans, veteran service organizations, community-based organizations, health technology companies, startups and universities—with solutions ranging from lethal means safety concepts, to targeted virtual care programs, to other promising suicide prevention solutions that offer healing and recovery to veterans.

Televeda’s Project Hózhó, which is “the first mental health app and comprehensive operational plan for American Indian and Alaska Native populations.” was recognized as a first-place winner and was awarded $3 million in prizes.

Read more about the winners in the article here.

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Televeda's mission is to reduce social isolation and loneliness by building and supporting growing virtual communities. Founded in 2018 and based in Arizona, we serve people in more than 26 states, partner with over 125 community-based organizations, and have delivered thousands of hours of programming to bring people together, regardless of age, digital literacy, physical ability, or location.

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