Veterans, their families, community partners, and mental health professionals will soon gather in Jackson for a suicide prevention summit hosted by the G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center.

The summit, titled “Suicide Prevention is Everyone’s Business,” will take place Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Mississippi e-Center. The event will include plenary sessions, breakout workshops, and resource tables that focus on issues such as postvention strategies, community partnerships, mobile crisis response, and breaking the stigma of mental health.

According to a news release, featured sessions will include: • VA Suicide Prevention and Postvention Efforts • Community Engaged Partnerships and Compact Act • Understanding and Treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disord

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