Utica Center for Development Gets $750,000 for Veteran Suicide Prevention Across 13 Counties
Veterans and families in Oneida, Herkimer, Madison and Otsego counties get a local team for outreach, peer support and help reaching mental health care, about 10 new staff positions based in Utica.
The Utica Center for Development (UCD) has received a $750,000 federal grant to prevent suicide among veterans, WKTV reported on Nov. 10. The money comes from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program.
What it pays for:
- Community outreach and peer support
- One-on-one case management
- Suicide prevention education
- Connections to mental health services
UCD says the grant funds about 10 positions serving veterans and their families across a 13-county region, including Oneida, Herkimer, Madison and Otsego counties. The work focuses on the pressures that often come first: isolation, money trouble, unstable housing and trouble getting care. The grant period wasn't published.
UCD is at 726 Washington St. in Utica. It also runs the VA-funded program that helps keep veterans housed.
Need help now? The Veterans Crisis Line is free and open 24/7: dial 988, then press 1.
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