Reviewing President Biden’s Strategy to Reduce Veteran Suicide by Addressing Economic Risk Factors
Date:
Location: House Visitors Center Room 210 Hybrid
Presiding: Chair Mike Levin
On Wednesday June 15, the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity will hold a hearing entitled, "Reviewing President Biden’s Strategy to Reduce Veteran Suicide by Addressing Economic Risk Factors."
Witness List
Panel 1
Dr. Susan L. Black, DSW, LCSW-C, BCD
VBA National Suicide Prevention Officer
Veterans Benefits Administration
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Accompanied by:
Dr. Matthew A. Miller, PhD, MPH
Executive Director, Suicide Prevention; Acting Executive Director, PREVENTS
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Dr. Christopher Jones, PharmD, DrPH, MPH, CAPT, US Public Health Service
Acting Director of National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ms. Peggy Bailey
Senior Advisor to the Secretary
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Mr. James Rodriguez
Assistant Secretary, Veterans Employment and Training Services
U.S. Department of Labor
Panel 2
Dr. Laura Otis-Miles
Senior Vice President
Mental Health Systems/Courage to Call
Mr. Nick Armstrong
Managing Director, Research and Data
Syracuse University Institute for Military and Veteran Families
Ms. Joy Illem
National Legislative Director
Disabled American Veterans
Ms. Betsey Mercado
Co-Founder & Executive Director
Objective Zero
Ms. Judy Clausen
Deputy Chair of the Legislative Advocacy Committee
National Law School Veterans Clinic Consortium
Ms. Emily DeVito
Associate Director, National Legislative Service
Veterans of Foreign Wars