Lawmakers speak in roundtable discussion on veterans suicide crisis

lawmakers met today to discuss the continued Rising rates of Veteran suicide 22 news reporter Clare Overton joins us live in studio with why these lawmakers are taking action CR Senator Elizabeth Warren was joined by state Senator John vus and holy o mayor Joshua Garcia along with other lawmakers and organizations to discuss the veteran suicide crisis and what they can do to help the veteran suicide rate is higher compared to the general population an average of 17.5 veterans take their life each day Across the Nation and demographically these rates are higher for women veterans while Senator Warren is a part of the US Senate Armed Forces Committee and Senator state Senator Don velis is the chair for the veterans and federal Affairs lawmakers today are not only working to make change on the federal and state levels but also at the local levels like you heard from Senator Warren right it's uh you know Services help save lives and we want to make sure that the folks out there in our community know what's available to them and um that's just those are the small things that we can do on a local government standpoint not just in hoyuk but any other of the 351 cities and towns across Commonwealth to close those uh those disparity gaps Senator Warren said the number one step she is going to take back to Washington is they need more resources so they can do more Outreach she said The more veterans they are able to reach the more lives they can save she said these have they have learned that these services do help and cons save lives helping with the suicide crisis working for you CLA Overton 22 News