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Supporting Families of Veterans Who Have Committed Suicide with Dave Barbush Once A Soldier

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Dave Barbush, Founder and CEO of Once A Soldier, and Deepak Puri, CEO of The Democracy Labs, discuss the need to address the scope and significant impact of death by suicide by veterans and ways to prevent it.  Dave has a background in online outreach and has used these skills to start this virtual non-profit to raise money and awareness and provide resources to help limit the emotional and financial scars for families and friends. Dave and Deepak talk about: The difference between the prevention of veteran suicides and the postvention needed to help family and loved ones recover when a veteran has committed suicide What suicide victims leave behind for the veteran family members Crisis funding to cover bills Caring out final wishes Steps the VA can take to make sure families of veteran suicides get all the benefits they deserve #OnceASoldier @TheDemLabs #Veterans #VeteranSuicide #MemorialDay #VA #Suicide OnceASoldier.org TheDemLabs.org