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 Disorder (PTSD)
- Breakout workshops on Homeless/HUDVASH, Mobile Crisis Response, Mental Health Stigma, and Community Engagement
Workshops will be conducted by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, Hinds Behavioral Health Services, and the Jackson VA Medical Center.
“Preventing suicide takes all of us — Veterans, families, providers, and community partners,” said Dr. Timothy Neyland, the mental health supervisor at Jackson VA. “This summit gives us the opportunity to share resources, build stronger partnerships, and commit to saving lives together.”
The event is free and open to veterans, family members, caregivers, and community stakeholders. Registration is required and can be completed here.
