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Video by Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Bell

Care for 22

593d Corps Sustainment Command

Sept. 28, 2016 | 5:30

Veterans continue to take their own lives at an alarming rate. Current statistics show that 20 are committing suicide each day. All services have programs in place to help reduce, and maybe someday eliminate, suicide. They all also have a lot of “mandatory” training which, due to the frequency, and the type, (can you say Power point?) causes said servicemembers to lose focus on the fact that it's a serious problem that has not improved much in the past decade.
While some of the training can be mind numbing, check the box stuff, there's no doubt that our military leadership does care about its troops.

Finding creative ways to draw positive attention and awareness to suicide prevention is the challenge.

Which leads us to the 'Care for 22' program at the 593rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), Joint Base Lewis-McChord.

The unit introduced the program during its Suicide Stand Down Days Sep 22 and 23.