The Center for Counseling & Consultation receives $411,370 VA Suicide Prevention Grant – Great Bend Tribune

The Center for Counseling & Consultation receives $411,370 VA Suicide Prevention Grant  Great Bend Tribune

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is continuing its mission of preventing Veteran suicide by working with community-based organizations across the country, including The Center for Counseling & Consultation in Great Bend. Through the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program (SSG Fox SPGP), the Center has been awarded $411,370 to expand suicide prevention efforts and strengthen support for Veterans and their families across Barton, Pawnee, Rice and Stafford counties. The award represents the full amount requested by the Center and will support the development of its Veteran Connection & Stability Program, a community-based approach designed to make it easier for Veterans to know where to turn, who to call and how to connect with the resources available to them.

“Receiving this grant is an incredible opportunity, but the most important part isn’t the dollar amount—it’s what those dollars will allow us to do for Veterans and their families,” said Wendy Lockwood, executive director of the Center for Counseling & Consultation. “In rural communities, finding the right resource can be complicated by distance, transportation, provider shortages and simply not knowing where to begin. We want Veterans to know they don’t have to navigate those systems alone.” The SSG Fox SPGP provides funding to community-based organizations serving eligible Veterans, service members and their families through non-clinical and innovative