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Celebrity Chef Rush has made it his mission and partnered with USAA and the Face the Fight Campaign to educate, provide resources and inform the world about veterans’ struggles.

Finally, something is being heard. Someone shares your voice. Something is finally being done–not just for me but for other veterans and their kids.

An initial $2.5M grant from USAA funds training of 200 mental health clinicians, screening over 7,000 people for suicide risk, and delivering suicide-specific interventions to over 1,600 veterans.

We recognize that one company can’t enter the arena of suicide prevention and expect to turn the tide single-handedly,” — USAA’s assistant vice president of corporate responsibility.

UT Health San Antonio is providing experts trained in military and veteran mental health to help USAA launch Face the Fight.

There’s this opportunity for organizations like USAA, and other business leaders need to change the culture around suicide and talk about it.

“It’s so important to me because I have PTSD & I’ve lost a few people through suicide,” veteran & White House chef, Andre Rush says. “I lost one of my soldiers literally hours after talking to me.”

The initial $41 million in philanthropic grants will support nonprofit programs, clinical fellowships, veteran service organizations and suicide prevention/training programs for veterans.

We are committed to ensuring all veterans and military members have access to the care they need, especially in underserved communities where advances in health equity are greatly needed.