Suicide among service members, veterans, and their families is a public health and national security crisis. Given the multiple factors that may lead to suicide death, preventing suicide requires a comprehensive public health approach that harnesses the full breadth of the federal government in close coordination with States, Territories, Tribes, and local governments, as well as collaboration with industry, academia, communities and community-based organizations, families, and individuals. Reducing suicide risk requires policies and programs that enhance economic opportunities and stability and deliver services, including crisis care as well as ongoing primary and behavioral healthcare, where and when needed. It also requires that we focus on making the environment safer from risk, especially from lethal means. Preventing suicide requires attending to the factors that increase risk, but also attending to the factors that we know can be protective. Implementing a comprehensive approach also requires integration of effort and collaboration across and within government agencies and non-governmental organizations.

Introduction. -- Background. -- Department of Defense. -- Department of Veterans Affairs. -- Department of Health and Human Services. -- Priority goals for reducing military and veteran suicide. -- Priority Goal 1: Improve lethal means safety. -- Priority 2: Enhance crisis care and facilitate care transitions. -- Priority 3: Increase access to and delivery of effective care. -- Priority 4: Address upstream risk and protective factors. -- Priority goal 5: Increase research coordination, data sharing and evaluation efforts. -- Cross-cutting implementation principles. -- Planned executive actions. -- Priority goal 1: Improve lethal means safety. -- Priority goal 2: Enhance crisis care and facilitate care transitions. -- Priority goal 3: Increase access to and delivery of effective care. -- Priority goal 4: Address upstream risk and protective factors. -- Priority goal 5: Increase research coordination, data sharing, and evaluation efforts. -- Implementation and reporting.