Morano Q&A with O'Grady: applying Air Force suicide prevention model

So today is, as I mentioned, the 79th anniversary of the Air Force.

You cited research, which I found just fascinating, showing that the Air Force achieved reductions in suicide, homicide, and family violence through a coordinated community-wide prevention program.

What specific elements of that approach could New York City adopt?

If you could recommend one change to the city's current suicide prevention strategy for veterans, what would it be?

I don't feel qualified to.

I mean, I think I can work with the commissioner and also bring my co-executive director, who serves on the National Council for Suicide Prevention, is one of seven large organizations representing

all our Samaritan branches in the U.S.

And so her finger is more on the policy side, and I look forward.

Thank you, Ms.

O'Grady.

Thank you, Mr.

Kavanaugh.

Thank you both.

Thank you.

Yes, thank you both.

All right.

I believe that's all we have for folks that are testifying in person.

And I want to thank everybody for being here.

Thank you to all of you who came here to share your thoughts and experiences today.

If there's anyone in the room who wishes to speak but hasn't yet had the opportunity to do so, please raise your hand and fill out an appearance card with the sergeant at arms at the back of the room.

Seeing no one.

That concludes the in-person portion of our public testimony.

We'll now move to remote testimony.

If you're testifying remotely, please listen for your name to be called.

Once your name's called, a member of our staff will unmute you, and you may then start your testimony once the sergeant at arms sets the clock and cues you to begin.

We will begin with...

Ryan Graham, certainly no stranger to this committee and somebody who's been very helpful in providing a lot of

veteran services in our office and a lot of council members'offices, also a great member of our Veteran Advisory Board.

Mr.

Graham, start when you're ready.

You may begin.