Veterans Off-Grid is partnering with Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education (WICHE) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement the Together with Veterans: Rural Veteran Suicide Prevention Program in Taos County. The goal is to create a veteran-majority team in collaboration with the community to reduce veteran suicide. Objectives include coordinating services to better support veterans; providing suicide prevention training for community members, veterans, and primary care providers; and community development of effective suicide prevention strategies for veterans.

The Together with Veterans Taos Steering Committee facilitated a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) analysis on October 22, 2022. Thank you for participating and sharing innovative ideas and concerns towards suicide prevention. Your responses were helpful. 

We are inviting you to the next TWV community meeting on Saturday, March 11, 2023. We will discuss the SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) analysis results and begin collaboration/development on a Taos County Strategic Action Plan. 

We invite anyone who relates to veterans and/or suicide prevention to help us brainstorm about veterans, suicide, what we know, what we're missing, and how we can support our veterans, their families, and our entire community. 

Event details:

Saturday, March 11, 2023, 2:00-4:00 P.M.

Coronado Hall, 120 Civic Plaza Dr., Taos NM; El Taoseno Room.

Food will be provided.

With advance notice, we will help arrange transportation for veterans who would like to join but are unable to get there.

Please confirm your participation by registering with this form: https://forms.gle/WveAFtZwZRmc2Ret6 

Please share this with other veterans and community members you think would be interested in attending on March 11. We look forward to hearing from you.