Governor Hochul Announces Funding to Support Suicide Prevention Efforts for Veterans and Uniformed Personnel

April 15, 2025

CARES UP Provides $60,000 Grants to Veterans’ Organizations, First-Responder and Corrections Agencies To Implement Trauma and Mental Wellness Training

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the award of 18 grants to expand resiliency and suicide prevention efforts among military veterans and uniformed personnel, including law enforcement, firefighters, emergency medical service personnel, correction officers and emergency dispatchers. Administered through the New York Office of Mental Health’s Suicide Prevention Center of New York, the CARES UP initiative will provide $60,000 over two years to four law enforcement agencies; three fire departments; three EMS services; three emergency communications organizations; two corrections agencies and three organizations serving veterans.

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