10/04/2026
The time around the campfire at our outdoor adventures is some of the most powerful time we have. It's been proven time and time again that community cures su***de, and around a campfire, the camaraderie that all Veterans experience comes right back.
This past week, the Department of Veterans Affairs released their 2026 National Su***de Prevention Annual Report. This 190-page report confirms statistics that were reported in previous years, with some new findings.
The reason we do what we do at Freedom for Heroes, straight from the report:
"Adjusting for age differences, the su***de rate in 2024 among female Veterans was 99.9% higher than for female non-Veteran U.S. adults, and the age-adjusted rate for male Veterans was 56.5% higher than for male non-Veteran U.S. adults."
Something as simple as gathering around the campfire can lower this number significantly. Your generous support helps make this possible.