From: Paata Patiashvili [mailto:ppatiashvili@mfa.gov.ge]
Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2019 6:09 PM
To: Sopo Belkania <sbelkania@moh.gov.ge>; Maia Nikoleishvili <mnikoleishvili@moh.gov.ge>
Subject: Fwd: Request for Information

გიგზავნით მეილს სადაც არის იმ პროექტის მოკლე აღწერა, რომელიც დაიწყო პრეზიდენტის ადმინისტრაციამ და რომლის ხელმძღვანელადაც დაინიშნა ქალბატონი ბარბარა ვან დალენი. აქვე გაცნობებთ, რომ ქ-ნი ვან დალენი იმყოფებოდა ვიზიტით საქართველოში როგორც საველმოქმედო ორგანიზაცია Give an Hour-ის პრეზიდენტი და შეხვდა ბ-ნ გრიგოლ გიორგაძეს დევნილთა მიმართულებით ფსიქოლოგიური მხარდაჭერის პროგრამების განხილვის კუთხით. იმის გათვალისწინებით, რომ ზემოხსნებეული Road Map გახლავთ პრეზიდენტ ტრამპის ახალი ინიციატივა და საკმაოდ დიდ მასშტაბებს მოიცავს, მიზანშეწონილად მიმაჩნია მინისტრის გაცნობითი ხასიათის შეხვედრის მოთხოვნა ბარბარა ვან დალენთან. დღეს მაიასაც მოკლედ ვესაუბრე ამ თემასთან დაკავშირებით. თქვენი თანხმობის შემთხვევაში გავუშვებ მოთხოვნას.

პატივისცემით,

პაატა

From: Samantha Terry <sterry@giveanhour.org>
Date: July 19, 2019 at 4:04:50 PM GMT+4
To: Paata Patiashvili <ppatiashvili@mfa.gov.ge>
Subject: Request for Information

Good morning Paata,

 

Barbara asked that I share the below email with you and she asks that you please share broadly with your contacts.

 

Thank you.

 

Best,

Samantha Terry

Executive Assistant

Give an Hour

434-426-4633

sterry@giveanhour.org

www.giveanhour.org 

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Leading the Campaign to Change Direction

CFC# 65498

 

Dear Dr./Mr./Ms.

Executive Order (EO) 13861, the President’s Roadmap to Empower Veterans and End a National Tragedy of Suicide (PREVENTS) was signed March 5, 2019. VA is pleased that this EO effort is led by an inter-agency Cabinet-level Task Force. The goal of the Task Force is to create a Roadmap that will reduce suicide by empowering veterans to pursue an improved quality of life. The Roadmap prioritizes research and promotes collaboration across the public and private sectors. I am honored to be named as the Executive Director of this EO.

The Roadmap will utilize a public health approach with the goal of changing the culture of how veteran suicide is approached, discussed and prevented. It will be a comprehensive plan building on existing efforts from each agency and office that is represented on the Task Force. It also intends to reach across all communities collaborating under this EO.

As part of EO 13861, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and the Department of Veterans Affairs are leading the development of a National Research Strategy. This National Research Strategy aims to improve the coordination, monitoring, benchmarking, and execution of public- and private-sector research related to the factors that contribute to veteran suicide. We have released a Request for Information (RFI) to help guide the National Research Strategy.

Through this RFI, we seek input on ways to increase knowledge about factors influencing suicidal behaviors and ways to prevent suicide; inform the development of a robust and forward-looking research agenda; coordinate relevant research efforts across the Nation; and measure progress on these efforts. We also seek to involve the Nation's full research and development ecosystem, and collaborate with state, local, territorial, and tribal governments, as well as community members, industry, non-profit organizations, and academic institutions to ensure that veterans have access to effective suicide prevention services. Our collective efforts begin with the common understanding that suicide is preventable, and that prevention requires ongoing support prior to, and beyond, intervention at the point of crisis. To end veteran suicide, we must develop a holistic understanding of the underlying factors that determine the overall health and well-being of our Nation's veterans.

I am asking for assistance in ensuring responses reflect the breadth of all stakeholders invested in suicide prevention. First, we would greatly appreciate your own response here. Secondly, please disseminate the RFI through your network by posting the link on your website and social media outlets and sending this RFI to others as widely as possible. If you have questions or other suggestions, please feel free to connect with us via email at rfiresearchresponse@va.gov.

Thank you in advance for everything you do to prevent veteran suicide through your work.

Best Wishes,

 

Dr. Barbara Van Dahlen


Veterans who are in crisis or having thoughts of suicide, and those who know a Veteran in crisis, can call Veterans Crisis Line for confidential support 24 hours a day. Call 800-273-8255 and press 1, send a text message to 838255 or chat online at VeteransCrisisLine.net/Chat.