EL PASO COUNTY — A three-year pilot program to help prevent veteran suicide in El Paso County has already helped nearly 120 local veterans. The program is called Next chapter, and it launched in July of this year. It’s thanks to a three-year grant provided by the...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The high rate of veteran suicide in El Paso County recently led to the creation of the Next Chapter campaign, a pilot program funded by lawmakers in 2021. It is a partnership among several agencies intended to reduce the rate by...
A Message from Bob McLaughlin, Executive Director, Mt. Carmel Veteran’s Service Center On September 11, 2001, I was stationed in Fort Hood Texas with the 1st Cavalry Division. When the second tower was hit, I remember thinking, “we are going to war with...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Reducing the number of veteran suicides in El Paso County is the goal of a new pilot program created and funded by Colorado state lawmakers in 2021. It is called Next Chapter. “The name ‘Next Chapter’ implies that there’s more to...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– UCHealth has been chosen to lead a grant-funded veteran suicide prevention program in El Paso County. The program is called ‘Next Chapter’ and can serve up to 700 veterans and their family members per year at no cost....
