This month’s member spotlight features Alysia Bell, President of UNITE-LA. In her 11 years with the organization, she has led our national work in partnership with the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) which has raised over $13 million, sub-granting over $700 thousand to chambers across the country leading promising practices in higher education attainment.
Veterans Justice Commission
Can Suicide be Predicted for Justice-Involved Veterans?
Military veterans have more than twice the risk of suicide death as non-veterans. This brief examines a federal program designed to identify veterans with the highest suicide risk in order to provide enhanced outreach and support. It finds that the prediction model had low accuracy for identifying veterans who died by suicide.