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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa has been actively engaged as one of the 55 state or territorial teams in the "Governors Challenge to Prevent Suicides for Service Members, Veterans, and their Families (SMVF)" since 2022.
To strengthen this partnership, on Wednesday, July 10, the Substance...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “Taking time to educate and train staff in suicide and crisis prevention. Higher numbers during COVID-19 lockdown,” said the photo caption on this and four other photos posted on the Health Department’s Facebook page of a department training held last Friday.
Speaking on...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata and the House Veterans Affairs Committee conducted a hearing to examine the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) efforts to reduce suicide among the Veteran population. Prior to the hearing, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and GOP Conference Chair Liz Cheney joined...

![To strengthen the suicide prevention partnership, on Wednesday, July 10, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hosted a meeting at the American Samoa Government Veterans and Military Affairs Office in Tafuna. [courtesy photo] Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services personnel](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/suicide_prevention.jpg?itok=Fm28Nf7r)
![[photo: DoH Facebook] DOH staff at suicide prevention training](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/suicide_awareness_.jpg?itok=yGUXxSkZ)
![Chairman Takano greeting Congresswoman Amata and Conference Chair Liz Cheney. [Courtesy photo] Chairman Takano greeting Congresswoman Amata and Conference Chair Liz Cheney.](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/amata_takano_greeting.jpg?itok=pq8ivUTs)