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| https://www.donnelly.senate.gov/newsroom/press/donnelly-on-military-suicides-acceptable-number-is-zero | Donnelly on Military Suicides: “Acceptable Number is Zero” | 2015-12-10 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Democrat | House | IN | Joe Donnelly | D000607 | www.donnelly.senate.gov | legacy | Donnelly on Military Suicides: Acceptable Number is Zero Senator discussed his efforts at the Atlantic Council including bipartisan Care Package and Jacob Sexton Act that have been signed into law Thursday, December 10, 2015 Washington, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly discussed his successful legislative efforts aimed at preventing military suicide and improving mental health care for servicemembers, as the featured special guest at an Atlantic Council event, How Congress Should Take Care of Those Who Serve Our Country. Donnelly has worked the past three years to advance commonsense, bipartisan legislation through his role on the Senate Armed Services Committee. His bipartisan Servicemember and Veterans Mental Health Care Package (Care Package) recently was signed into law as part of the national defense bill and will improve military mental health care quality and access for servicemembers. Donnelly said, The acceptable number of suicides is zero, because that one person is somebodys Dad, its somebodys Mom, its somebodys brother or sister, is someone who served in Iraq and came home, helped build their local church. The heroes are these men and women who serve every single day. Donnellys Care Package seeks to improve care through three avenues: community providers, direct care providers, and the training of physician assistants. The Care Package builds on the progress made by DonnellysJacob Sexton Military Suicide Prevention Act, which was signed into law late last year. The Sexton Act named for Hoosier Jacob Sexton, a National Guardsman who took his life in 2009 for the first time requires an annual mental health assessment for all servicemembers including Active, Guard, and Reserve. Donnellys efforts have come as more servicemembers are being lost to suicide than to combat. Last year, 443 servicemembers were lost to suicide, making it the third consecutive year that suicides surpassed combat casualties. Through the first six months of 2015, more than 200 servicemembers were lost to suicide, according to the Pentagon. To learn more about the Care Packageclick here, and for more information about the Jacob Sexton Act, click here. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |