Chris Jachimiec is a recently retired member of the United States Air Force. In July 2017, he lost his brother, a Marine lance corporal, to suicide after a courageous battle with post traumatic stress.
Michael Sugrue is a former Air Force security forces officer and civilian police officer who is now a peer volunteer at the West Coast Post Trauma Retreat and an ambassador for Save A Warrior.
This week's guest is Rajeev Ramchand, is a behavioral scientist who has done extensive research on veterans mental health issues and veterans suicide. He is the inaugural Craig Newmark Fellow at the Bob Woodruff Foundation.
Kacie Kelly oversees and manages policy, operational, and programmatic efforts on veteran health and well-being, including the Warrior Wellness Alliance. She manages strategic efforts to promote the partnerships, collaboration, and alignment among organizations that are so crucial to fostering the health and well-being of post-9/11 Veterans.
Kayla Williams authored the memoirs "Love My Rifle More Than You: Young" and "Female in the U.S. Army and Plenty of Time When We Get Home: Love and Recovery in the Aftermath of War."
Joe Chenelly is the first veteran of combat operations in Afghanistan and Iraq to lead one of the nation’s four largest veterans service organizations’ staffs.
Cicely Burrows-McElwain is a senior public health adviser for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, or SAMHSA, where she works to address the mental health and substance use needs of military members, veterans and their families.
Dr. Craig J. Bryan deployed to Balad, Iraq, in 2009, where he served as the Director of the Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic at the Air Force Theater Hospital. Today, Dr. Bryan researches suicidal behaviors and suicide prevention strategies and also serves as the Executive Director of the National Center for Veterans Studies at The University of Utah.
A new weekly podcast from Military Times examines the alarming rate of military and veterans suicide, offering new insights and actionable strategies that can impact this critical public health issue.