New suicide prevention technologies won the Department of Veterans Affairs' Mission Daybreak. These innovations are expected to help Native American veterans by providing mental health counseling that is appropriate to their cultures. Although suicide cases in U.S. vets declined in the past years, around 17 military veterans still take their lives every day. Because of this, the VA decided to launch its Mission Day Break in 2022.

Televëda's Project Hozho and Stop Soldier Suicide's Black Box Project were announced as the winners of the challenge.The Department of Veterans Affairs will give $3 million each so that these innovations can continue their development.

Veterans Health Administration Innovation Ecosystem Director of Data Analytics and Innovation Amanda Lienau complimented those behind the technologies. "Their dedication to learning and their curiosity to partnering with veterans and communities to build out a promising solution," said Lienau.

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