UPDATE: A new bill would force the Department of Veterans Affairs to overhaul its suicide prevention algorithm that favors White men. https://themarkup.org/impact/2024/10/28/bill-veterans-suicide-prevention-algorithm
The bill, introduced by Sen. Jon Tester, asks the VA to update its suicide prevention AI with risk factors that disproportionately impact women veterans.
Read the original investigation: https://themarkup.org/news/2024/05/30/v-a-uses-a-suicide-prevention-algorithm-to-decide-who-gets-extra-help-it-favors-white-men
@themarkup that's great and all but it hardly works even for white men now. During some of my intense moments the VA never identified and "reached out". It was others who stepped up outside the VA. My region is currently getting into trouble from senators for it's poor mental healthcare resulting in suicides. Recent suicides here were by males but I do not recall if they were white.