A state lawmaker’s mission is to lower Missouri’s suicide rate among military veterans. Alisa Nelson talks to Representative Dave Griffith, of Jefferson City, about the bill he has filed for the 2024 legislative session.
To listen to the Show Me Today interview with Representative Dave Griffith, click below. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs says Missouri’s veteran suicide rate is significantly higher than the national average. In 2019, 188 Missouri veterans died by suicide. The...
COLUMBIA, Mo.- A Missouri congresswoman whose sprawling district includes Fort Leonard Wood and Whiteman Air Force Base in Knob Noster traveled to Columbia on Monday to raise awareness about PTSD and veteran suicides. U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler, R-Harrisonville, toured...
