America’s Warrior Partnership Implements Holistic Screening in Rural and Tribal Communities

America’s Warrior Partnership (AWP) empowers veterans and their communities with a four-step plan to connect, educate, advocate, and collaborate. Face the Fight funding enables AWP’s implementation of holistic screening, including suicide risk assessments utilizing the C-SSRS, in rural and tribal communities. AWP case coordination staff use a “one size fits one” model to create holistic service plans for veterans, spouses and caregivers to improve their overall quality of life. Marine veteran and program lead Cassandra Morgan has seen firsthand how military service can present a variety of challenges including addiction, emotional stress, and familial instability. Her father, a Marine veteran, is living proof that a supportive community can greatly improve quality of life.