Help Our Heroes Fight The Battles They Can No Longer Fight Alone
Here at the Ruyts Foundation of Veteran Suicide Prevention, our mission is to bring awareness to veteran suicide and help stop it from even taking place.
Our Mission
We must stand together and put an end to veteran suicide. While one person may not make a difference, we believe those that band together can and will! Suicide needs to become a thing of the past! Let’s help our heroes fight the battles they can no longer fight alone!
2019 US total deaths by suicide
Average deaths by suicide per day
2019 Veteran deaths by suicide
Average veteran deaths by suicide per day
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Annual Events
Annual Race to End Vet Suicide & Freedom Fest
When: September 17th 2022
Where: Old Mill Park, 2201 Caroline Street, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
All registration will come with a medal, shirt, swag bag and more goodies!
Interested in sponsoring an upcoming event or helping a veteran with mental health services?
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Today ironically is National Thank a Teacher Day and National Buy a Cop a Cup of Coffee Day! Basically go out and do something nice today! At the RFVSP we are very thankful for all our amazing Teachers and Cops that education us and protect us in our communities.
Life can be a climb…let’s climb it together! Come join other veterans and active-duty military on Saturday, October 8th from noon to 3 p.m. at Carderock via the Billy Goat Trail in Maryland for some rock climbing and fellowship. All levels and differing abilities welcome. Bring gear if you have it or we can provide. Let us know ahead of time and we can accommodate your particular disability. All are asked to register in advance at: catalystsports.org/veterans/
It’s that time of year again! We are apart of the 2022 Pohanka Nissan Christmas Tree Challenge. We need your help to fill our tree with awesome goodies like gift cards, items, and services from around our local community. The more the tree is worth the higher it will auction for! Who wants to help us fill our tree? You can message our page, call/text 540-848-4680, or email us at [email protected] to find out ways to help!
From the Blog
My Son Took His Own Life. Here’s Why You Should Stop Saying ‘Committed Suicide.’
This article is a sad but good read in explaining why we should not say someone “committed suicide” we should say “they died by suicide”. I challenge you all to take the words committed suicide out of your vocabulary after reading this and replace them with died by...
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