Overview

• The Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at the Up Center in Virginia Beach introduced the Have Her Six campaign during National Suicide Prevention Month to spotlight suicide among women who served.
• The clinic cites data showing women veterans die by suicide at nearly twice the civilian rate and were over 144% more likely to die by firearm suicide than non‑veteran women in 2022.
• Leaders say many women who served contend with military sexual trauma or intimate partner violence that often goes untreated during service, creating barriers to seeking help later.
• The clinic offers appointments within 10 days regardless of insurance status or ability to pay and provides on‑site child care to reduce access hurdles.
• Women comprise 20% of the clinic’s military clients, the clinic partners with the VA and United Way to expand reach, and there are more than 2 million women veterans nationwide.