CHEERS ... to U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce of Bainbridge Township for sponsoring House Resolution 8125 in Congress to create a pilot project to tackle the unacceptable number of military suicides. He seeks to do so by an unorthodox means: pre-programmed suicide prevention resources on smart devices issued to members of the U.S. armed forces. Joyce has attracted co-sponsorship from fellow Republican U.S. Rep. Anthony Gonzalez of Rocky River and Democratic Reps. Jimmy Panetta and Gilbert Ray Cisneros Jr., both of California. Joyce noted that 541 service members died by suicide in 2018, underscoring the depth of the need.

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