The Whitehall Ledger - Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana

The Overwatch Project is coming at veteran suicide prevention from a new direction, using an approach that was successfully utilized to help solve another complex problem: drunk driving. We're building the equivalent of the "Friends Don't Let Friends Drive Drunk" campaign for veterans, only instead of talking about alcohol and vehicles, we're talking about firearms and suicide.

The Overwatch Project isn't your usual suicide prevention initiative. It's gritty and blunt and in-your-face, as it takes on a topic that is often taboo: the intersection of firearms and suicide. Our goal is to save...