Healthcare IT News February 20, 2023
Andrea Fox

The 10 winning digital care tech companies will use apps, algorithms, gaming, virtual reality and more for mental health support and veteran suicide prevention.

Veterans Affairs has announced the winners of the Mission Daybreak Grand Challenge, part of a 10-year strategy to end veteran suicide through a comprehensive, public health approach.

WHY IT MATTERS

Preventing Veteran suicide is the VA’s top clinical priority, according to an announcement about the Mission Daybreak winners.

The challenge was launched last year and of more than 1,300 concepts submitted, 30 were selected to compete for $20 million in funding to develop their innovations.

Veterans, veteran service organizations, community-based organizations, health technology companies, startups and universities submitted concepts ranging from targeted virtual care programs to...

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