Advocacy
DoD’s Annual Suicide Report Shows a Troubling Trend
Increased community investment, and an end to the stigma surrounding mental health care, are critical to saving lives.
As MOAA's Director of Government Relations for Currently Serving and Retired Affairs, Lt. Col. Mark Belinsky, USA (Ret), is responsible for legislative advocacy to ensure compensation and benefits, adequately support uniformed servicemembers, retirees, and surviving families. He ensures service-earned benefits are not eroded across the uniformed service community. He also sustains and develops MOAA’s relationships on the Hill and across the uniformed services, and leads working groups across the community of military and veterans service organizations to synchronize targeted advocacy on critical initiatives.
Increased community investment, and an end to the stigma surrounding mental health care, are critical to saving lives.
We want to hear about your BRS experiences – have your say, then spread the word to others in uniform.
Your messages still can make a difference. Urge lawmakers to back much-needed reforms included in the Major Richard Star Act.
This fall, a new rule could force many families to alter long-held memorial plans.
Urge your lawmakers to make the much-needed reforms included in the Major Richard Star Act part of the NDAA process.
“Military leadership has failed America’s daughters and sons.”