The Patriot Promise™ Foundation was created to help drive down the rate of suicides among veterans and to provide a clear path forward as our war fighters transition into a new mission and new purpose following their service. Our top priorities are to create new enterprises throughout the U.S. and for research to identify, support, and deliver proactive and technologically advanced treatments for veterans, with a key focus on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The primary need for the Patriot Promise™ is the simple fact that more than 48% of all veterans struggle when transitioning from active service. These struggles too often lead to suicide with numbers consistently reported as over 20 suicides per day. That’s unacceptable. Mental healthcare provided by the VA does not include a proactive treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress. Instead, proper mental healthcare is only provided to the veterans that self-recognize their severe problem and then also re-actively seek treatment. We need to recognize that these veterans (largely young adults) return to an environment of many unknowns: what job will they find, where will I stay, where do I fit into this society, and how do I care for my family. These and many more questions add stress to their lives. These stressors only enhance the possibility of depression and exacerbate Post-Traumatic Stress symptoms. Returning veterans are also fearful of being labeled as mentally ill. There needs to be a proactive way to help relieve the stressors and deliver mental healthcare tools for coping with their new “normal.” The Patriot Promise Foundation will search for those tools and provide funding for the development and delivery of those tools specifically for veterans.