New Hyperbaric Treatment Center in Texas Aims to Cut Veteran Suicide Rate

Veterans group plans to open 36 centers nationwide to treat veterans, first responders, and caregivers for free.

Some 1,892 American flags are installed on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on March 27, 2014. The Iraq and Afghanistan veterans installed the flags to represent the 1,892 veterans and service members who committed suicide this year as part of the "We've Got Your Back: IAVA's Campaign to Combat Suicide." AFP PHOTO/Jewel Samad Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images

HUNTSVILLE, Texas—After his father-in-law, a Vietnam veteran who served in the Marines as a sniper, committed suicide in 2015, Mikel Burroughs felt driven to take action.

So Mr. Burroughs, himself a retired Army Colonel, started Warriors for Life, which raised money for veterans and offered a peer-to-peer support group for veterans, first responders, and caregivers alike through online meetings.