Player Embed Code: Download Embed Share VA, DOD Wrap Up Suicide Prevention Conference Defense.gov Aug. 29, 2019 | 58:08 Karin Orvis, director of the Defense Suicide Prevention Office; Matthew Miller, director of Veterans Crisis Line; and former Army Undersecretary Patrick Murphy provide closing remarks at the 2019 Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense Suicide Prevention Conference in Nashville, Tenn., and kick off the Department of Defense Suicide Prevention Month campaign, Aug. 29, 2019. The conference is a three-day event in which experts in the field come together to share research findings and practical experience on suicide prevention to help prevent suicide within the military and among veterans.