Matthew Miller

Dr. Matthew Miller is the Director of the Suicide Prevention Program for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. In March 2020, Dr. Miller was sworn in as a Senior Executive and appointed officially as the Director, Suicide Prevention Program for VHAs Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention (OMHSP) after serving as the Acting Director since June of 2019.

Dr. Miller leads a team dedicated to the implementation and reinforcement of evidence-based community and clinical interventions addressing suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention for 19 million Veterans nationwide and 140+ VA healthcare systems.

Dr. Miller previously served as the Director of the Veterans and Military Crisis Line (VMCL) and was privileged to oversee extensive growth, including the creation of a third call center and increased staffing to 900+ full-time employee. Under his leadership, the VCL became the world’s largest and most efficient suicide crisis call center.