Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

Incidents involved as both Developer and Deployer

Incident 6991 Report
VA Suicide Prevention Algorithm REACH VET Reportedly Prioritizes Men Over Women Veterans

2024-05-23

An AI program named REACH VET, designed and used by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to prevent veteran suicides, was reportedly found to prioritize white men while neglecting female veterans and survivors of military sexual trauma. This oversight persists despite rising suicide rates among these groups. The incident is an example of algorithmic bias and the exclusion of critical risk factors for female veterans.