Risk management experts believe challenges unique to Nevada are part of the problem. “Gambling is a significant negative coping mechanism, and clearly, Las Vegas is the capital of that,” said Michael Hudson, a Marine Corps veteran and the vice president of Clear Force, a risk management company. Clear Force is working to combat the number of veteran suicides by using targeted data. Currently, the company works with corporations and businesses to find employees who struggling. It then works with the businesses to address policies behind that stress and pressure to keep the employee on the team. Support comes from Now, Hudson said they want to use that same technology to help the VA and Department of Defense find veterans who need help.