Matthew Miller

Dr. Matthew Miller is the director of suicide prevention at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), where he leads a team dedicated to the implementation and reinforcement of evidence-based community and clinical interventions addressing suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention for the Veterans Health Administration.

Dr. Miller previously served as the director of the Veterans Crisis Line, which became the world’s largest and most efficient suicide crisis call center under his leadership. He began his VA career as the chief of mental health at Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center in Saginaw, Mich., where he later became the deputy chief of staff.

A U.S. Air Force veteran, Dr. Miller received his PhD from Michigan State University and a master of public health from the University of Michigan. He completed his professional residency in clinical psychology at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Medical Center and served as the chief of mental health at a Joint Services Pilot Training Wing. There, he was responsible for overseeing outpatient mental health operations for all active-duty service members and dependents in the installation community. In addition, he was head of the installation’s suicide prevention, alcohol, and drug demand reduction, critical incident response, and family advocacy programs.