(CNN) As many 20 veterans and service members take their own lives each day, according to a recent Department of Veteran Affairs figures.

Those suicides partly reflect how difficult it can be to transition from a job that is so all-encompassing to civilian life.

Which is why the Merging Vets and Players (MVP) charity is keen to bring together combat veterans and retired professional athletes to help them adjust to life outside their professions. The organization has set up chapters in four major US cities, and the Atlanta branch is working closely with the Atlanta Falcons.

"To hear a soldier say 'I'm not on any medication anymore. This is my new therapy,'" Dan Quinn, head coach of the Atlanta-based NFL team, told CNN's Coy Wire.

"That's powerful. Those are the moments that make you tear up to know the little impact you can have and make some difference."