Suicide
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Veterans are committing suicide in VA parking lots: report
Type of content: News
A new report illustrates a troubling trend of veterans committing suicide on VA hospital campuses after receiving inadequate care from individual facilities.
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- Benefits
- Legislation
- Mental Health
- Suicide
- VA
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Active-Duty Military Suicides at Record Highs in 2018
Type of content: News
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VA vows to spend full suicide prevention budget after revelation it left millions unused in 2018
Type of content: News
WASHINGTON — Department of Veterans Affairs officials promised Wednesday to use the agency’s full budget this year for suicide prevention outreach, following the discovery that the VA didn’t use nearly $5 million allotted for that purpose in fiscal year 2018.
“This year, I’m making sure that we are spending the funding 100 percent,” said Dr. Steven Lieberman, who is in charge of the Veterans Health Administration. “I’m reviewing the budget monthly and making sure we have obligated all the dollars. We have to get it right.”
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- Active Duty
- Mental Health
- Post-9/11
- Suicide
- VA
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What More Could We Do to Prevent Veteran Suicides? Survey Reveals Clues
Type of content: News
Most veterans in VA mental health care approve of voluntary programs to reduce gun access during high-risk periods. What the findings could mean for doctors, patients and families.
Every day, 20 veterans across America die by suicide — and most of them use a firearm. New research could help guide suicide prevention efforts for veterans and others.
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- Mental Health
- Peer Support
- Suicide
- VA
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Navy Sees Sudden Rise in Suicide Rate Since 2015; Unclear on Causes
Type of content: News
THE PENTAGON – Over the past two years, the number of active duty sailors who committed suicide grew rapidly at a time the overall number of active duty service members taking their lives increased more modestly, according to data from the Department of Defense obtained by USNI News.
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- DoD
- Mental Health
- Suicide
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Foreign Trolls are Targeting Veterans on Facebook
Type of content: News
I FIRST CAME across the imposter Facebook page by accident. The page was made to look like that of my employer, Vietnam Veterans of America, complete with our organization's registered trademark and name. As an Iraq veteran and the office’s designated millennial policy guy, I was helping run VVA's social media accounts.
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- Collaboration
- Recreation
- Suicide
- VA
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More Young Veterans Committing Suicide, VA Data Show
Type of content: News
WASHINGTON—The rate of suicide among young military veterans has increased substantially despite efforts by the Department of Veterans Affairs to curb the problem, though overall veteran suicides declined slightly, according to new data to be released Wednesday.
The VA’s National Suicide Data Report paints a troubling picture for vets ages 18 to 34, for some troops who served in the National Guard or reserves, as well as female veterans.
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- Mental Health
- Suicide
- VA
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One in three gun-owning U.S. veterans don't store weapons safely
Type of content: News
(Reuters Health) - A substantial percentage of U.S. military vets store guns loaded and ready to use, according to an American study that could have implications for suicide prevention.
“American veterans have a higher suicide risk than demographically matched U.S. adults and most of their suicides are actually related to firearm injury,” said lead author Dr. Joseph Simonetti of the Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Colorado.
“On average, about 20 veterans die every day by suicide and about two-thirds of those suicides are firearm-related,” he told Reuters Health.
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- Mental Health
- Suicide
- VA
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Los Angeles County Takes Proactive Steps to Improve Support for Veterans and Awards $160,000 Grant to NAVSO
Type of content: News
NAVSO CEO returns to Los Angeles County where the concept for NAVSO was born.
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VA backs off suicide study that indicated thousands of unreported military deaths
Type of content: News
WASHINGTON — Veterans Affairs officials are walking back a new suicide study which appeared to show thousands of unreported military deaths in recent years, saying differences among classifications of service members led to confusion in the statistics.
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