Suicide
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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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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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Veterans more likely than civilians to die by suicide, VA study finds
Type of content: News
Veterans are twice as likely as civilians to die by suicide, the Department of Veterans Affairs said Monday in its latest report on suicide.
Veterans make up more than 14 percent of all suicides, although they account for only 8 percent of the total population, the VA report said.
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- Mental Health
- Suicide
- VA
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VA lets doctors use telemedicine to cross state lines
Type of content: News
Veterans Affairs healthcare providers will now be able to use telehealth and virtual technology to administer care to patients in other states, despite licensing restrictions, the VA announced May 11, 2018.
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Predicting Suicidal Ideation in Veterans With Chronic Pain
Type of content: News
A number of factors, including chronic pain co-occurring with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and pain interference, may predict suicidal ideation and violent impulses in US veterans with chronic pain, according to a study published in the Journal of Pain.
For this study, data on pain variables, traumatic brain injury (TBI), clinical diagnoses, drug abuse and suicidal ideation were collected through self-reports of 667 US veterans, National Guard and Reserve members, and active-duty personnel with chronic pain who had served in these organizations since September 11, 2001.
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Suicide risk rises with quick repeat deployments, study shows
Type of content: News
Soldiers are more at risk of suicide when they’re repeatedly deployed with six months or less between rotations, and when they’re sent to war too soon after they join the service, new research shows.
Such quick turnarounds have become common as the U.S. sends combat troops to Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria. Of the 1.3 million or so active duty military personnel, about 160,000 are permanently stationed overseas, according to the federal government’s Defense Manpower Data Center.
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- Mental Health
- Suicide
- Transition
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